NYC CBTp

A private practice in NYC providing high quality evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy for people with or at risk for psychosis, and training for mental health professionals.

NYC CBTp is the first ever private practice dedicated to providing evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy for people with psychosis and clinical high risk for psychosis in New York City. Such therapy has been freely available in Europe for a long time and the clinic's founder, Dr. Sally E. Riggs, DClinPsy, ACT, has worked hard to bring it to the US.

At NYC CBTp we take a normalizing approach to understanding psychosis. I believe experiences and beliefs commonly regarded as symptoms of psychosis are often highly understandable reactions to adverse life events. I avoid using labels, unhelpful diagnosis or judgment. My primary aim is to help your loved one overcome their distress and achieve their goals, as well as develop ways of restoring autonomy and dignity, without shame or stigma. I work from a person centered, recovery oriented perspective, which means I do not believe that your loved one is sick, wrong, or bad. I provide a supportive and accepting therapeutic environment for all, regardless of ethnicity, religion, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation or gender.