Dr. Alec L. Miller, Psy.D
Psychologist | Clinical Child & Adolescent
1 N Broadway White Plains NY, 10601About
Dr. Alec Miller is a clinical psychologist, teacher, researcher, author, and disseminator of evidence-based treatments to schools and agencies worldwide. He is currently Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants (CBC) which is a large group practice and training center based in White Plains and New York City, NY. He is also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Since 1995, Dr. Miller has conducted clinical research and published extensively on the subject of adolescent mental health and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). This includes over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, as well as four books including: DBT with Suicidal Adolescents; DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents; and DBT Skills in Schools (DBT STEPS-A). He was also a lead trainer and co-investigator of the first randomized controlled trial of DBT with suicidal adolescents that was published in 2014. Dr. Miller has received numerous awards for his enduring contributions to the fields of psychology and mental health.
At CBC, Dr. Miller and his colleagues currently treat patients of all ages and train mental health professionals and school personnel in CBT and DBT. Dr. Miller and his CBC colleagues have trained over 70 schools in DBT in the United States. Prior to becoming CBC’s Clinical Director, Dr. Miller served for over 20 years at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine as Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director of the Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program, Associate Director of Psychology Training and was Professor of Clinical Psychiatry. He currently serves as a scientific advisor to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and the National Educational Alliance of BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). He is a member of Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES Regional Suicide Safety Leadership Team, and was elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies for his outstanding contributions to the field of clinical psychology and CBT. He also serves on the Board of Governors of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University, as well as the Advisory Board of the IDEAL School and is a Board Member of Project 375 with NFL All-Pro wide receiver, Brandon Marshall.
As a clinician, Dr. Miller is a practitioner of CBT and DBT and treats adults, adolescents, couples and families in White Plains, NY. His clinical experience has been highlighted by various media outlets such as the New York Times, CNN, ABC News and CBS TV, to name a few.
Education and Training
University of Michigan Bachelors Degree 1988
Yeshiva University Masters Degree 1991
Yeshiva University Psy.D. 1993
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Dr. Alec L. Miller, Psy.D's Expert Contributions
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Dialectical behavior therapy adapted for suicidal adolescents.
- Family therapy and dialectical behavior therapy with adolescents: Part I: Proposing a clinical synthesis.
- Family therapy and dialectical behavior therapy with adolescents: Part II: A theoretical review.
- Psychiatric and social barriers to HIV medication adherence in a triply diagnosed methadone population.
- Feasibility of dialectical behavior therapy for suicidal adolescent inpatients.
- Psychiatric diagnoses in a sample of HIV-infected people of color in methadone treatment.
- Re: Suicidal behaviour in children and adolescents. Part 2: Treatment and prevention.
- Fact or fiction: diagnosing borderline personality disorder in adolescents.
- Psychiatric impairment among adolescents engaging in different types of deliberate self-harm.
- Engaging suicidal youth in outpatient treatment: theoretical and empirical underpinnings.
- Borderline personality symptoms differentiate non-suicidal and suicidal self-injury in ethnically diverse adolescent outpatients.
- Dialectical behavior therapy for suicidal adolescents with borderline personality disorder.
- Adapting Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Children: Towards a New Research Agenda for Paediatric Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behaviours.
- Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents with repeated suicidal and self-harming behavior: a randomized trial.
- Introduction to a Special Issue Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Evolution and Adaptations in the 21(st) Century.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Director Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants, LLP 2015 - 2019
- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2015 - 2019
- Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2008 - 2015
- Co-Founder Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants, LLP 2004 - 2019
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2003 - 2008
- Director of Mental Health Services, P.S. 8, School-Based Health Program Dept. of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2001 - 2012
- Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2000 - 2015
- Director, DBT Clinical-Research Services, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1998 - 2004
- Director, Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1997 - 2015
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy Trainer Behavioral Tech 1997 - 2019
- Associate Director, Psychology Training Program Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1995 - 2015
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1995 - 2000
- Co-Director, Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program, Department of Psychiatry Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1995 - 1996
- Attending Psychologist, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Department Montefiore Medical Center 1995 - 1996
- Staff/Supervising Psychologist, Acute Adolescent Inpatient Unity Four Winds Hospital 1993 - 1995
Awards
- Fellow 2017 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Invited Commencement Address 2017 Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
- Distinguished Alumnus Award 2017 Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
- Invited Member, Board 2015 Project 375
- Invited Columnist 2015 Psychology Today
- Certified DBT Clinician 2015 DBT-Linehan Board of Certification
- Visiting Professor 2014 Child Mind Institute, New York, NY
- Rhodes Spirit of Leadership 2013 Robert Louis Stevenson School, New York, NY
- Invited Member 2012 Scientific Advisory Council, American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
- 32nd Honored Lecturer 2008 Queens Children's Psychiatric Center
- Fellow 2008 American Psychological Association, Division 53 (Child/Adol Psychology)
- Invited Member 2007 International Academy for Suicide Research
- Invited to make training video 2006 American Psychological Association
- Invited Expert 2005 FDA Suicidality Classification Project
- Fellow 2005 American Psychological Association, Division 12 (Clinical Psychology)
- Invited Commencement Address 2003 Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
- Service Award 2002 International Society for the Improvement and Training of DBT
Treatments
- Individual Therapy, Anxiety, Depression And More
Professional Memberships
- Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA)
- American Association of Suicidology
- American Psychological Association
- Association of Behavioral and Cognitive (ABCT)
- Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS)
- New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association
- International Academy of Suicide Research (IARS)
- Project 375
- IDEAL School
- DBT-Linehan Board of Certification
- International DBT Strategic Planning Group
- Putnam-Northern Westchester Regional Suicide Safety Leadership Team
- DBT-LBC, Michael Chambers Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Global Alliance for the Early Prevention and Intervention of BPD (GAP)
- American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
- International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy
- International Borderline Personality Disorder Congress
- World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Westchester County Psychological Society
- New England Personality Disorder Association
- National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
- International Society for the Improvement and Training of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA)
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- Project 375
Professional Society Memberships
- FAPA, FABCT
Favorite professional publications
- C&B Practice Journal, Suicide and life threatening behavior, APA Monitor Magazine
Areas of research
2015-present Co-investigator, DBT in Schools: Effect on clinician burnout.
2014-2016 Research Mentor & Co-investigator for Dr. Becky Lois, K Award funded by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
2013-present Co-Investigator, One, five, and 10-year follow up to Randomized Controlled Trial of DBT for Suicidal Adolescents. Oslo, Norway. Funded by Norwegian Government. PIs: Lars Mehlum, Bo Larsson, & Berit Groholt.
2012-2015 Research Mentor, Miguelina German, PhD, K Award funded by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
2008-2011 Principal Investigator, The development and evaluation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Adolescent Suicide and Self-Injury (CAASSI). Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Funded by the MINT Foundation.
2006-2012 Co-Investigator, Randomized Controlled Trial of DBT for Suicidal Adolescents.
Oslo, Norway. Funded by Norwegian Government. PIs: Lars Mehlum, Bo Larsson, & Berit Groholt.
2005-2008 Co-Investigator, Developing Centers on Interventions for the Prevention of Suicide. New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, and Montefiore Medical Center/AECOM, New York. Funded by the NI
MH. PI: B. Stanley, MD.
Member of Intervention Workgroup and Treatment Engagement and Adherence Work Group
2003-2005 Principal Investigator, Mindfulness Skills Training for Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents. Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Funded by the Center for Integrative Studies
2004-2012 Co-Principal Investigator, School Support Demonstration Project. Funded by NY
2001-2004 State Departments of Health, Mental Health, and Education, Co-PI: D. Appel, MD
1998-2004 Co-Investigator, HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Funded by 6 federal agencies, including SAMHSA, NIMH, NIDA, NIAAA, CSAT, & HRSA.
PI: M. Winiarski, PhD
DBT Project Leader/Supervisor.
1999-2002 Co-Investigator, A randomized controlled trial of dialectical behavior therapy in suicidal adolescent inpatients. Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Funded by Health Sciences Centre, PI: L. Katz, MD.
Co-developed inpatient treatment protocol and research design.
1995-2015 Research Coordinator, Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Developing and coordinating research protocols, supervising doctoral dissertations, and mentoring psychiatry fellows conducting research
1992-1993 Clinical-Research Psychology Intern, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Evaluation of components of CBT effective in treatment for panic disorder.
1991-92 Project Coordinator, Xanax-SR Study, Upjohn Co., Anxiety and Depression Clinic,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx,
NY.
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Practice At Mmc Child Annex 3300 Kossuth Avenue
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Get to know Psychologist Dr. Alec L. Miller, who serves the population of New York.
Dr. Alec L. Miller is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants, LLP. He holds expertise in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, stress management, borderline personality disorder, as well as suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors.
CBC is a group of internationally recognized mental health professionals who have researched, pioneered, and are highly experienced in delivering cutting edge treatments that help adults, adolescents, and children live more fulfilled lives. Founded in 2004 by Drs. Lata K. McGinn and Alec L. Miller, leaders in the fields of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, the CBC team provides a large array of Clinical and Wellness services to the public and builds on this methodology to provide Custom Designed Programs for schools, agencies, and businesses, and Continuing Education For Professionals in the field of psychology.
Additionally, Dr. Miller is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Miller served as Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program, and Associate Director, Psychology Internship Training Program. He was also Director of Mental Health Services at PS 8 School-Health Program.
Dr. Miller completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan where he earned his Bachelor of Arts. Furthering his education, he graduated with his PhD in clinical psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University.
Since 1995, Dr. Miller has headed a clinical-research team adapting Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for outpatient suicidal multi-problem adolescents, as well as contributing to the adaptation of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for other populations and settings. He has received federal, state, and private funding for his research and has been an invited member of the National Institute of Mental Health consensus meetings regarding adolescent suicide.
Dr. Miller has authored or co-authored over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has conducted over 600 lectures and workshops worldwide.
To stay up to date in his field, he has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in both Clinical Psychology and Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and is a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Additionally, he is a Board Member of Project375, whose mission is to change the way people think about mental health through conversation, education, and inspiration.
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