Shelby Harris PsyD, DBSM

Shelby Harris PsyD, DBSM

Fortune Recommends Sleep Advisor

Dr. Harris is in private practice seeing patients in her office in White Plains, NY and over telehealth where she specializes in the use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression.

She is board certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and treats a wide variety of sleep disorders (insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders, narcolepsy, apnea treatment noncompliance) using evidence-based non-pharmacological treatments.

Before going into private practice, Dr. Harris was the longstanding director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center.

Dr. Harris currently holds a dual academic senior-level appointment as Clinical Associate Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in both the Neurology and Psychiatry Departments.

Dr. Harris has published and presented research on the neuropsychological effects of insomnia in older adults as well as behavioral treatments for insomnia, parasomnias, narcolepsy, and excessive daytime sleepiness.

She is frequently invited by hospitals and organizations to give grand rounds lectures and workshops.