NYU Grossman School of Medicine offers the 12-month Fellowship in Anxiety and Mood Disorders at the Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders, part of the Child Study Center at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone.

The postdoctoral fellowship, offered through the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, is intended for psychologists who have successfully completed an American Psychological Association–approved internship and would like to refine their skills in cognitive behavioral treatment approaches for children and adolescents with anxiety, mood, and other internalizing disorders.

Fellows will work under Aleta G. Angelosante, PhD, Clinical Director of Anxiety and Mood Disorders Service, Randi Pochtar, PhD, Associate Clinical Director, and Jeremy Wernick, LCSW, Director, Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program. 

Fellowship Training

Working closely with a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, the fellow will perform diagnostic assessments and provide empirically supported treatments for youth with anxiety and mood disorders, co-lead psychosocial treatment groups for social anxiety, and serve as co-therapists in an intensive anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorder program. The fellow will also be a full participant in our fully adherent Adolescent DBT program, which will include carrying adolescent DBT cases, co-leading DBT groups as appropriate, and participating in the weekly DBT Consultation Team meeting.  

The fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in a specialty program within the anxiety and mood disorder service: the Tics, Tourette Disorder, and Trichotillomania Program, also known as the T3 Program,

which provides treatments for youth with motor, vocal, and other body-focused repetitive disorders. The T3 program has the designation of Center for Excellence by the Tourette’s Syndrome Association of America.

During the fellowship, the fellow will participate in a rich didactic program, receive supervision from multiple supervisors, and provide supervision to externs within the training program. Fellows enjoy active collaboration with and participation in the Child Study Center's other services. Individualized training programs are designed to consider the fellow's long-term career goals. Candidates should have a strong background in cognitive behavioral interventions.

How to Apply

We welcome applications from individuals who have completed an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral program and an APA-approved internship. All selected candidates must obtain a New York State Limited Practice Permit prior to their start date.

We accept postdoctoral fellowship applications on a rolling basis with a final deadline of December 5, 2025. We encourage submission at the earliest possible date.

Interested candidates should submit a CV, cover letter, three letters of recommendation, and a de-identified evaluation report for a child or adolescent you treated for an anxiety, mood, or other internalizing disorder to csc-psychtraining@nyulangone.org. Please specify which training experience you are applying to in the subject of your application email. All submissions should receive a receipt of confirmation within three-to-five business days. If you do not receive a confirmation, kindly resubmit the application.

The salary range for this position is $70,000-$74,200. Fellows may be eligible for additional work opportunities for additional compensation.