Nicholas R. Forand, PhD, ABPP
Scholarly & Professional Bio
Alongside my clinical practice at Pelham CBT, I also have over 15 years of experience leading innovation across academic medicine, healthcare systems, and digital behavioral health. My career has focused on one core mission: using rigorous clinical science to improve how psychotherapy is delivered, measured, and scaled so more people can access high-quality care.
I currently lead clinical innovation and research for a technology-enabled behavioral health provider employing hundreds of clinicians and serving tens of thousands of patients, where I design and evaluate care models, build measurement-based care systems, and translate research into clinical and operational practice. This work has produced large-scale improvements in clinical outcomes and care delivery, demonstrating how evidence-based approaches can be both more effective and more accessible when implemented well.
I have held faculty appointments at The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where I directed a clinical research lab focused on cognitive behavioral therapy, digital treatment models, and personalized care for depression and anxiety. I have published in leading journals including JAMA Psychiatry, The Lancet Psychiatry, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and Behavior Therapy.
What distinguishes my work is the integration of research, healthcare delivery, and frontline clinical practice. I do not study therapy in isolation—I study how it performs in real healthcare systems, how clinicians use it, and how patients experience it. That perspective allows me to bring strong scientific and operational grounding to both my professional activities and my psychotherapy practice, informed by what we know about what works best for different people, at different times, in real life.
My clinical work is grounded in this same philosophy: careful assessment, personalized treatment, and ongoing measurement to ensure treatment is actually helping. The goal is not just symptom relief, but durable change supported by decades of clinical science and modern behavioral health innovation.
Selected Publications
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