OCD Related Content

Staff Profile: Alyssa L. Faro, PhD

Alyssa L. Faro, PhD, is the director of Clinical Services at the Child and Adolescent OCD Institute (OCDI Jr.) at McLean. Dr. Faro is a licensed clinical psychologist and specializes in evidence-based treatments, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and...

OCD Treatment at the Intersection of Innovation and Compassion

Did you know that 2.2 million adults live with obsessive compulsive disorder , with 25% developing the illness by age 14? A person’s level of OCD can be anywhere from mild to severe, but if left untreated, OCD can destroy a person’s capacity to function at work or school, or even to lead an...

Staff Profile: Michaela B. Swee, PhD

Michaela B. Swee, PhD, is a staff psychologist in the Outpatient Trauma Clinic and co-director of Adult Psychology Training at McLean Hospital. She is an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her research and clinical interests surround the intersection...

Staff Profile: Rachel O. Rubin, PhD

Rachel O. Rubin, PhD, is a staff psychologist who works with children, adolescents, and families at the Child and Adolescent OCD Institute (OCDI Jr.). She specializes in providing evidence-based treatments, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and...

Staff Profile: Daniel I. Gittins Stone, PhD

Daniel I. Gittins Stone, PhD, is a licensed psychologist specializing in the use of cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of anxiety, mood, and related disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. He is experienced in providing evidence-based interventions through individual, group...

Staff Profile: Luisa Barreto, PsyD

Luisa Barreto, PsyD, is a staff psychologist who works with children, adolescents, and families at McLean’s Child and Adolescent OCD Institute (OCDI Jr.). She specializes in providing cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy to youth with severe anxiety and...

Staff Profile: Abigail Stark, PhD

Abigail Stark, PhD, is a staff psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and McLean Hospital and an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She currently works within Acute Psychiatric Services in the emergency room at MGH and at the McLean...

Staff Profile: Jeff Szymanski, PhD

Jeff Szymanski, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is the founder of Getting to the Next Level Consulting. Dr. Szymanski has over 25 years of experience in mental health as a clinician, supervisor, trainer, and administrator. He served as the executive director of the International OCD Foundation for 15...

Staff Profile: Daniel Zwillenberg, PsyD

Daniel Zwillenberg, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist at McLean Hospital’s 3East adolescent DBT program. He is also an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Prior to moving to Massachusetts in 2013, Dr. Zwillenberg served as the director of Externship...

Staff Profile: Heidi Browne, MD

Heidi Browne, MD, is a board-certified general adult psychiatrist who provides both medication management and psychotherapy. She has expertise in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and trauma-spectrum disorders. Currently, Dr. Browne is the associate medical director of the Trauma Continuum of Care...

OCD Institute

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating illness consisting of unwanted thoughts and time-consuming rituals that can significantly limit a person’s ability to function in daily life. In 1997, we opened our doors as the country’s first residential treatment program for this condition...

Staff Profile: Brian P. Brennan, MD, MMSc

Brian P. Brennan, MD, MMSc, is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is the medical director of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute at McLean Hospital—an intensive residential treatment facility for patients with severe OCD and related disorders. He is also the...

McLean Anxiety Mastery Program

At the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program (MAMP), we work closely with children and adolescents ages 6 to 19 who present with anxiety disorders, such as social anxiety, specific phobias, panic attacks, separation anxiety, agoraphobia, and obsessions and compulsions. Our outpatient clinic provides group...