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About Camilo Ortiz, Ph.D., ABPP

Camilo Ortiz, Ph.D., ABPP is a psychologist, researcher, speaker, and author based in Great Neck, New York. He is board certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and has about 25 years of clinical experience.

Dr. Ortiz is Associate Professor at LIU Post and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University. His work centers on Independence Therapy, cognitive-behavioral clinical care through Cognitive Behavioral Associates (CBA), research and teaching, speaking, and public education. Cognitive Behavioral Associates (CBA) in Great Neck, NY treats child and adolescent anxiety, along with concerns in adults, in person and online. Dr. Ortiz co-developed Independence Therapy with Dr. Matthew Fastman. ABPP stands for the American Board of Professional Psychology. In September 2023, Dr. Ortiz and Lenore Skenazy of Let Grow published the New York Times guest essay "This Simple Fix Could Help Anxious Kids."

Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Matthew Fastman are the authors of Let Go to Let Grow: Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Using Independence Therapy (New Harbinger, June 2027), a book for clinicians, with a foreword by Lenore Skenazy. Preorder it on Amazon.

He is licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Florida (teletherapy), and provides coaching in other U.S. states and internationally.