Dr. Shella Ilani has been practicing psychology since 1998. After receiving her undergraduate degree with honors from The State University of New York, she went on to get her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Hofstra University. She served her internship at the university Salzman Counseling Center, where she provided Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Career Counseling, Couple and Marriage Counseling, and Group Therapy to people in the community.
Dr. Ilani has given scientific presentations around the United States on a variety of topics, including Aggression in the Schools at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Conference-San Francisco, Coping with Anxiety at the American Association of Behavioral Therapy (AABT) Annual Conference -Miami, and the influence of cultural differences on the presentation of psychological problems at the International Annual Conference of Cross-Cultural Psychology at Washington State University.
Dr. Ilani has held several research positions. She served as a director of a 5-year, federally funded (National Institute of Mental Health-NIMH) field study training primary care physicians in the New York area to recognize and assess patients with Anxiety and Depression (North-Shore LIJ Medical Center). Dr. Ilani also represented the North-Shore LIJ Hospital in the International Conference on Depression and Suicide held in Miami. She was a member of a research team at Hofstra University and her articles were published in various professional journals.
As an adjunct professor to the State University of New York (SUNY) Dr. Ilani has taught courses in Human Behavior, Methods of Psychotherapy, and Research Methods for Psychological Research.
Dr. Ilani has practiced in the Hamptons and in Manhattan since 2000. In 2008, she was voted Best Psychologist in the Hamptons by Dan’s Paper.
