Dr. Julia Yacoob, Ph.D.
Licensed clinical psychologist. Doctorate from Rutgers University; fellowship training at Weill Cornell / NewYork-Presbyterian, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Bellevue; more than fifteen years in practice.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Union Square, Manhattan, specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for adults coping with anxiety, stress, and a range of life challenges. Much of my practice is with professionals in demanding careers.
I also have particular expertise helping people cope with chronic and acute medical conditions, having completed advanced training in behavioral medicine and psycho-oncology at Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Institute for Behavior Therapy, and Bellevue Hospital Cancer Center.
My approach is warm, empathic, and collaborative, designed to help you reach your goals within a reasonable time frame. When helpful, I draw from schema, psychodynamic, meaning-based, and mindfulness-based therapies to build a personalized plan for each person.
How I work
Expect a focused, goal-oriented partnership with practical tools you can use between sessions. The practice is private-pay and out-of-network, which protects your confidentiality and keeps the work guided by clinical need rather than insurance limits.
- Ph.D., Clinical PsychologyRutgers University
- M.S., Clinical PsychologyRutgers University
- B.A. with Honors — Psychology & Fine ArtsNew York University
- Licensed Clinical PsychologistPrivate Practice, New York
- Visiting Scholar & Clinical SupervisorTeachers College, Columbia University
- Adjunct Clinical SupervisorFerkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
- Psychology Fellow & InternWeill Cornell / NewYork-Presbyterian · Memorial Sloan-Kettering
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service AwardNational Institute of Mental Health
- Invited Workshop — "Treating Health Anxiety"Center for Anxiety, New York
- Graduate School Excellence FellowshipRutgers University
- American Psychological Association
- NYC CBT Association
- Assoc. for Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies
- Women's Mental Health Consortium
"Why You're Having Anxiety Over Lockdown Ending, and How to Cope" — HuffPost
- "Psychosocial factors in coronary disease." In Handbook of Health Psychology, 2nd ed. (Psychology Press), 2011.
- "Depressive symptoms, trait aggression, and cardiovascular reactivity to a laboratory stressor." Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2010.
- "Cardiovascular disease." In Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development (Gale Cengage), 2008.
- "Gray matter structural alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder." Psychiatry Research, 2008.
Contact and scheduling
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