Adina Chesir, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

achesir@westchesteranxietytreatment.com
917-608-5741

Adina Chesir Psy.D.

Dr. Adina Chesir is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in the use of evidence-based treatments for anxiety, OCD, depression, and other related disorders. In addition to these specialties, Dr. Chesir has a particular interest in working with clients navigating chronic illness, chronic pain, and functional symptoms. She works with children, adolescents, and adults across the lifespan and offers individual therapy, family therapy, and parent training. Dr. Chesir has extensive training in a wide range of treatment modalities including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Parent Management Training (PMT), and Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE). Dr. Chesir uses a warm and empathetic approach to help clients understand their internal experiences, build coping skills, identify strengths, and become active participants in shaping meaningful change in their lives. Treatment also often involves collaboration with others in the client’s network, such as family members, healthcare providers, and school staff, to promote consistent support across settings.

Dr. Chesir has provided individual, group, and family therapy across a variety of settings, including inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, community mental health centers, and schools. She has trained at sites such as SAR Academy, Montefiore Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, Parnes Family Psychological and Psychoeducational Services Clinic, and Child Guidance Center of Southern CT. Dr. Chesir has experience leading numerous groups, including DBT skills groups, transdiagnostic CBT groups on child, adolescent, and adult inpatient units, parenting skills groups, and social skills groups for neurodivergent youth.

Dr. Chesir earned her doctoral degree from Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology with a combined specialization in clinical psychology and school psychology. Prior to earning her PsyD, she completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English Literature at Yeshiva University’s Stern College.

Children
Adolescents
Adults

Family Therapy
Individual Therapy
Group Therapy

Education

Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology

Dr. Chesir earned her doctoral degree from Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology with a combined specialization in clinical child psychology and school psychology.

Yeshiva University Stern College for Women

Before earning her PsyD, Dr. Chesir completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology and English Literature from Yeshiva University’s Stern College.

Experience

Montefiore Medical Center
Children’s Evaluation & Rehabilitation Center (CERC)

Dr. Chesir trained at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore – Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC).

New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine

She also trained at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine.

Parnes Family Psychological and Psychoeducational Services Clinic

Dr. Chesir trained at the Parnes Family Psychological and Psychoeducational Services Clinic.

Child Guidance Center of Southern CT

Dr. Chesir also trained at the and Child Guidance Center of Southern CT.

Specialization

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.

Parent Management Training

Parent management training (PMT), also known as behavioral parent training (BPT) or simply parent training, aims to change parenting behaviors. It involves teaching parents positive reinforcement methods for improving children’s behavior problems. PMT is one of the most investigated treatments available for disruptive behavior, and research studies show that it improves parental mental health.

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. Inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity are the key behaviors of ADHD. Some people with ADHD only have problems with one of the behaviors, while others have both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity.Most children have the combined type of ADHD.

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)

SPACE is an evidence-based treatment effective in treating anxiety and OCD-related disorders. SPACE treatment teaches parents how to respond to their child’s anxiety through changes in their own behaviors. By responding appropriately to their child’s anxiety, parents are able to engage in a manner that enhances their child’s ability to cope with anxious thoughts and feelings. This supportive approach helps reduce the avoidance behaviors exhibited by their child that are due to anxiety.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems. Research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of talk therapy for people who experience emotions very intensely. It’s a common therapy for people with borderline personality disorder, but therapists provide it for other mental health conditions as well.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a dyadic behavioral intervention for children (ages 2 – 7 years) and their parents or caregivers that focuses on decreasing externalizing child behavior problems (e.g., defiance, aggression), increasing child social skills and cooperation, and improving the parent-child attachment relationship.

Selective Mutism (SM)

Selective Mutism is a complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child’s inability to speak and communicate effectively in select social settings, such as school. These children can speak and communicate in settings where they are comfortable, secure, and relaxed. But children with Selective Mutism often show signs of severe anxiety, frequent tantrums, crying, moodiness, inflexibility, sleep problems, and extreme shyness.