Casey T. O'Brien, PsyD

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Psychology

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Treats Children

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Overview

Casey O'Brien, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of children, adolescents, individuals and families with advance training in Group Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therpy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and is a PCIT-International Certified clinician. Dr. O'Brien has expertise in the treatment of children and adolescents with behavioral disorders, and early-onset psychosis as well as suicidality and self-injurious behaviors.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

Addiction
Alcohol Use Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Depression
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Family Therapy
Group Therapy
Mindfulness
Motivational Enhancement Therapy
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Opioid Use Disorders
Psychosis
Substance Use

Academic Appointments

Instructor in Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Gender

Female

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New and Existing Patients: 212-326-8441

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Location(s)

ColumbiaDoctors - Columbus Circle
5 Columbus Cir

New York, NY 10019





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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

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EPO
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NYP Employee Plan
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PPO
Student Health

CHP Student Health

CHP-NYU

UnitedHealthcare

Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)

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Research

Selected Publications

Book Chapter
*Miller, A & O’Brien, C. (2019). DBT for Multi-Problem Adolescents. In Friedberg, R. D. & Paternostro, J. K., Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Medical Conditions (119-136), Springer.
Original, Peer Reviewed Articles
*Nguyen, J., O'Brien, C., & Schapp, S. (2016). Adolescent Inhalant Use Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment: A Literature Synthesis. International Journal of Drug Policy. 31, 15-24.
Reisner, S. L., Mimiaga, M. J., Case, P., Grasso, C., O’Brien, C. T., Harigopal, P., Skeer, M., & Mayer, K. H. (2010). Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses and mental health disparities among women who have sex with
women screened at an urban community health center. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 37(1): 5-12.
Abstracts
Dadd, A., Graling, K., Gerardi, N., Bonavitacola, L., Brice, C., Buzchek, M., Doughty, F., O’Brien, C., Walker, A., Miller, AL., & McGinn, L. (2019, November). The Acceptability and Feasibility of Implementing Comprehensive School-
Based DBT (CS-DBT). Poster presented at ISITDBT Convention, Atlanta, GA.
*O’Brien, C., Schapp, S., Pearlstein, J., Staudenmaier, P., Chang, K. & Cosgrove, V., (2014, November). Chronic life stress and suicidal ideation among adolescents with mood disorders. Poster presented at Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
*O’Brien, C. T., Cosgrove, V., Pearlstein, J., Chang, K., Dowdle, C., Kelman, J., Geraghty, S. & Staundenmaier, P. (2013, November). Parent and child disagreement on life stress among adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder or
at high risk for developing bipolar disorder. Poster presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.