Dr. Rocco Marotta is currently the Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders at Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York Medical College. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, and a Licensed Psychologist.
Dr. Marotta graduated from Manhattan College where he majored in Psychology and Western Civilization. After earning his Ph.D. from The City University of New York in Neuropsychology, he completed a three-year NIH Fellowship in Biological Psychology and Psychiatry, and a one-year Internship in Neuropsychology at the Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Marotta then earned his Medical Degree from Cornell University Medical College and completed his Residency in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Payne Whitney Clinic.
Dr. Marotta has served as Chief of Acute Inpatient Psychiatry at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, as Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, and as Chief of the Medical Psychiatric Services at the New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y.
In his clinical practice, Dr. Marotta focuses on the treatment of severe psychiatric illness such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, as well as on patients with brain damage who exhibit behavioral disturbances.
Creating Identity Beyond Neuropsychiatric Brain Disease: The Individual Road to Transformation
This virtual webinar examines individuals who have moved from fractured psychotic states to a functional and fulfilled life. The presentation is based on interviews and case studies of patients who have developed the ability to reengage with the world after significant and sustained illness. It examines the key elements of their treatment and their subjective experience of this transformational process.
Participants will explore narratives from individuals with lived experience of psychosis, learning what best supported their recovery. Through thematic case presentations informed by ongoing...Read more research, participants will gain an understanding of the importance of trust and sustained relationship, patience and perseverance, and the role of shame and stigma in the treatment process. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Explain how stigma and shame impact identity development and self-worth, and recognize how trust strengthens therapeutic relationships with patients.
- Identify the types of support that facilitate long-term recovery and functional living.
- Describe the complexity of patient experiences with severe psychiatric illness and their struggle to heal.
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Live Interactive Webinar
01:00 PM EST - 03:00 PM EST
EARN 2 CE Credit Hours
About the speakers
Rocco F. Marotta, MD, PhD
Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Silver Hill Hospital
Lisa Mann, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Lisa Mann, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, educated at Harvard University, New York University, and St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. Licensed in both New York and Connecticut, during the past four decades, Dr. Mann has been involved in both teaching and clinical practice, directing the Training and Psychological Services, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center from 1992–1996, working as a lower school division psychologist at the Trinity School in
New York City from 1996–2000, and seeing children and adults in her personal clinical practice. Her interest in the world of neuropsychiatric brain disease comes from both personal and professional experiences, and she is a passionate advocate of parent education in the field of mental health. Dr. Mann collaborated with Katharine Cutts Dougherty, PhD, on Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness, and is dedicated to working closely with the courageous patients, families, and staff who have devoted their lives to this issue.
New York City from 1996–2000, and seeing children and adults in her personal clinical practice. Her interest in the world of neuropsychiatric brain disease comes from both personal and professional experiences, and she is a passionate advocate of parent education in the field of mental health. Dr. Mann collaborated with Katharine Cutts Dougherty, PhD, on Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness, and is dedicated to working closely with the courageous patients, families, and staff who have devoted their lives to this issue.
Amanda Fialk, PhD, LCSW, LICSW
Partner and Chief Clinical Officer, The Dorm
Dr. Amanda Fialk is the Partner and Chief Clinical Officer at The Dorm, a young adult treatment community with locations in New York City, NY and Washington, D.C. Amanda received her master’s degree and a doctoral degree in Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work where her dissertation focused on the clinical implications of countertransference in the treatment of addiction. She completed psychoanalytic training at The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York City. Prior to joining The Dorm in 2011, Amanda was the Program Director for New York Center For Living and Flatbush Addiction Treatment Center. Amanda has specialized training in DBT, CBT, addiction and co-occurring disorders, eating disorders, family therapy, EMDR and motivational interviewing. Amanda believes that clients and their families need to be treated holistically and from a strengths-based perspective and has seen firsthand the healing power of the therapeutic alliance.
She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the New York Academy of Medicine and an adjunct professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the New York Academy of Medicine and an adjunct professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
Katharine Cutts Dougherty, PhD
Family Life Coach
Katharine Cutts Dougherty, PhD, worked as the Senior Research Associate to Dr. Rocco Marotta at the Center for the Study and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut from 2019-2024. With a strong personal and professional interest in education and mental health, she has woven a career across states and continents over the past three decades. Educated in South Africa, Argentina, England, and the US, she earned a First-Class BA degree in Psychology from Exeter University, UK, a MS in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University, US, and a PhD in Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder, US. Among many roles, she has worked as an ethnographer on a National Child Development Program, an examiner for the psychology portion of the International Baccalaureate Program, a Visiting Professor in the Department of Education at Dartmouth College, and the Director of Community and Global Citizenship at Albuquerque Academy. Along with Lisa Mann, she has co-authored the book, Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness. She currently has a private practice as a certified life coach.
Agenda
1pm-2:30pm - Presentation by Drs. Rocco Marotta, Lisa Mann, and Katharine Cutts Dougherty2:30pm- 2:55pm - Audience participation- Questions/Answers moderated by Dr. Amanda Fialk
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