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Andrada Delia Neacsiu

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
2400 Pratt Street, North Pavilion (102505), 6th Floor, Room # 6044, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, North Pavilion (102505), Durham, NC 27710

Overview


I am a clinical psychologist with a primary interest in outpatient interventions for difficulties managing emotional experiences that interfere with well-being. As a clinician, I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for adults who report a variety of mental health problems, including personality, mood, anxiety, eating, trauma, stress-related, adjustment, and impulse control disorders. My approach to psychotherapy includes working collaboratively with my patients to identify their unique life and therapy goals and implementing evidence-based interventions to achieve the identified goals. As an educator, I train clinicians nationally and teach graduate students, psychology and psychiatry residents in in how to effectively apply CBT and DBT in their clinical work. As a researcher, I focus on psychotherapy optimization and neuroscience-informed treatment development for emotion dysregulation. My research keeps me up to date with the latest evidence-based approaches to use in my clinical work, and my work with patients strongly influences the research that I do.  Outside of work, I enjoy traveling, gourmet food, nature adventures, and time with friends with family.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2023 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


LiveWell: Pilot Feasibility Trial of an Adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training Protocol in Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Journal Article Psychooncology · December 2025 BACKGROUND: People living longer with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) experience heightened psychological distress and decrements in quality of life. Therefore, we developed LiveWell, an 8-session adapted dialectical behavioral therapy skill ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Generalization of emotion regulation using conditioned reminders on mobile phones.

Journal Article Behav Res Ther · November 21, 2025 Transdiagnostic behavioral interventions often fail to generalize learning beyond the therapy setting, limiting their effectiveness in daily life. This two-experiment study investigated whether pairing novel auditory stimuli with reductions in emotional ar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stochastic Approximator of Motor Threshold (SAMT) for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Online Software and Its Performance in Clinical Studies.

Journal Article medRxiv · June 10, 2025 BACKGROUND: The motor threshold (MT) plays a central role in probing brain excitability and individualizing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Previously, we proposed stochastic approximation (SA) as a new method for determining TMS MT and demonstrat ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


FlexED: A Digital, Gamified Early Intervention for Eating Disorders based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2022 - 2028

Neurostimulation Enhanced Cognitive Restructuring for Transdiagnostic Emotional Dysregulation: A component Analysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2027

Insular Connectomic Mechanisms of Emotion Dysregulation and Neuromodulation

FellowshipAdvisor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Washington · 2012 Ph.D.