Sarah Nachimson, Psy.D.

Sarah Nachimson, Psy.D., holds appointments as Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Psychologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She maintains an active faculty practice within the Weill Cornell Specialty Center, where she sees children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Nachimson’s expertise is in the treatment of eating, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and mood-related disorders. She has received extensive training in evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E), Family-Based Treatment (FBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).Dr. Nachimson received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology summa cum laude from Yeshiva University. She received her APA-accredited doctoral degree in School-Community Psychology from Hofstra University, completing her pre-doctoral internship in public elementary/middle school and university counseling center settings. Dr. Nachimson’s doctoral dissertation explored associations between different forms of perfectionism and religiosity and examined their effects on well-being. After graduation, Dr. Nachimson completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where she received intensive specialized training in the treatment of eating disorders, in both the inpatient and outpatient departments.Dr. Nachimson is licensed in New York and New Jersey. To schedule appointments, email san9085@med.cornell.edu.