Specialty Areas: Anxiety, Depression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Dr. Spindel is a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. As a clinical psychologist, she has advanced level training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression, and has special interests in the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, childhood maltreatment, and Panic Disorder. Dr. Spindel is also intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Borderline Personality Disorder and suicidal and self-injurious behavior, and has worked specifically as a DBT therapist with multi-problem adolescents. She is a co-author of Child Maltreatment: Advances in Psychotherapy – Evidenced Based Practice and of the book chapter "Disaster Trauma" in Cognitive Behavioral Strategies for Crisis Intervention.

Dr. Spindel earned her Psy.D. in clinical psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, where she was honored with the Jeffrey Sage Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence. During her graduate training, Dr. Spindel was also awarded the Distinguished Student Practice Award from the American Psychological Association's Division 12 Society of Clinical Psychology. She completed her internship training in the child track at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein School of Medicine.

Dr. Spindel is a certified affiliate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and a member of the American Psychological Association, Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, and New York State Psychological Association.