Shannon Bennett, Ph.D.

Psychology
Pediatrics
More specialties
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Treats Children

Overview

Dr. Shannon Bennett earned her Ph.D. from Boston University where she received research and clinical training at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. As the recipient of a Boston University research and training fellowship, Dr. Bennett contributed to several cognitive-behavioral treatment research programs within the Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Program. Dr. Bennett also led a multi-disciplinary research team focused on the psychosocial needs of women who experience perinatal loss, and earned a National Research Service Award for this research effort. Dr. Bennett has contributed to multiple publications and presentations on these topics.

Dr. Bennett completed her clinical internship training at the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Following her intern year, she continued to work within the UCLA Child and Adolescent OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program, contributing to their treatment and research efforts. Dr. Bennett was a Co-Founder and Associate Director of the Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program at UCLA. She also served as the staff psychologist for the Fit for Health Weight program for childhood obesity within the Department of Pediatrics at UCLA.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Adult Psychotherapy
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bereavement
  • Child Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychotherapy (Group)
  • Tic Disorders
  • Tourette's Syndrome
  • Trichotillomania
  • Women's Mental Health

Academic Appointments

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Languages

  • English

Gender

  • Female

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna - NYP

  • EPO/POS

Aetna [Weill Cornell Employee Plan] [Aetna

  • Weill Cornell Employee Plan]

Rockefeller University - CoreSource

  • Rockefeller University - CoreSource

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Credentials & Experience

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

2007: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health

2007: Best Student Research Award, Women’s Special Interest Group of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies

2006: John and Geraldine Weil Dissertation Award