Sarah Elizabeth Garcia, PhD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown
About Sarah Elizabeth Garcia, PhD
Sarah Garcia, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University. She is a licensed psychologist at the Columbia University linic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD)--Westchester. Dr. Garcia received her BA in psychology from Dartmouth College and PhD in clinical psychology from Georgia State University. She completed her postdoctoral training in clinical psychology and developmental psychopathology at the University of Denver. She continued this work as a Research Assistant Professor and study therapist testing whether providing evidence-based psychotherapy to prenatally depressed and anxious women can positively affect their infants' developmental trajectories.
Expertise
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Group Therapy
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Postpartum Depression
Specific Phobia
Women's Mental Health
Education
Fellowship: University of Denver
Internship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Medical School: Georgia State University
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Medicine Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: Georgia State University
- Internship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Fellowship: University of Denver
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUMC