Helene Zupanc, MD

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Helene Zupanc, MD

Helene Zupanc & Beth Valdez met in graduate school at Northern Arizona University and became fast friends (both loving dogs, humor, counseling, and mantras!). They both earned their Masters Degree in Counseling and are Licensed Professional Counselors and have experience working in various therapeutic settings with a diverse population of clients. Helene and Beth co-write a health and wellness blog which focuses on the art of using mantras to increase mindful living.

Beth Valdez, MD

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Beth Valdez, MA

Helene Zupanc & Beth Valdez met in graduate school at Northern Arizona University and became fast friends (both loving dogs, humor, counseling, and mantras!). They both earned their Masters Degree in Counseling and are Licensed Professional Counselors and have experience working in various therapeutic settings with a diverse population of clients. Helene and Beth co-write a health and wellness blog which focuses on the art of using mantras to increase mindful living.

Oxana Stebbins, PhD

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Oxana Stebbins, PhD

Oxana Stebbins, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of the Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center based in Florida and is able to see individuals in most states via telehealth. Dr. Stebbins specializes in the evidence-based treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, and OCD using cognitive behavioral (CBT) and exposure-based therapy, integrating other modalities, such as ACT and DBT.

Stephnie Thomas, LCPC

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Stephnie Thomas, LCPC

Stephnie Thomas, LCPC, is the owner of a solo practice in Westminster, MD, & also works part time as an Associate at the Anxiety & Stress Disorders Institute in Towson, MD. Her unique life experiences growing up in rural New Zealand, traveling and living in several countries around the world, as well as the Masters degree obtained at a culturally diverse Pastoral Counseling program from Loyola College (now LU) in Md enabled her to bring a willingness to risk failure when she opened her solo practice in 2009. 

Veronica Tilden, PsyD

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Veronioa Tilden, PsyD

Dr. Veronica Tilden is a clinical psychologist in the State of Maryland and affiliated with the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute (ASDI). She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, OCD and related disorders in adolescents and young adults. She earned her Psy.D. from Nova Southeastern University and previously served in a staff position in the Department of Behavioral Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, where she provided direct patient care and supervision of clinical trainees.

Michelle Fernando, PhD

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Michelle Fernando, PhD

Michelle Fernando, PhD, is a postdoctoral clinical research fellow in the National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Michigan University. Her research and clinical interests focus on improving the experience of individuals with marginalized racial or ethnic identities in receiving trauma-focused mental health treatment, as well as understanding how racism and marginalization can impact mental health and cause trauma-like reactions.

Julie Erickson PhD

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Julie Erickson PhD

Dr. Julie Erickson is a clinical psychologist in private practice and adjunct faculty member in the Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development at the University of Toronto. She is the co-author of The Aging Well Workbook for Anxiety and Depression (New Harbinger Publications). 

James Murrough, MD, PhD - Scientific Council Vice-Chair

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James Murrough, MD, PhD

Dr. James Murrough is the Director of the Depression and Anxiety Center and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Jeanne Latiolais, PsyD

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Jeanne Latiolais, PsyD

Jeanne Latiolais, PsyD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in North Georgia with over 25 years’ experience. She earned her doctorate at Nova University in Ft Lauderdale, FL in 1995, and opened her practice in 1998. Previously, she served as a professor and supervisor for masters-level therapists at Argosy University, and has worked in hospital and residential settings. Currently, she devotes her professional time exclusively to her own private practice patients, and thoroughly enjoys helping people break free of anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, OCD, and weight management issues.