International OCD Awareness Week Event

Ask the Experts: A Panel of OCD Treatment Experts

October 14 & October 16, 2019

Attendance to these events are free and open to the public, and are designed for both mental health professionals, as well as persons with OCD, their families, and anyone whose life is affected by OCD. They are open panels where attendees are encouraged to come with questions which they can present to the panel. Free pizza for everyone!

The Event Will Be Held at 3 locations

Monday, October 14, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Grillestone
2658 Rt. 516
Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Monday, October 14, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza
8119 Town Center Way
Livingston, NJ 07039

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cherry Hill Library (no food provided. sorry)
1100 Kings Highway North
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

MEET THE EXPERT PANELISTS

Livingston – Free Pizza for Everyone!

Monday, October 14, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza
8119 Town Center Way
Livingston, NJ 07039

Jordan Levy, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Midtown Manhattan and Northern New Jersey. He provides effective strategies and skills to adults and adolescents for a broad range of issues within Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). He specializes in helping people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) including Pure-Obsessional OCD.

Melissa Conway, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and New York. She is in private practice in Manhattan where she treats adults and adolescents with anxiety disorders and OCD. Dr. Conway specializes in working with individuals with the “purely-obsessional” and “sensorimotor” subtypes of OCD.

Stacey Dobrinsky, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and Massachusetts. She is an associate of Stress and Anxiety Services of NJ in Florham Park. Dr. Dobrinsky is a graduate of the Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), the country’s foremost OCD training program, sponsored by The International OCD Foundation. She was previously the Director of Clinical Services, Mclean Hospital’s Child and Adolescent OCD Institute (OCDI Jr.).

Zach Infantolino, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and New York. He is an associate of Stress and Anxiety Services of NJ in Florham Park. He is trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania.

Old Bridge- Free Pizza for Everyone!

Monday, October 14, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Grillestone
2658 Rt. 516
Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Allen Weg, Ed.D. is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Stress and Anxiety Services of NJ, practicing in Florham Park and East Brunswick. He is a graduate of the Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), the country’s foremost OCD training program, sponsored by the International OCD Foundation. Dr. Weg is President of the Board of Directors of OCD New Jersey, an affiliate of International OCD Foundation, and is a Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board Member of the International OCD Foundation. He is author of “OCD Treatment Through Storytelling,” published by Oxford University Press.

Rachel Strohl, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey. She is an associate of Stress and Anxiety Services in NJ in East Brunswick. She is a graduate of the Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), the country’s foremost OCD training program, sponsored by the International OCD Foundation. Dr. Strohl is serving on the Board of Directors at OCD New Jersey.

Robert Zambrano, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey. He is an associate of Stress and Anxiety Services in NJ in East Brunswick. He is a graduate of the Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), the country’s foremost OCD training program, sponsored by the International OCD Foundation. Dr. Zambrano also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of OCD New Jersey.

Jennifer Kennedy, Psy.D is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey. She is an associate of Stress and Anxiety Services in NJ in East Brunswick. Dr. Kennedy is certified by the Trichotillomania Learning Center for the treatment of Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

Cherry Hill – Sorry, the library does not allow for food, but you can fill yourselves up with knowledge about OCD from these panel members!

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cherry Hill Library (no food provided. sorry)
1100 Kings Highway North
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Marla W. Deibler, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist and the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia. She serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors of OCD New Jersey (OCDNJ), the New Jersey affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). Dr. Deibler is also a graduate of IOCDF’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI).

Jennifer Gola, Psy.D. is a Licensed Psychologist and serves as a Staff Psychologist at The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia. Dr. Gola provides psychological treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of psychological disorders using evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Dr. Gola provides services in both the Cherry Hill and Princeton CEH offices.

Jacquelyn Gola, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist and serves as a Staff Psychologist at The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia. She provides psychological treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of psychological disorders using evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). She regularly facilitates a social anxiety exposure group for teenagers and OCD and trichotillomania/excoriation support groups with other CEH staff. Prior to joining CEH, Dr. Gola obtained clinical experience and training at The Child and Adolescent OCD, Tic, Trich, and Anxiety Group (COTTAGe) at the University of Pennsylvania. She provides services in both the Cherry Hill and Princeton CEH offices.

Phoebe Durland, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist and serves and a Staff Psychologist at The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia in the Cherry Hill office. Dr. Durland has extensive experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with a range of presenting problems using evidence-based treatments including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Comprehensive Model for Behavioral Treatment (ComB), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Parent Management Training (PMT).

Paul T. is an OCD advocate. He has successfully utilized treatment to minimize OCD’s impact and is studying to become a therapist so that he may help others overcome OCD.

OCD Awareness Week 2019