Dr. Lisa Smith

Biography

Lisa Smith is a Clinical Professor at Boston University and serves as the Founder and Director of the Boston University Psychological Services Center and the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD). She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College, VT, and her PhD from St. John’s University, NY. Dr. Smith completed her pre-doctoral clinical training at the Center for Psychological Services and Clinical Studies at St. John’s University, followed by an internship at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY. Her post-doctoral training included serving as the Assistant Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn for seven years, where she treated patients and supervised master's level graduate students, pre-doctoral clinical psychology interns, and psychiatric residents. As the Director of CARD, she specializes in providing evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a wide range of emotional issues and is actively involved in training students in the delivery of clinical services. Dr. Smith teaches clinical supervision and psychotherapy courses, including PS993 and PS994.

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