Mandy Habib

Mandy Habib, Psy.D. is Co-Director of the Institute for Adolescent Trauma Training & Treatment at Adelphi University’s School of Social Work. The Institute, a SAMHSA-funded center within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), is focused on improving the provision of trauma-informed treatment to children and adolescents through training and workforce development.  Dr. Habib has many years of research, supervisory, and clinical experience working in the field of traumatic stress and serves as Co-Chair of the NCTSN’s Complex Trauma Work Group.  She led treatment development and dissemination efforts for more than 10 years within the Adolescent Trauma Treatment Development Center at North Shore University Hospital and is one of the principal authors of SPARCS (Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress).  As the primary national trainer for SPARCS, Dr. Habib has provided in-depth trauma-focused training, consultation, and supervision to more than 1000 clinicians locally and nationally on a range of topics, including the impact, assessment, and treatment of complex trauma in children and adults.