Julia Moore Vogel, PhD is a Program Director at Scripps Research. She manages The Participant Center (TPC) for the NIH-funded All of Us Research Program.

Maria G Fraire, PhD, is the program director of the OCD Institute for Children & Adolescents (OCDI Jr.) at McLean Hospital. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and specializes in the treatment of severe anxiety, OCD, and co-occurring disorders, specifically utilizing cognitive behavior therapy, and exposure and response prevention.

Dr. Amy Rapp is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. She completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Science at UCLA, during which she was the recipient of a NIMH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship. Currently, Dr. Rapp is affiliated with the Columbia University Center for OCD and Related Disorders where she also completed a three-year NIMH-funded postdoctoral research fellowship.

HeadsUpGuys is an online, anonymous resource specifically designed for men, and their families, to prevent the continued erosion of men’s mental health and deaths by suicide.

Dr. Tamar Gordon is the Founder and Clinical Director of the Gordon Therapy Group (www.gordontherapygroup.com) in New York. A graduate of Harvard University, St. John’s University, and the NYU Child Study Center’s Post-Doctoral Program, she is passionate about helping people with anxiety across the life-span, from childhood through adulthood.

As a professional membership organization grounded in scientifically accepted protocols, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) values our diverse network of members, which includes clinicians, researchers, therapists, psychiatrists, students, and trainees. In Conversation with ADAA is a series of interview blogs with some of our most knowledgeable members whose collaborative work, dedication, and passion in the field of mental health allows us to bring more awareness, resources, treatment information, and hope to the public.

Dr. Tamar Gordon is the Founder and Clinical Director of the Gordon Therapy Group (www.gordontherapygroup.com) in New York.  A graduate of Harvard University, St. John’s University, and the NYU Child Study Center’s Post-Doctoral Program, she is passionate about helping people with anxiety across the life-span, from childhood through adulthood.