Sarah Elizabeth Garcia, PhD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown
About Sarah Elizabeth Garcia, PhD
Sarah Garcia, Ph.D. 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 B.A. in psychology from Dartmouth College and Ph.D. 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.
Specialties & Expertise
- Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Group Therapy
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Postpartum Depression
- Specific Phobia
- Women's Mental Health
Education
- Medical School: Georgia State University
- Internship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry)
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center