I am a nontraditional student returning to college with diagnoses of depression, bipolar type II; ADHD; social phobia; and another anxiety disorder due to a trauma.
I know it is imperative that I tackle these challenges to meet my personal and academic goals, and I feel I would greatly benefit from CBT.
How should I approach finding someone familiar with helping people adjust to academic environments?Answered by:Franklin Schneier
Most of the disorders you mention typically either begin or become problematic during high school or college-age, so most experienced therapists frequently encounter issues of adjustment to academic environments.
Therapists with specific training in cognitive behavioral therapy can be found through the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (www.aabt.org), the Anxiety Disorder Association of America (www.adaa.org), or local mental health professional organizations. You may also want to investigate counseling resources available through your college.
Franklin Schneier, M.D.
Research Psychiatrist, Clinical Therapeutics
Dr. Franklin Schneier is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Research Psychiatrist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Schneier is a graduate of Yale College and Cornell University Medical College, and he completed his residency in psychiatry at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. He came to the Anxiety Disorders Clinic in 1987 as a research fellow, later serving as associate director of the clinic and currently as a research psychiatrist. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Anxi...
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