Alexandra DeGeorge, Psy.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Clinical Director, Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinical and Research Program and Program Coordinator for the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program in the Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders at the NYU Child Study Center. She provides individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults and conducts psychiatric diagnostic evaluations for new clients at the center. Dr. DeGeorge is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and coordinates the Adolescent DBT program for multiproblem teens. She conducts evaluations in the Early Childhood Autism and Social Communication Disorder Service for young children with suspected Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Dr. DeGeorge received her B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers University and her M.Ed. in Learning, Cognition, and Development at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She completed her M.S. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Developmental Disabilities at Long Island University, CW Post Campus. Dr. DeGeorge completed her internship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the clinical child track and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders at the NYU Child Study Center.
Dr. DeGeorge previously worked for the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University as a Program Coordinator where she provided behavioral consultation to school districts and conducted in-home behavioral programming for young children with autism spectrum disorders. She has extensive knowledge in the areas of assessment and treatment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and has presented widely on such topics as Autism Spectrum Disorders, anxiety disorders, and behavioral principles.
Dr. DeGeorge has taught courses in Child Assessment, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Introductory Psychology for Long Island University, CW Post Campus. She currently teaches the Autism Spectrum Disorders Seminar in the CAMS minor at NYU. She is a member of the NY State Association for Applied Behavior Analysis, Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, and the American Psychological Association.
