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Dr Simon Rego is an esteemed clinical psychologist specializing in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based treatments. He is chief psychologist, director of psychology training and director at the CBT Training Program at the Montefiore Medical Center. He is also an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Rego specializes in anxiety, stress, depression, insomnia and body-focused repetitive behavior. He has authored three books and published numerous articles and book chapters. 

Education
Psy.D. in Clinical PsychologyGraduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University2001
Psy.M. in Clinical PsychologyGraduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University1999
M.A. in Forensic PsychologyJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice1996
BSc. (Honors) in PsychologyQueen's University1994
9 Honors and Awards
Anxiety and Depression Association of America 2018
Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2015
Fellow
Anxiety and Depression Association of America 2015
Founding Clinical Fellow
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University2014
Peterson Prize
Academy of Cognitive Therapy2013
Cognitive Therapy Certified Trainer/Consultant
American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology2010
Fellow
New York State Psychological Association – Academic Division2008
Virginia Staudt Sexton Award for Distinguished Early Career Psychologists
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University2002
Robert D. Weitz Award
John Jay College of Criminal Justice1996
Robert S. Morrow Prize for Excellence in the Graduate Forensic Psychology Program
3 Books
Book cover of "Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia "
Book cover of "The 10-Step Depression Relief Workbook"
Book cover of "Treatment Plans and Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder "