Meet the NYC-CBT Leadership Team.

Current President

Anna R. Edwards, PhD

What a time to be a cognitive behavioral therapist! The mental health crisis due to Covid-19 rivaled the crisis of the disease itself. We saw it in the news and we felt it in our offices. And, as the dam of social structure wobbled, many of us felt the pressure of a great current of need. In parallel to our patients, we faced disruption, anxiety, and loss. We had to make decisions about how to practice without perfect information.

This time has reaffirmed both my appreciation of community and the practice and wisdom of cognitive behavioral therapy. I am honored to begin my tenure as President of NYC-CBT. My predecessor, Jamie Schumpf led us in staying together while being apart. We were able to bring to our community and beyond excellent webinars to continue to support education and practice. Under her leadership we spearheaded a subsidized cognitive behavioral therapy basics training for master level and other clinicians. Additionally, we piloted an initiative to provide this training to clinicians at not for profits and CMHCs.

Over the next two years, I propose we come back together with in person events, even as we continue webinars to reach a broader base. I would like to continue in our efforts to make NYC-CBT a home for clinicians of multiple disciplines committed to evidence based practice in the greater New York City area. This work includes building on our efforts to also meet the needs of practitioners at not for profits and CMHCs working with vulnerable populations.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
Director and Founder, New York Anxiety Treatment Center
Certified Advanced Schema Therapist
Website: www.nyanxietytreatment.com

Past President

Jamie Schumpf, PsyD

It’s been my honor to serve as President of NYC-CBT for the past two years. It goes without saying that these last couple of years have borne witness to unprecedented times—a confluence of global health crises and political assaults on civil rights and marginalized communities. Ours is an ever anxious world, and for NYC-CBT’s role in helping our profession make it a more manageable one, I’m truly indebted to the board and our committees for rising to the challenge.

I’m proud of the steps we’ve taken toward becoming a more inclusive and community-engaged group. We led a Black Lives Matter panel discussion about what it means to apply the demands and lessons of social justice work to our clinical practices. That dialogue has carried over onto our listserv, which has become an even livelier and urgent forum in this new remote-work paradigm. What’s more, we piloted a program to sponsor mental health clinicians working with underserved communities to obtain training in the fundamentals of CBT.

These past two years have forced us to embrace Zoom and webinars in ways that have allowed us to expand our event schedule and host fantastic talks by such luminaries as Jonathan Abramowitz, David Barlow, Patricia Resick, Steven Hayes, Scott Waltman, William Sanderson, and Johnathan Grayson. And we are especially pleased to be able to offer, for the first time, CEUs for many of these events.

We look forward to moving to a mix of in-person and online events going forward. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to serve at a time when our organization is expanding its purview and taking greater notice of the inequalities in mental health care. I have no doubt that my esteemed colleague Anna Edwards, our new President, will go above and beyond to ensure our association is prepared for what lies ahead.

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology & Director of Clinical Training, Yeshiva University Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
Partner and Director, NY Cognitive (www.nycognitive.com)
Website: www.Jamieschumpf.com

Lindsay G. Tulchin, PhD
President Elect
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Adjunct Clinical Supervisor, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology
- Certified Diplomate, Academy of Cognitive Therapy
- Partner and Director, NY Cognitive (www.nycognitive.com)
- Website: www.lindsaytulchin.com
Robert Leahy, PhD
Honorary Lifetime President
- Distinguished Founding Fellow - Academy of Cognitive Therapy
- Recipient of Aaron T Beck Award
- Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry - Weill Cornell Medical College
- Recipient of Outstanding Clinician Award, ABCT
- Author/Editor of 29 books (in 23 languages)
- Former President of ABCT, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy
- Website: www.cognitivetherapynyc.com
Ruth Lippin, LCSW, JD
Treasurer
- Private Practice, Upper West Side, NY, NY
- Co-Chair, ADAA Child & Adolescent SIG
- Recipient, ADAA Clinician Outreach Award
- IOCDF Pediatric BTTI certified therapist
- Website: www.RuthLippin.com
Jason Duncan, PhD
Executive Secretary
- Founder, CEO, and Chief Psychologist of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Assessment Associates – a multi-clinician evidence-based private practice operating throughout the Tri-state area
- Trained in CBT through premier institutions, such as the American Institute of Cognitive Therapy and the Beck Institute.
- Host of Sanity, a leading evidence-based practice podcast that hosts interviews of experts and renowned mental health professionals to educate clinicians, interested consumers, and psychology enthusiasts.
- Committee member of NYC-CBT (Technology and Events)
- Local Conference Arrangement Chair for ABCT
- Website: CBTAAA.com
Adam S. Weissman, PhD
Representative at Large
- Founding President, CEO, and Chief Psychologist, The Child & Family Institute, CFI Academy, and the Weissman Children's Foundation
- Adjunct Professor/Director of CBT Programming, Columbia University-Teacher's College
- 2020 Distinguished Contributions to Practice Award, American Psychological Association
- President-Elect, New York State Psychological Association, CBT, IPD, and Clinical Divisions
- President-Elect, Westchester County Psychological Association
- Website: www.childfamilyinstitute.com
Jessica A. Latack, PhD
Representative at Large
- Director and Founder, Central Park Psychological Services
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Supervising Psychologist, The Motherhood Center of New York
- Website: www.centralparkpsych.com