Dr. Matthew Specht
Licensed child, adolescent, and young adult psychologist specializing in OCD, Anxiety & Tics Make An AppointmentDr. Matthew Specht
Licensed child, adolescent, and young adult psychologist specializing in OCD, Anxiety & Tics Make An AppointmentEvery parent’s ultimate goal is to raise a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted child. We share in your vision and are committed to providing customized strategies and comprehensive support to launch your child successfully into adulthood.
Meet Dr. Matthew W. Specht
Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine
Matthew W. Specht, Ph.D. is a nationally-recognized clinical psychologist and highly-lauded expert in Tourette’s Disorder and common co-occurring conditions including OCD, Anxiety, and ADHD. With over 15 years professional experience as a clinician, researcher, and professor at leading institutions including Johns Hopkins Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian, Dr. Specht has built a reputation for innovation and leadership in his field, and is personally driven to help children lead happy and healthy lives.
OCD
Obsessions are unwanted and intrusive thoughts, images or impulses resulting in anxiety, catastrophic thinking and accompanying behaviors called compulsions. Safe, effective non-medication treatments are considered the front-line treatment.
Anxiety
Affects everyone from time to time and is considered the “common cold” of mental health. Identifying and treating anxiety early reduces the risk to normal development and results in better long-term outcomes. Non-medication treatments are safe, effective, and are widely considered the front-line treatment.
Tics
Brief, non-stereotyped, repetitive movements and/or vocalizations, once thought rare, occur in nearly 25% of school-aged children. Tics are an early and noticeable sign that a child may be at risk for commonly co-occurring anxiety and attention problems. Tics can be effectively treated with a safe non-medication treatment.
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