Dr. Aria Grillo is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of New York. A native of New York City, Dr. Grillo treats across the lifespan (children through adults) with individual, group and family sessions. Dr. Grillo's training is centered in an integrated approach utilizing key tenets from humanistic, interpersonal, and trauma focused foundations and she specializes in patients living with a variety of diagnoses including anxiety, depression, trauma, complex family dynamics, ADHD, ASD, mood disorders and emergent psychosis. 

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Dr. Grillo greets each patient as a person first, patient second. Through validation, support, and meeting each person where they’re at, Dr. Grillo aims to help each patient and their families build insight, learn tools and strategies, gain confidence, skills, and become the best advocates for themselves in a safe and supportive environment.

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Education & Doctoral Training 

• Bachelor of Arts in Developmental Psychology from Wheaton College in MA, graduating with honors.

• Doctorate in Psychology from Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology with a combined specialization in clinical child and school psychology.

  • Internship training at APA-Accredited NYU Langone Medical Center's Rusk Rehabilitation Neuropsychology unit & Hassenfeld's Children's Hospital ​

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship at NewYork Presbyterian-Weill Cornell's Westchester Behavioral Campus, Child/Adolescent Inpatient and Outpatient Departments 

• She also earned her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Ferkauf. 

 

Dr. Grillo has received training in evidence-based interventions and therapeutic modalities including cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT, CBT-P, CBT-H and TF-CBT), dialectical-behavioral therapy (DBT), psychodynamic therapy, exposure/response prevention, and parent management training. Dr. Grillo has published on a variety of topics including patient engagement and advocacy, leadership training, supervision, and has clinical interests in sleep hygiene, strengthening programs for child and adolescent patients on in-patient units. 

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