About Dr. Dainer-Best

Justin Dainer-Best is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. He received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018. He completed his clinical internship at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. He specializes in work with mood and anxiety disorders, as well as the disorders that result from trauma. He is also happy to work with a client to identify the areas in which they need help.

Dr. Dainer-Best provides services in English and, in special cases, in Spanish.

Clinical Training

My clinical training involved work with adolescents and adults who experienced a range of problems, many relating to obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other anxiety and mood disorders. I worked with individuals in English, Spanish, and in translation.

My training has primarily been focused in a cognitive-behavioral approach to mental health, and in evidence-based psychological assessment. Much of my training came from the Anxiety and Stress Clinic at the University of Texas at Austin, or from work with refugees and asylum-seekers in Austin and in Burlington, Vermont.

I am licensed to practice as a psychologist in the State of New York, License #023811 (verify).

Professional Affiliations

• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
• Association for Psychological Science
• Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science