Elizabeth R. Byrnes, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist

I am a Clinical Psychologist licensed in both NY and CT and I work with adolescent, young adult and adult clients. I received my undergraduate degree at the University of Connecticut, with a major in Psychology. Before returning to graduate school I spent several years working as a research assistant at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School on clinical research studies examining brain functioning in young adult and adult patients with psychotic disorders.

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I went on to earn my doctorate degree at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University. During my graduate training, I worked as a research therapist on federally funded research studies through Columbia University Medical Center and NYSPI, examining cognitive remediation in homeless young adults in NYC.  I completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health.  Following graduation I completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants (CBC) of Westchester and Manhattan. I then worked at CBC for 5 years conducting individual, group, and family therapy using both CBT and DBT approaches.  I also coordinated CBT programming and served as the Assistant Director of Training, responsible for ensuring the quality of training in evidence-based approaches of doctoral level psychology students.  I am an active member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), The American Psychological Association (APA), and the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). I am an Adjuct Clinical CBT Supervisor of Doctoral students at Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.