ANDREW V. SHACK, PH.D

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a direct approach to working on problems. Research has shown that by changing how we think and behave, we can change not just how we feel, but also some of the biological factors (such as neurochemicals and neuropathways) that influence our psychological state. CBT addresses the cognitive and behavioral patterns that maintain our difficulties and reduces the obstacles to changing them... I completed my Ph.D. in 1999 from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. During my studies, I had four years of intensive training in cognitive behavioral therapy and research at the Stress and Anxiety Clinic, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset New York... I continued my intensive work in CBT during my residency and fellowship at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School, as well as during my position as Clinic Manager and Staff Psychologist at Harris County Psychiatric Center, University of Texas-Houston Medical School. I have several..

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