Michael McKee, PhD Trained in the use of
cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) by such leaders in the field as Dr.
Gail Steketee, Dr. Richard Heimberg, and Dr. Marsha Linehan, among
others, Dr. McKee specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for
anxiety disorders. Dr. McKee has extensive experience with the
treatment of a range of behavior problems, and maintains a private
practice in Scarsdale, New York.
"An expert clinician and educator, I use scientifically supported
cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals, couples and families in a
supportive therapeutic environment."
In addition to his private practice,
Dr. McKee is a Research Scientist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic of the
New York State Psychiatric Institute and
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry),
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He has served as a research therapist for new approaches to the
cognitive behavioral treatment of a variety of problems, including
social anxiety,
obsessive-compulsive disorder,
hypochondriasis and
problem
gambling. He also supervises the work of pre-doctoral trainees and
postdoctoral fellows at the Anxiety Disorders Clinic of the New York
State Psychiatric Institute.
Formerly, he was Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department
of Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University from
1993 to 2000, where he treated patients and taught trainees in the
ambulatory services department at the Westchester Division of New York
Presbyterian Hospital.
