Anne Marie Albano

Dr. Albano is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association’s Division 12, the Society of Clinical Psychology, a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. In 2015, ABCT recognised her with its Outstanding Contribution by an Individual for Clinical Activities Award.

She has devoted her career to improving the understanding and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. An internationally recognised clinician and researcher, Dr. Albano is known for her expertise in diagnosis and cognitive behavioural therapy. She co-developed a cognitive behavioural treatment programme for adolescents with social anxiety disorder and has co-authored treatment manuals for school refusal behaviour and adolescent depression. She is also a co-author of the widely used Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children (ADIS-C).

Dr. Albano is the author of You and Your Anxious Child: Free Your Child from Fears and Worries and Create a Joyful Family Life (Avery/Penguin Press, 2013), which offers practical, evidence-based guidance to parents and families.

She has authored or co-authored more than 90 scholarly articles and book chapters. Alongside her clinical research, she supervises psychology and psychiatry interns and postdoctoral fellows and provides advanced CBT training to experienced clinicians. Her work has made a significant contribution to the development and delivery of evidence-based mental health care for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families.