SOCIAL ANXIETY AND CHRONIC ILLNESS

The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC) hosted this clinical education webinar on August 28, 2023. Dr. Corinne Catarozoli, PhD discusses the interaction between medical illness and social anxiety. She explains adapting a CBT framework to address illness-specific cognitions and behaviors, and modifying CBT interventions for patients presenting with a variety of medical problems (eg. GI conditions, diabetes, chronic pain).

Dr. Corinne Catarozoli, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Weill Cornell Medical Center, and an Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and she completed her clinical internship at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Catarozoli specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP) for anxiety disorders as well as pediatric psychology and the application of behavioral health interventions for children and adolescents coping with acute or chronic medical illness. Dr. Catarozoli currently works at the Weill Cornell Specialty Center and the Youth Anxiety Center, where she provides a variety of clinical services including diagnostic assessments, therapy, and consultation.

NOTICE:
Our workshops and webinars are offered as an educational resource for
mental health professionals who are already familiar with cognitive and behavioral therapies.
These resources alone do not suffice as adequate training
to conduct cognitive and behavioral therapies
for those with social anxiety and related problems.