

Jacob M. Appel
Jacob M. Appel MD JD MPH is Director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry and Assistant Director of the Academy for Medicine & the Humanities at the Icahn School of Medicine, and an emergency room psychiatrist in the Mount Sinai Health System. He is the author of nineteen books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including a compendium of ethical conundrums drawn from medicine and healthcare (Who Says You're Dead?) He is co-chair of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry's Committee on Law & Psychiatry and a judge for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.
Current Course Offerings


The Ear, the Eye, and the Heart: How Psychodynamic Therapists Hear Hidden Meaning (December 2025)

Maternal Rage: Implications & Interventions (January 2026)

DBT for PTSD

Special Topics in Couples Therapy: Therapeutic Interventions in Specific Areas Couples Get Stuck

Mindfulness Modalities to Combat Burnout in the Helping Profession (November 2025)

A Neuroaffirming Approach to Treating OCD for Autism, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder using I-CBT (November 2025)

Integrating ACT and DBT: A Skills-Based Approach to Acceptance as Change (November 2025)

Stepping out of the Spiral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obsessive (December 2025)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Parents: Flexibility and Self-Compassion in Values-Based Parenting (December 2025)

Ethical Insights and Considerations for Clinical Practice (October 2025)

Foundations of Clinical Supervision: Structure, Style, and Stewardship (October 2025)

Moving beyond “Perfect”: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Perfectionism (October 2025)

Improving Psychotherapy Outcomes with the use of Assessments (October 2025)

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (October 2025)

Trauma-Focused CBT for Kids and Teens Intensive (September 2025)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Therapists: Practicing from the Inside Out (September 2025)

2-Day Intensive Workshop: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT for PTSD) (October 2025)

5 Day Intensive: EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR into your Clinical Practice (October 2025)

Social Anxiety Disorder: Everything We Need to Know but are Afraid to Ask

Intergenerational Trauma in the BIPOC Community and the Use of Art (July 2025)

CBT for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for Adults (July)

2-Day CBT for Anxiety and OCD in Children & Adolescents (July 2025)

CBD and Medical Marijuana: Making Sense of Cannabinoids and Medicine (September 2025)

Emotion-Savvy Parenting: Help Parents Skillfully Navigate Emotional Storms and Deepen Connection (August 2025)

Applying the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide in Clinical Practice and Prevention (July 2025)

Treating Health Anxiety with Exposure-Based CBT (July 2025)

The Neurobiology of Trauma and Its Application to Successful Treatment (September 2025)

Cultivating Cultural Humility in Counseling: Addressing Four Roadblocks to Counselor Growth (July 2025)

Show and Tell: Creative Intervention Demonstrations for Exposure-Based CBT with Children Facing Anxiety and OCD Challenges

Examining the Anatomy of Couple Relationships: Research and Interventions for Couples in Conflict (September 2025)

4-Day Intensive Workshop: Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD (June 2025)

Ethical Considerations in Couple and Family Therapy

2-Day Workshop: Contemporary Practices in the Treatment of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) (July 2025)

Level 1 Clinical Training: Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Bridging the Couple Chasm (November 2025)

Identifying the Lost Generation of Autistic Adults

Strategies for Integrating Traditional and Strengths-Based Approaches to Suicide

Trauma Assessment Basics: Foundational Steps to Comprehensively Assess Trauma Symptoms for Effective Treatment Planning

Introduction to Internal Family Systems

Is It Love or Is It Addiction?

ON DEMAND: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Social Anxiety Disorder: An Integrative Strategy

DBT Intensive Part 5: Using DBT tools in Individual Therapy

DBT Intensive Part 4: Mindfulness, Conceptualization, and Diverse DBT Applications

DBT Intensive Part 3: Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness

DBT Intensive Part 2: Distress Tolerance and Safety Planning

DBT Intensive Part 1: Foundation, Model, and Culturally Responsive DBT

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Top Five Ethical & Legal Hazards in Private Practice Settings

Inference-based Cognitive behavioral therapy (I-CBT) Training for OCD

Event: Monthly OCD Consultation Group
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