Brian C. Jo, PHD

Erin K. Engle, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Clinical Director of Columbia University Psychiatry Specialty Services located within the Neurological Institute at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). Dr. Engle is an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at CUMC, where she also supervises predoctoral psychology interns and staff, and teaches "Introduction to Psychotherapy" to medical students within Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Engle completed her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at the University of Delaware followed by a Master's degree in Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She completed her doctorate in clinical psychology within the Virginia Consortium Program (The College of William and Mary, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk State University, and Old Dominion University). Her predoctoral psychology internship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center-The Zucker Hillside Hospital led to a postdoctoral fellowship at Sarah Lawrence College Health Services, where she honed skills in the treatment of young adults with eating disorders, mood disorders, as well as suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. As a senior psychologist at Sarah Lawrence, she supervised postdoctoral fellows, headed the group psychotherapy program, and co-led her DBT consultation team, in addition to holding adjunct teaching positions at Yeshiva University and Monmouth University. At CUMC, Dr. Engle provides individual and group therapy for mood and anxiety disorders, using mindfulness and a skills-based, cognitive-behavioral approach. Intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy through Behavioral Tech, LLC, she specializes in the treatment of borderline personality disorder and self-injurious behaviors. Her clinical interests include depression, anxiety, bulimia nervosa, women’s issues, stress management, gender identity, LGBT, and interpersonal issues. Dr. Engle has articles published in peer-reviewed journals including Body Image: An International Journal of Research and Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.

Dr. Faria Kamal is a licensed clinical psychologist at Columbia Doctors who provides compassionate, collaborative, research-supported therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families. She serves on the faculty as an Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). Dr. Kamal is skilled in the treatment of a number of emotional and behavioral issues, including depression, anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, oppositional and defiant behaviors, trauma and addiction. She has particular specialty and has worked extensively with teens and adults with suicidal and self-harming behaviors. Dr. Kamal also has expertise in behavioral parenting skills training and has worked with many parents and caregivers on improving their skills related to positive reinforcement and delivering effective consequences. She also has significant experience working with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community, including LGBT teens and young adults, as well as LGBT parents and their children. Dr. Kamal has received training in a number of evidence-based treatment approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Dr. Kamal completed her doctoral training at the University of Toronto. She completed her residency/internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Kamal’s research on underserved communities has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at numerous academic conferences. She continues to engage in research on effective clinical practices for high risk populations. Dr. Kamal provides trainings on evidence-based practices for professionals and the general public.

Danielle R. Brigham, MD is an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Division of Child Neurology. Dr. Brigham graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA and medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed child neurology residency at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, NY and fellowships in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Brigham is a pediatric and neonatal neurologist and epileptologist with clinical focuses on seizures, infantile and childhood epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery.