Ellen McGrath
Clinical Associate Professor of Public Administration

Dr. McGrath is currently teaching as an adjunct professor in the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. She has been a faculty member at the University of California Irvine Medical School for the past twelve years, in addition to the University of Rochester School of Medicine for the past four years.

Dr. McGrath primarily works as a clinical psychologist and as the Head of the Behavioral Section of the La Palestra Weight Management Program.  She was the director of the Outpatient Eating Disorders Clinic at University of California Irvine Medical School for the past five years. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. McGrath works as a coach and consultant for a number of Fortune 500 companies and their executives, as well as family owned businesses and individual executives. She has assisted executives in screening prospective employees for hidden psychological problems, and has helped executives and executive teams to achieve their potentials. She is the President and Founder of the educational and training center, Bridge Coaching Institute.

Listed by three magazines as one of the top therapists in the country, Dr. McGrath was honored again in 2001 as the Outstanding Psychologist of the Year by the Psychotherapy Division of the American Psychological Association. In 1995, she was chosen "Business Woman of the Month" by Orange Coast Magazine. She was selected to be the retreat leader for the Women's Young President Organization (YPO), a group of female company presidents and CEOs who are interested in successful coaching strategies.  She was a member of the Bedford Stuyvesant YMCA for five years, and served as co-chair of the NYC Firefighters Support Network, where she offered psychological support for firefighters after 9/11. Author of three books on stress and depression management, Dr. McGrath is the only Senior Media Consultant to the American Psychological Association.  She was the psychology expert on ABC's "Good Morning America" for two years, and continues to appear on ABC News, 20/20, and other national media. She is a past President of both the Media Psychology Division and the Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association, and an APA Council Representative. She lives in New York City and has two sons.