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 John
Silvestre MS, LCSW; is a cognitive behavioral
therapist with a full time private practice
in Manhattan and Westchester. He is a
dedicated and caring professional specializing
in Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum
Disorders. He earned a Licenciateship
in Clinical Psychology from Lisbon University
and a Masters in Science in Clinical Social
Work from Columbia University.
John Silvestre has coauthored articles
on the treatment of Anxiety Disorders
in professional journals as well as a
book chapter entitled: "Behavioral
Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders."
He has been featured in Teen magazine
and NBC. John Silvestre has been active
in treating patients with OCD and other
Anxiety Disorders using cognitive behavioral
psychotherapy for the past 13 years both
in his private practice and within the
context of his past work at Columbia University/New
York State Psychiatric Institute where
he was trained by Dr. Edna FoaÕs
team, author of "Stop Obsessing!"
John Silvestre also taught cognitive behavioral
psychotherapy for Anxiety Disorders to
Mount Sinai Medical Center clinicians.
He is currently Instructor in Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences at New York Medical
College.
John lives in Irvington on Hudson with
his wife of 17 years and his three children
(9y.o. Xana; 7 y.o. David; and 4y.o. Josef).
His other passions are: running, nature,
music and soccer.
Publications
Liebowitz, M.,
R., Salman, E., Jusino, C., M., Garfinkel,
R., Street, Cardenas, D., L., Silvestre,
J., Fyer, A., Carrasco, J., Davies, S.,
Guarnaccia, P., & Klein, D.. Ataque
de Nervios and Panic Disorder. American
Journal of Psychiatry. 1994, 151,
871-875.
Salman, E., Liebowitz, M., Jusino,C.,
M., Garfinkel, R., Street., Cardenas,
D., Silvestre, J., Fyer, A., Carrasco,
J., L., Davies, S., O., Guarnaccia, P.,
& Klein, D., F. Sub-types of Ataque
de Nervios. The Influence of Co-Existing
Psychiatric Diagnosis. Culture Medicine
and Psychiatry. 1996
Street, L., Salman, E., Garfinkel, R.,
Silvestre, J., Carrasco, J., Cardenas,
D., L., Zinbarg, R., Barlow, D., H., Liebowitz,
M., L. Discriminating Between Generalized
Anxiety Disorder and Anxiety Disorder
Not Otherwise Specified: Is it only a
matter of worry?. Journal of Anxiety
Disorders. 1996
Silvestre, J. and Aronowitz,
B (1997). Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder. In Hollander, E.,
and Stein, D., J. (eds.) Obsessive Compulsive
Disorders. New York: Marcel Decker, Ins.
1997.
Simpson, B., H., Schneier, F., R., Marshall,
R., D., Campeas, R., B., Vermes, D., Silvestre,
J., Davies, S., Liebowitz, M.,
R. Low Dose Selegiline (L-Deprenyl) in
Social Phobia. Depression and Anxiety.
1998
Presentations
And Teaching
Taught Mount Sinai
Medical Center Clinicians in the Continuing
Education Program, Dept. of Social Work:
"Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
of OCD" fall 1999; "Cognitive
Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety Disorders"
fall 2000 and "DSM-IV, Overview
of the Diagnostic Process and Multi-Axial
Classification" Spring 2001.
Presented "Behavioral Treatment
of OCD and the Role of Home Visits."
Symposium on "New Treatments for
OCD and Spectrum Disorders" at
Mount Sinai Medical School, New York,
April 1994.
Interviewed for NBC/CNN-Spanish on "Facts
About Anxiety Disorders" May 1
1996, as a spokesman for NIMH.
Featured in "Teen" magazine
"my Life was Out of Control"
a real lifetime story about the Treatment
of a patient with OCD, Dec. 1996.
Other Qualifications
Licensed for practice
in New York State as LCSW.
Licensed for practice in Portugal as a
Clinical Psychologist.
Completed Training in the Treatment of
PTSD and Trauma in the context of the
World Trade Center Terrorist Attack at
the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department
of Psychiatry, New York, 2001.
Completed Training in Cognitive Behavioral
Group Therapy for Social Phobia at the
Center for Stress and Anxiety disorders
at SUNY, Albany, NY, 1995
Completed a Post-Graduate Advanced Certificate
in Cognitive Therapy from the Cognitive
Therapy Center of New York, 1994.
Certified training for the Behavioral
Therapy Component of Protocol entitled:
"Double Blind follow up of Sertraline
and Desimipramine in outpatients with
concurrent Major Depression and OCD"
by Dr. Edna Foa and Dr. Michael Kozak
at Medical College of Pa., Philadelphia,
Jan. 1993.
Certificate in Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Counseling, at The New School for
Social Research, New York, 1988.
Post-graduate Certificate in Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy at Lisbon University,
School of Professional Psychology, Lisboa,
Portugal, 1986.
Organizations
Association for
the Advancement of Behavioral Therapy
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
National Association of Social Workers.
Obsessive
Compulsive Foundation, Inc.
Portuguese-American Health Professionals
Assoc.
Trichotillomania Learning Center, Inc
Languages
Fluent in Portuguese
and Spanish, competency in French |
