Simon A. Rego

Simon A. Rego, PsyD, ABPP, A-CBT is a licensed clinical psychologist, Board Certified in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, with 25 years of experience in using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for anxiety, depression, stress and other psychological disorders. He is Chief of Psychology and Director of Psychology Training at Montefiore Medical Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He is Board Certified in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, Certified in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy by the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, and Certified as a Cognitive Therapy Trainer/Consultant by the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, as well as a Founding Clinical Fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Dr. Rego is a former member of the Board of Directors of both the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. He was a Founding Member of the New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association, and the Founding President of the Cognitive Therapy Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He is listed in the Who's Who in America and the Who's Who in Medicine Academia, and was the recipient of the 2008 Award for Distinguished Early Career Psychologists by the New York State Psychological Association, the 2015 Peterson Prize from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, and the 2018 Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Dr. Rego writes, teaches, supervises, and trains mental health professionals on the assessment and treatment of anxiety and stress, depression, insomnia, and body focused repetitive behaviors using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-based psychological treatments. He also has specialized interests in: (a) working with traditional media and use of social media to educate the public about mental health; and (b) identification, implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies (e.g., prescription digital therapeutics, wearable emotion prosthetics, care intelligence solutions, etc.) to improve treatment outcomes.