Risa Weisberg

Dr. Weisberg is a renowned expert in cognitive behavioral therapy, a Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, and an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University. She is a Fellow and former member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, and she sits on the Scientific Council of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Dr. Weisberg comes to BehaVR from the Boston Veterans Administration Healthcare System, where she served as the Assistant Chief of Psychology.

Her experience as a prolific researcher makes Dr. Weisberg an integral leader in BehaVR's mission to create a resilient world, liberated from fear and pain. In line with this mission, her career to date has been dedicated to developing and studying means to increase the accessibility of high-quality behavioral health. Over the past two decades, her research has earned grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Veteran's Administration, and others. She's authored or co-authored nearly 100 journal articles, book chapters, and books focused on more accessible interventions for common mental and behavioral health problems, including anxiety, depression, chronic pain, substance use disorders, and living with other chronic medical problems.