Professional Experience

2014 – Present City Center Psychotherapy, New York, NY

Founder and Director, Licensed Psychotherapist

2012 – 2017, New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center

2000 – 2010 Anxiety Disorders Center,  New York, NY

Project Director and Research Scientist

Teaching Experience

2017 – Present New York University Silver School of Social Work, Office of Global

Continuing Education, New York, NY

Professor and Director, Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Advanced Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy

2017 – Present New York University Silver School of Social Work, Clinical Doctoral

Program, New York, NY

Professor, Trauma-Informed Treatment of the Addictions

2012 – Present New York University Silver School of Social Work, Office of Global and

Continuing Education, New York, NY

Professor, Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Advanced Clinical Practice

2012 – 2016 The Graduate Center, Hunter College School of Social Work, New York, NY

Adjunct Lecturer, MSW Program Courses

Presentations

December 2022 Behavioral Activation for Depression and Anxiety: One Effective Treatment for Two

Difficult Issues

Webinar, Springhealth, New York, NY

April 2021 CBT for OCD: What to Do When Your Client Can’t Stop Obsessing

Webinar, NASW NYS, New York, NY

October 2020 Exposure Therapy: Explanation and Application Webinar

Webinar, NASW NYC, New York, NY

April 2020 Helping Clients Manage Anxiety and Uncertainty in the Age of Covid-19

Webinar, Ohel Family Services, Brooklyn, NY

October 2018 What to Do When Your Client Can’t Stop Obsessing: Treating OCD with CBT

Workshop, Ohel Family Services, Brooklyn, NY

March 2018 Using Exposure Therapy to Treat Anxiety Disorders

Workshop, Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Maimonides Medical

Center, New York, NY

November 2017 CBT Building Blocks and Clinical Application with Adults

Workshop, Ohel Family Services, Brooklyn, NY

September 2017 Treating Trauma with PE and CPT

Workshop, New York University, New York, NY

March 2017 Exposure Therapy – It’s Not as Scary as You Think

Seminar, Queens NASW, Flushing, NY

September 2016 CBT – What It Is and How To Use It

Workshop, New York University, New York, NY

December 2015 CBT – What It Is and How To Use It

Workshop, New York University, New York, NY

November 2014 CBT Workshop – Beyond the Basics

Workshop, New York University, New York, NY

Publications

Foa, EB, Simpson, HB, Gallagher, T, Wheaton, M, Gershkovich, M, Schmidt, AB, Imms, P, Campeas, RB, Cahjill, S, Huppert, J, DiChiara, C, Tsao, S, Puliafico, A, Chazin, D, Asnaani, A, Moore, K, Tyler, J, Steinman-Haxel, S, Sanchez-LaCay, A, Capaldi, S, Snorrason, Í, Turk-Karan, E, Vermes, D, Kalanthroff, E, Pinto, A, Hamlett, G, Middleton, R, Hahn, C- G, Xu, B, Van Meter, P, Katechis, M, Rosenfield, D. Maintenance of Wellness in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Who Discontinue Medication After Exposure/Response Prevention Augmentation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online January 26, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.3997.

Simpson, HB, Foa, EB, Wheaton, MG, Gallagher, T, Gershkovich, M, Schmidt, AB, Huppert, JD, Campeas, RB, Imms, PA, Cahill, SP, DiChiara, C, Tsao, SD, Puliafico, AC, Chazin, D, Asaani, A, Moore, K, Tyler, J, Steinman, SA, Sanchez-LaCay, A, Capaldi, S, Snorrason, I, Turk-Karan, E, Vermes, D, Kalanthroff, E, Pinto, A, Hahn, C-G, Xu, B, Van Meter, PE, Katechis, M, Scodes, J, Wang, Y. Maximizing remission from cognitive-behavioral therapy in medicated adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2021;143.

Patel, SR, Wheaton, MG, Andersson, EA, Ruck, C, Schmidt AB, La Lima, C, Galfavy, H, Pascucci O, Myers, R.W., Dixon, L.B., Simpson HB. Acceptability, Feasibility and Effectiveness of Internet Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Behavior Therapy. 2018;49(4):631-641.

Kalanthroff, E, Steinman, SA, Schmidt, AB, Campeas, R, Simpson, HB. Piloting a Personalized Computer Inhibitory Training Program for Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 2018, 87(1):52-54.

Patel SR, LaLima C, Schmidt AB. Implementing Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Case Report. Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health. 2015,3(3):1031.

Patel SR, Schmidt AB, Simpson HB.  Using the Internet to Increase Access to Evidence-Based Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  Psychiatric Times, Brief Communication. 2015 Aug.

Foa E, Simpson B, Liebowitz M, Powers, M, Rosenfield, D, Cahill, S, Campeas R, Franklin M, Chang-Gyu, H, Hembree, E, Huppert J, Schmidt, A, Vermes, D, Williams, M.  Six-Month follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial Augmenting Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Treatment with Exposure and Ritual Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2013;74(5):464–469.

Lewis-Fernández R, Balán IC, Patel SR, Sánchez-Lacay AJ, Alfonso C, Gorritz M, Blanco C, Schmidt A, Jiang H, Schneier F, Moyers TB.  Impact of motivational pharmacotherapy on treatment retention among depressed Latinos.  Psychiatry. 2013;76:210-222.

Simpson, B, Zuckoff, A, Maher, M, Page, J, Franklin, M, Foa, E, Schmidt, A, Wang, Y.  Challenges Using Motivational Interviewing as an Adjunct to Exposure Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Behaviour Research and Therapy.  Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2010 Oct;941-948. 

Blanco C, Heimberg R, Schneier F, Fresco D, Chen H, Turk C, Vermes D, Erwin B, Schmidt A, Juster H, Campeas R, Liebowitz M.  A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Phenelzine, Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and their Combination for Social Anxiety Disorder. Archives General Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;67(3):286-295.

Simpson HB, Foa E, Liebowitz M, Huppert J, Cahill S, Franklin M, Hembree E, Roth-Ledley D, Vermes D, Schmidt A, Campeas R, Petkova E.  A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy to augment pharmacotherapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2008 May;156(5):621-30.

Blanco C, Patel S, Liu L, Lewis-Fernandez R, Schmidt A, Liebowitz M, Olfson M. National Trends in Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care. Medical Care. 2007 Nov;45(11):1012-1019.

Moreno C, Laje G, Blanco C, Jiang H, Schmidt AB, Olfson M. National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Youth. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2007 Sep;64(9):1032-9.

Vesga-Lopez O, Schmidt A, and Blanco C. Update on Sexual Addictions. Directions in Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;27(2):143-157

Foa E, Liebowitz M, Kozak M, Davies S, Campeas R, Franklin M, Huppert J, Kjernisted K, Rowan V, Schmidt A, Simpson B, Tu X.  Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of exposure and ritual prevention, clomipramine, and their combination in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2005 Jan;162(1):151-61.

Blanco C, Goodwin R, Liebowitz  M, Schmidt A, Lewis-Fernande R, Olfson M. Use of psychotropic medications for patients with office visits who receive a diagnosis of panic disorder. Medical Care. 2004, 2(12).

Simpson HB, Liebowitz MR, Foa EB, Kozak MJ, Schmidt AB, Rowan V, Petkova E, Kjernisted K, Huppert JD, Franklin ME, Davies SO, Campeas R.  Post-treatment effects of exposure therapy and clomipramine in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression and Anxiety. 2004;19(4):225-33.

Blanco C, Schneier FR, Schmidt A, Blanco-Jerez CR, Marshall RD, Sanchez-Lacay A, Liebowitz MR.  Pharmacological treatment of social anxiety disorder: a meta-analysis. Depression and Anxiety. 2003;18(1):29-40.

Schneier FR, Blanco C, Campeas R, Lewis-Fernandez R, Lin SH, Marshall R, Schmidt AB, Sanchez-Lacay JA, Simpson HB, Liebowitz MR. Citalopram treatment of social anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression. Depression and  Anxiety. 2003;17(4):191-6.

Liebowitz MR, Turner SM, Piacentini J, Beidel DC, Clarvit SR, Davies SO, Graae F, Jaffer M, Lin SH, Sallee FR, Schmidt AB, Simpson HB.  Fluoxetine in children and adolescents with OCD: a placebo-controlled trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2002 Dec;41(12):1431-8.

Lewis-Fernandez R, Guarnaccia PJ, Martinez IE, Salman E, Schmidt A, Liebowitz M. Comparative phenomenology of ataques de nervios, panic attacks, and panic disorder. Culture Medicine and Psychiatry. 2002 Jun;26(2):199-223.