Scott Bea, Psy.D.

Scott Bea, Psy.D., is a native Clevelander and has been a member of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Cleveland Clinic for twenty years.
 
He is a practitioner of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and concentrates his clinical practice on anxiety and mood disorders. Emerging research suggests that this form of psychotherapy is a biological treatment for these difficult, yet common conditions. Dr. Bea is also active in residency training and psychotherapy supervision at Cleveland Clinic, and is a communications preceptor in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.

Dr. Bea received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida Tech in 1986. He graduated following his internship at the Cleveland VA Medical Center. He has authored numerous articles about anxiety conditions, psychotherapy and training primary care physicians to make appropriate psychotherapy referrals. He enjoys talking to a wide variety of audiences. In particular, he enjoys helping others develop attitudinal strategies designed to reduce worry, limit frustration and promote a sense of contentment.

Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, treatment of anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety, psychology of performance, motivational speaking.

• Teacher of the Year, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, 2005-2006

• American Psychological Association
• The Foundation Fighting Blindness
• The Cleveland Sight Center

Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists report if they have any collaborations with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 7/30/2008, Dr. Bea has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about relationships with industry and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

( † Disclaimer: This search is powered by PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed is a third-party website with no affiliation with Cleveland Clinic.)