About
Personal Statement
Angela Chiu, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in evidence-based interventions for children, adolescents and young adults suffering from anxiety and mood disorders. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy as well as modular approaches to treatment for a wide array of presenting problems including social phobia, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder, OCD, specific phobias, trauma, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder. Dr. Chiu is currently accepting referrals.
To schedule an appointment, please call (646) 962-2820. For information about caregiver support groups, please email awc9002@med.cornell.edu.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy
Expertise
- Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Family Counseling
- Separation Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Selective Mutism
- Parenting Issues
- Depression
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Group Therapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Caregiver Support
- Effective Parenting
- Parent Education
- Parent Counseling
- Parenting
Biography
Dr. Angela Chiu provides a variety of clinical services including diagnostic assessments, therapy and consultation. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Chiu is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. As the former Training Director of PracticeWise, LLC, Dr. Chiu travelled nationally to train clinicians on Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC; Chorpita & Weisz, 2009) and Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) system. She has developed hundreds of therapists and supervisors on these treatment approaches.
Dr. Chiu grew up in New York City and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Subsequently, she earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she received research and clinical training in evidence-based interventions for children, adolescents and adults. As the recipient of the UCLA Clinical Psychology Training Program Scientist Practitioner Award, Dr. Chiu has contributed multiple publications and presentations on intervention research. She tested a family-based, modular cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders in schools. Dr. Chiu has received numerous awards for her research, including a National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health and a Dissertation Research Award from the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Chiu completed her clinical internship training at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Adolescent Psychiatry Service and Rady Children’s Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. Following her internship year, she returned to UCLA as a postdoctoral fellow to co-Direct the Child STEPs Project, a large clinical trial testing the effectiveness of the MATCH-ADTC program. Since 2010, Dr. Chiu has been supervising, training and consulting on the MATCH program and MAP system. She is recognized nationally as a trainer and consultant on components-based approaches.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
2008 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health
2008 APA Dissertation Research Award
2007 APA Annual Conference Student Travel Award
2007 UCLA Clinical Psychology Training Program Scientist Practitioner Award
2006 ABCT Elsie Ramos Student Research Award
2006 UCLA Psychology Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Fellowship
2005 Mortar Board National Honor Society Graduate Fellowship
2005 UCLA Graduate Division Summer Research Mentorship Fellowship
2004 UCLA Graduate Division Fellowship
2002 Mortar Board National Honor Society
2001 Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
2000 Golden Key National Honor Society
1998 Faculty Award for Valuable Contribution to the Community
1998-1999 University of Pennsylvania Dean’s List
2000-2002 University of Pennsylvania Dean’s List
Credentials
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Psychologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2010
- M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2005
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
Locations and Appointments
News and Media
News
External Relationships
External Relationships
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