Charissa Cree Chamorro (born April 26, 1977, in Baytown, Texas) is a clinical psychologist,[1] Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,[2][3] and American television personality of Chilean heritage[4] specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression and sleep-related issues.
[5][6][7] Chamorro is a frequent media contributor and her expertise has been featured in Time,[8] Forbes,[9] Parents,[10] People,[11] Real Simple,[12] The Week,[13] Insider,[14] Men's Health,[15] Vox,[16] the Huffington Post[17] and Newsweek.
[23][24] Chamorro completed clinical training at Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD), Children's Day Unit at New York State Psychiatric Institute, Mount Sinai Center for OCD and Related Disorders and Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.
[25][26][27] She was a featured contributor on NBC's Doc to Doc with Dr. John Torres and her television and film career includes leading roles on such soap operas as Guiding Light as Tory Granger (2001–2002)[28] and One Life to Live as Sophia Pellegrino (1999–2001),[29] for which she won the 2001 OLTL Soap Central Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Newcomer.
Her work as a movement instructor for pediatric cancer patients inspired her to pursue a career as a clinical psychologist with a specialty in child and adolescent psychology.