Top 10 OCD Therapists in Every Major US State
We audited thousands of OCD providers across 8 states. Here are the specialists who scored highest on ERP expertise, specialized training, and verifiable credentials.
15 min read · May 2026
Finding an OCD specialist who actually knows how to deliver ERP shouldn't require guesswork. Most therapist directories show you who's available — not who's good. We built the Olee Index to change that: a 100-point scoring system that evaluates providers on the signals that research says predict quality OCD care.
Below are the top 10 highest-scoring OCD therapists in each of the 8 states we've audited so far. Every ranking is based on publicly verifiable data. No provider paid for inclusion.
How We Score: The Olee Index Methodology
Every provider was independently audited using publicly available data — license records, IOCDF directories, published research, training credentials, and clinical descriptions. No provider paid for inclusion. Our 100-point composite score evaluates seven dimensions:
Top 10 OCD Therapists in California
California is home to some of the nation's most respected OCD specialists. Our independent audit evaluated providers across ERP expertise, specialized training, research contributions, and institutional affiliations — scoring each on a 100-point scale. Here are the top 10.
John Piacentini, PhD ABPP
Los Angeles, CA — UCLA Child OCD Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓300+ publications and 9 books
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (pediatric), tic disorders, BFRBs/trichotillomania/skin picking, anxiety disorders
View full profile →Sarosh Motivala, PhD
Los Angeles, CA — Spectrum CBT (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓IOCDF Task Force; IOCDF Conference presenter
- ✓30+ publications; NIH award
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general), anxiety disorders, panic disorder
View full profile →Throstur Bjorgvinsson, PhD ABPP
Santa Monica, CA — OCD & Anxiety Program of Southern California (Co-Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓extensive publications
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general), anxiety disorders, depression
View full profile →Eda Gorbis, PhD LMFT
Los Angeles, CA — Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders (Founder/Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓extensive publications
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (refractory/severe), BDD, trichotillomania, anxiety disorders
View full profile →Joan Davidson, PhD
Berkeley, CA — San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy (Co-Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI certified
- ✓author; 25+ years OCD specialization
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general), anxiety disorders, mood disorders, BFRBs
View full profile →Jonathan Grayson, PhD
Pasadena, CA — The Grayson LA Treatment Center for Anxiety & OCD (Founder/Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓35+ years OCD specialization; author
Sub-specialties: OCD (general), generalized anxiety, panic, social phobia, PTSD
View full profile →Jenny Yip, PsyD ABPP
Los Angeles, CA — Renewed Freedom Center (Founder/Executive Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓extensive publications and media
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general/severe), perinatal/postpartum OCD, BDD, performance anxiety
View full profile →Michelle Massi, LMFT
Los Angeles, CA — Anxiety Therapy LA (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓IOCDF BTTI Faculty
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general), hoarding, scrupulosity/religious OCD, BFRBs
View full profile →Robin Zasio, PsyD LCSW
Sacramento, CA — Anxiety Treatment Center of Sacramento (Founder/Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓IOCDF BTTI Faculty; Scientific Advisory Board
- ✓TV personality (Hoarders); 30+ years specializing in OCD
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general), hoarding, BDD, trichotillomania, anxiety disorders
View full profile →Scott Granet, LCSW
Redwood City, CA — OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California (Founder/Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓author of The Complete OCD Workbook; trained thousands of clinicians
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general), BDD, BFRBs/trichotillomania/skin picking, intrusive thoughts
View full profile →Top 10 OCD Therapists in New York
New York is home to some of the nation's most respected OCD specialists. Our independent audit evaluated providers across ERP expertise, specialized training, research contributions, and institutional affiliations — scoring each on a 100-point scale. Here are the top 10.
Fred Penzel, PhD
Huntington, NY — Western Suffolk Psychological Services (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Legendary OCD specialist; IOCDF Board
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, Trichotillomania, Hoarding
View full profile →Fugen Neziroglu, PhD ABBP ABPP
Great Neck, NY — Bio Behavioral Institute (Director/Founder)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BBI founder; IOCDF
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (refractory/severe), BDD, BFRBs, anxiety disorders
View full profile →Helen Blair Simpson, MD PhD
New York, NY — Columbia Center for OCD and Related Disorders (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Columbia/NYSPI
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (general)
View full profile →Scott Waltman, PsyD
Queens, NY — Academy of Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies (President)
Why they made the list:
- ✓ABPP; President ACBT
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, Anxiety
View full profile →Jonathan Abramowitz, PhD
Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn OCD Center (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓ERP specialist; ABPP candidate
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding
View full profile →Steven Phillipson, PhD
New York (Manhattan), NY — Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (Clinical Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓40+ years OCD/ERP; IOCDF conference lecturer; mentored generations of OCD clinicians
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (all subtypes), BDD, trichotillomania, hoarding
View full profile →Avital Falk, PhD
New York (Manhattan), NY — My OCD Care / Weill Cornell Medicine (Director of Intensive Treatment / Vice Chair for Treatment Innovation)
Why they made the list:
- ✓UCLA PhD; NYU Child Study Center internship; Weill Cornell Youth Anxiety Center postdoc; founded ITP for OCD/Anxiety
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: Pediatric OCD, intensive treatment, anxiety in youth
View full profile →Anthony Pinto, PhD
Glen Oaks (Queens), NY — Northwell Health OCD Center at Zucker Hillside Hospital (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Directs dedicated OCD center; trains doctoral students and residents in ERP; Feinstein Institutes researcher
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, OCPD, hoarding
View full profile →Sony Khemlani-Patel, PhD
Great Neck, NY — Bio Behavioral Institute (Clinical Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI Faculty; IOCDF Scientific & Clinical Advisory Board; VP of OCD New York
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, hoarding, trichotillomania, skin picking
View full profile →Elliot Kaminetzky, PhD
New York (Manhattan), NY — My OCD Care (Founder & Clinical Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Reeds Center predoctoral (2 years); Northwell OCD Center postdoc under Anthony Pinto; IOCDF listed
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (all subtypes), anxiety, BDD
View full profile →Top 10 OCD Therapists in Texas
Texas is home to some of the nation's most respected OCD specialists. Our independent audit evaluated providers across ERP expertise, specialized training, research contributions, and institutional affiliations — scoring each on a 100-point scale. Here are the top 10.
Elizabeth McIngvale, PhD LCSW MBA
Houston, TX — OCD Institute of Texas (McLean OCDI Houston) (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI Faculty; Founder of Peace of Mind Foundation; world-renowned OCD expert
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Eric Storch, PhD
Houston, TX — Baylor College of Medicine OCD Program (Vice Chair & Head, Dept. of Psychiatry)
Why they made the list:
- ✓OCD program director; world-renowned OCD researcher
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Molly Martinez, PhD
Richardson, TX — SOAR (Specialists in OCD & Anxiety Recovery), PLLC (Founder / Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI Faculty; 15+ years OCD specialization
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Jennifer Sy, PhD
Houston, TX — OCD Institute of Texas (McLean OCDI Houston) (Training Director & Clinical Psychologist)
Why they made the list:
- ✓OCD Institute training; Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Melissa Fasteau, PsyD
Houston, TX — Dr. Melissa Fasteau, PsyD (Solo)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI certified (2017); McLean OCD Institute postdoc (4 years)
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Ryan Judd, LCSW-S
Houston, TX — OCD Institute of Texas (McLean OCDI Houston) (Clinical Director and Behavior Therapist)
Why they made the list:
- ✓OCDI trained
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Misti Nicholson, PsyD
Austin / Round Rock, TX — Austin Anxiety & OCD Specialists (Founder / Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Jay Jeter, LPC-S
New Braunfels, TX — The OCD Clinics (Clinician)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI-certified; 20+ years experience
Karly Kothmann, LPC
New Braunfels, TX — The OCD Clinics (Clinician)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI-certified
Top 10 OCD Therapists in Florida
Florida is home to some of the nation's most respected OCD specialists. Our independent audit evaluated providers across ERP expertise, specialized training, research contributions, and institutional affiliations — scoring each on a 100-point scale. Here are the top 10.
Adam Lewin, PhD ABPP
St. Petersburg, FL — USF Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓ABPP board certified; UCLA fellowship; directs FL's premier pediatric OCD program; intensive daily ERP format
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: Pediatric OCD, tics, anxiety, intensive treatment
View full profile →E. Katia Moritz, PhD ABPP
Weston, FL — NeuroBehavioral Institute (Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer)
Why they made the list:
- ✓ABPP board certified; co-founded NBI; co-directs NBI Ranch residential; documentary filmmaker on OCD
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, severe/treatment-resistant OCD, ASD+OCD
View full profile →Jonathan Hoffman, PhD ABPP
Weston, FL — NeuroBehavioral Institute (Co-Founder & Clinical Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓ABPP board certified; co-founded NBI 1996; APPIC-approved postdoc training; runs IOP, PHP, and NBI Ranch residential
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (all subtypes), anxiety, ASD+OCD overlap
View full profile →Michael Greenberg, PhD
Miami, FL — OCD & Anxiety Center of Miami (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Rumination-Focused ERP developer
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: Pure O, Rumination OCD
View full profile →Christian Komor, PsyD
Pensacola, FL — Private Practice (Therapist)
Why they made the list:
- ✓IOCDF Scientific Advisory Board; author of 12+ OCD books including 'The ERP Cure'; trained 1000+ professionals
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD (all subtypes), BDD, hoarding
View full profile →Carol Mathews, MD
Gainesville, FL — UF Center for OCD Anxiety & Related Disorders (COARD) (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Donald R. Dizney Chair in Psychiatry; directs COARD (founded 1991 by Wayne Goodman); former UCSD/UCSF
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, treatment-resistant OCD, OCD genetics
View full profile →Mauricio Ramirez, PhD
Tallahassee, FL — Tallahassee OCD & Anxiety Treatment (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓30 years ERP experience
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding
View full profile →Griffin Harrow, PsyD
Lake Mary, FL — Central Florida OCD Institute (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓UPenn CTSA trained
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, Anxiety
View full profile →Laura Bykofsky, LCSW
Boca Raton, FL — OCD & Anxiety Specialists (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓39 years ERP experience
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding, Anxiety
View full profile →Steven Seay, PhD
Palm Beach Gardens, FL — Center for Psychological & Behavioral Science (Clinical Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓90%+ OCD/anxiety practice; offers intensive ERP (IOP); IOCDF listed; OCD blog
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD, anxiety, intensive treatment
View full profile →Top 10 OCD Therapists in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is home to some of the nation's most respected OCD specialists. Our independent audit evaluated providers across ERP expertise, specialized training, research contributions, and institutional affiliations — scoring each on a 100-point scale. Here are the top 10.
Martin Franklin, PhD
Plymouth Meeting / Philadelphia, PA — CHOP (formerly); private practice (Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies for OCD and Anxiety, Plymouth Meeting) (Director (former Penn CTSA Child OCD; now private practice, COTTAGe))
Why they made the list:
- ✓Long-standing OCD researcher; co-author of 'Treating OCD in Children and Adolescents'
- ✓Published researcher (extensive; nationally known pediatric OCD researcher; POTS trials)
Sub-specialties: Pediatric OCD, trichotillomania, tic disorders
View full profile →Robert Hudak, MD
Pittsburgh (Oakland), PA — UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital - Center for Treatment of OCD and Anxiety Disorders / Adult OCD IOP (Medical Director; Professor of Psychiatry)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI Trained; IOCDF Scientific & Clinical Advisory Board member; Leader/Editor of IOCDF OCD Accreditation Task Force
- ✓Published researcher (extensive; co-author of 'Handbook of Psychiatric Disorders in Adults in the Primary Care Setting', book chapters, NIMH-funded research)
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: Adult OCD, autism + OCD comorbidity, schizo-obsessive disorder, treatment-resistant OCD
View full profile →Nick Flower, PsyD
Bridgeville (Pittsburgh metro), PA — OCD Spectrum, Inc. (President/Founder)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI graduate (Boston 2014); ongoing supervision from IOCDF Scientific Advisory Board member
- ✓Published researcher (speaks at IOCDF annual conferences; harm OCD support groups)
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: OCD all subtypes (harm OCD, contamination, scrupulosity, HOCD, ROCD), BDD, BFRBs, phobias
View full profile →Daniel Chazin, PhD ABPP A-CBT
Philadelphia (Rittenhouse Square), PA — Center for Anxiety, OCD, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (anxietyocdphilly.com) (Founder/Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Board-certified ABPP and A-CBT Diplomate; PE certified by CTSA; trains/certifies other clinicians
- ✓Published researcher (multiple publications, conference presentations)
Sub-specialties: OCD, BDD, BFRBs (trichotillomania, excoriation), social anxiety, panic, GAD, PTSD
View full profile →Tamar Chansky, PhD
Plymouth Meeting (also Chestnut Hill home office; telehealth via doxy.me), PA — Children's and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety (Founder/Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Doctoral training under Philip Kendall (Temple); 25+ years of OCD-specialized practice
- ✓Published researcher (author of 'Freeing Your Child from OCD' and series; nationally recognized)
Sub-specialties: Pediatric OCD, adult OCD, anxiety subtypes, trichotillomania, tics, PTSD
View full profile →Lily Brown, PhD
Philadelphia, PA — Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA), Perelman School of Medicine, U Penn (Director, Assistant Professor)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Trained in EX/RP at UCLA & Brown; certified PE consultant; runs OCD workshops
- ✓Published researcher (extensive; PTSD/OCD/suicide research)
Sub-specialties: OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorders, suicide risk in anxiety
View full profile →Jessica Bodie, PhD
Philadelphia, PA — CTSA, U Penn (Director of Child Services)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Certified clinician, consultant, and supervisor in PE and EX/RP
- ✓Published researcher (ARFID, picky eating, emetophobia)
Sub-specialties: Child/adolescent OCD, ARFID, emetophobia, choking phobia
View full profile →Harold Kirby, LCSW BCD DSW
Bala Cynwyd, PA — OCD CBT Mindful Stress & Anxiety Management Center (MSAM) (Founder)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Beck Institute Extramural Training Program; co-founder of AOTCP with Jonathan Grayson; 27+ years OCD specialization
- ✓Published researcher (multiple ABCT/IOCDF conference presentations, Grayson & Kirby publications)
Sub-specialties: OCD, anxiety disorders, depression, mindfulness-integrated CBT
View full profile →Sandy Capaldi, PsyD
Philadelphia, PA — Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA), U Penn (Associate Director, Outpatient Clinic Director, Director of Implementation; Associate Professor)
Why they made the list:
- ✓EX/RP and PE certified; faculty trainer at CTSA workshops
- ✓Published researcher (anxiety disorder research, implementation)
Sub-specialties: OCD, PTSD, anxiety, agoraphobia
View full profile →Amanda Meredith, LCSW
Pittsburgh (Monroeville HQ, Boyce Rd address), PA — The Center for OCD and Anxiety (Pittsburgh) (Executive Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Practice listed as BTTI Trained on IOCDF; runs CEU training in OCD diagnosis/ERP
Sub-specialties: OCD, OC-spectrum, anxiety
View full profile →Top 10 OCD Therapists in Georgia
Georgia is home to some of the nation's most respected OCD specialists. Our independent audit evaluated providers across ERP expertise, specialized training, research contributions, and institutional affiliations — scoring each on a 100-point scale. Here are the top 10.
Jordan Cattie, PhD ABPP
Atlanta, GA — Emory University OCD & Anxiety Intensive Program (Director / Associate Professor)
Why they made the list:
- ✓ABPP Board Certified; ERP/ACT specialist; directs academic IOP
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Josh Spitalnick, PhD ABPP
Dunwoody, GA — Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta (CEO / Founder)
Why they made the list:
- ✓IOCDF BTTI Training Faculty (2021); BTTI Certified Pediatric (2019)
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Rebecca Schneider, PhD
Atlanta, GA — Emory COPE (Child OCD Program) (Director / Assistant Professor)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Postdoc at McLean OCDI Jr./Harvard; ACT/ERP for youth; IOCDF ACT SIG co-founder
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Kasey Brown, MSW LCSW
Athens, GA — Georgia Center for OCD & Anxiety (Clinician / President OCD Georgia)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI graduate (Adult, Pediatric, Hoarding, Advanced BTTIs); TLC & TSA-USA trained
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Shala Nicely, MS LPC
Marietta, GA — Private Practice (Solo)
Why they made the list:
- ✓ERP specialist; IOCDF Diversity Council; co-founder OCD Georgia (2011)
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
J. Scott Matthews, MS LPC
Atlanta / Savannah, GA — Private Practice (Solo)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI trained; ERP/I-CBT/ACT; 27 years experience; IOCDF & ADAA member
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Theresa Schaffer, LCSW
Decatur, GA — Private Practice (Solo)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI graduate; ERP/ACT/I-CBT trained; 20+ years experience
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Christina Hall, PsyD
Atlanta, GA — Christina M. Hall PsyD, PC (Solo)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI graduate (children/adolescents/adults); Secretary of OCD Georgia
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Erin Nghe, LCSW
Decatur, GA — OCD Set Free (Founder)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI participant; trained under Dr. Monnica Williams at Louisville OCD Clinic; IOCDF Diversity Council member
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Shannan Edwards, PhD
Dunwoody, GA — Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta (Clinical Psychologist)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI certified (2019); ERP specialist
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Top 10 OCD Therapists in Ohio
Ohio is home to some of the nation's most respected OCD specialists. Our independent audit evaluated providers across ERP expertise, specialized training, research contributions, and institutional affiliations — scoring each on a 100-point scale. Here are the top 10.
Lawrence Needleman, PhD
Columbus, OH — Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic / OSU (Founder / Associate Professor)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Founding Fellow, Academy of Cognitive Therapy; trained with Aaron T. Beck
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Nathan Fite, PhD
Cincinnati / Dayton, OH — The Anxiety Center (Founder / Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓UPenn CTSA ERP training; Yale SPACE training; ADAA Alies Muskin Award recipient
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Beth McCreary, PhD ABPP
Worthington, OH — Anxiety and Behavioral Health Services (Director)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Postdoc at OSU Anxiety Clinic + Johns Hopkins; ABPP Board Certified in Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Jennifer G. Wells, LISW-S
Mason, OH — Lindner Center of HOPE (Director, OCD & Anxiety Treatment Team)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI-trained; advanced training through IOCDF
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Jonah Lakin, PsyD
Lakewood, OH — OCD & Anxiety Center of Cleveland (Founder)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI Advanced Consultation with Jonathan Grayson PhD
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Joanna Hardis, LISW-S
Cleveland Heights, OH — Joanna Hardis LISW-S (Solo)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI graduate; Yale SPACE trained (2017); UPenn Prolonged Exposure (2020)
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Joseph DeCola, PhD
Worthington, OH — Anxiety and Behavioral Health Services (Clinician)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Two PhDs (Biological Psych SUNY Albany; Clinical Psych UCLA); former Director OSU Anxiety Clinic
- ✓Published researcher
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Matthew Free, PhD
Columbus, OH — Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic (Clinician)
Why they made the list:
- ✓BTTI verified by IOCDF; postdoc at ABHS
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Elaine Bruckner, PhD
Perrysburg, OH — Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Toledo (Co-Owner)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Extensive ERP training; ADAA member
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Jennifer Wilcox-Berman, PsyD
Mason, OH — Lindner Center of HOPE (Staff Psychologist, OCD/Anxiety Team)
Why they made the list:
- ✓Postdoc at Doorways LLC (developed IOP for OCD)
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Top 10 OCD Therapists in Illinois
Our audit of Illinois OCD providers revealed a gap: the state's highest-scoring therapists primarily practice through telehealth platforms like NOCD, and few have the deep specialized training or institutional affiliations seen in other states. The providers below represent the best options currently available, but if you're in Illinois and need intensive, in-person OCD care, consider looking into neighboring states or telehealth with top-rated providers from other regions.
Andrew Latoszewski, Licensed Therapist MSW
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Hoarding disorder, Phobias
View full profile →Paulina Stephens, Licensed Therapist PsyD
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Why they made the list:
- ✓IOCDF provider
- ✓IOCDF-listed provider
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Hoarding disorder, Hair pulling, Tics, Skin picking, Nail biting
View full profile →Heather Schultz, Licensed Therapist MSW
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Phobias, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Skin picking, Depression
View full profile →David Jarosz, LCPC
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Nail biting, Phobias, Hair pulling, Skin picking
View full profile →Kelly Sansone, LCSW
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Skin picking, Phobias, Nail biting, Tics
View full profile →Courtney Hupp, Licensed Therapist MSW
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Hoarding disorder, Hair pulling, Tics, Nail biting, Depression
View full profile →Demetria Agharese, LPC
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Tics, Nail biting, Hair pulling, Skin picking, Depression
View full profile →Erin Pearlman, Licensed Therapist MSW
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Hair pulling, Skin picking, Tics, Phobias, Depression
View full profile →Melissa Reiman, Licensed Therapist MSW
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Why they made the list:
- ✓NOCD ERP training
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Tics, Phobias, Skin picking, Nail biting
View full profile →Chelsea Domanico, Licensed Therapist MSW
Telehealth, IL — NOCD / TreatMyOCD (Clinician)
Sub-specialties: Anxiety, Hair pulling, Tics, Nail biting, Skin picking, Depression
View full profile →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Olee Index?
The Olee Index is an independent scoring system that evaluates OCD therapists on a 100-point scale across seven dimensions including ERP evidence, OCD specialization depth, specialized training, and institutional signals. No provider pays for inclusion or ranking.
What is ERP and why does it matter?
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the gold-standard behavioral therapy for OCD, backed by decades of clinical research. Our audit prioritizes providers who demonstrate clear, evidence-based ERP practice — not just those who list “OCD” among many specialties.
Why are some states ranked higher than others?
States like California, New York, and Texas have deep concentrations of OCD-specialized academic institutions, research centers, and IOCDF-affiliated clinics. Other states may have fewer specialists, meaning the available options score lower on our audit — but they can still be excellent providers for your needs.
Can I see a provider from another state via telehealth?
Many top-rated providers offer telehealth, but licensing rules generally require the therapist to be licensed in your state. Some providers hold multi-state licenses. Check directly with the provider or use the Olee Index for telehealth-specific filters.
How often are these rankings updated?
We re-audit providers quarterly and update scores as new training, publications, and credential changes are verified. Visit olee-index.com for the most current rankings.
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