Barbara McCann, PhD
Personal Statement
I am interested in mood and anxiety disorders and the intersection of these with chronic medical illnesses. My approach to treatment is integrative. Working within a cognitive-behavioral framework, I use many traditional CBT methods, including hypnosis, mindfulness training, and concepts from third-generation cognitive and behavioral methods.Department Affiliations
Centers/Programs
Other Affiliations
Sleep Medicine Center at Harborview
Scholarly Expertise
Clinical Expertise
- Adult psychiatry/psychology
- Anxiety disorders/social phobias
- Depression
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Outpatient psychiatry/psychology
- Panic disorders
- Sleep-wake disorders
- Behavioral Activation (BA)
- Brief interventions (specifics)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Collaborative Care / Integrated Care
- Hypnosis
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Psychotherapies
- Hypnosis
Teaching Philosophy
I teach psychiatry and psychology residents, and medical students. These learners are highly motivated people who have made enormous personal sacrifices to reach this level of training. As such, I treat them with the utmost dignity and respect, and I regard it as the highest honor to teach them. I do not view my role as that of “expert;” rather, I am an experienced guide on a journey in which I point out that which is familiar to me, while gathering and sharing new experiences and insights along the way. Their questions and observations enrich my journey.
