Alexander Gorbis obtained his master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University and is a BBS registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT 123454). He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Economics from the University of California, Davis. As a student, he volunteered at Sandy Segal Youth Health Center providing mental health services to youth and teens suffering from anxiety, depression, and grief. Concurrently Alex worked with adults (18-55) with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, etc for three years. His main role as an independent living skills (ILS) instructor, was assisting clients in learning domains such as safety, nutrition, social & communication skills, housekeeping, community access and money management. Since graduating Pepperdine, Alex is working at the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, attaining hours for licensure and gaining clinical experience with highly comorbid and extreme cases of OCD and related anxiety disorders. As an associate therapist his responsibilities are administering supervised assessments to new patients, provide support in developing and executing exposures with patients, and assigning daily homework while maintaining a high standard of care. Alex has developed a passion for working the OCD and related anxiety disorders population. As of January 2022, Alex began studying toward his doctoral degree (Psy.D.) at The Chicago School for Professional Psychology with an expected completion in three years. Alex’s clinical services at the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders are provided under the license and supervision of Dr. David Kronemyer (PSY29946) and Dr. Mark Winitsky (LMFT 47563).
