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Johanna Kaplan, PhD

Dr. Johanna Kaplan is the director of the Washington Anxiety Center of Capitol Hill. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. She is also a PSYPact provider. She earned her Ph.D.

Clinical Trial 03.14.2022

The Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Latin Americans

Description of Study

Baylor College of Medicine and the University of North Carolina would like to present the Latin American Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD Genomics, or LATINO. Led by Drs.

Principal Investigator

Eric Storch, PhD, and James Crowley, PhD

Janina Scarlet, PhD

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, TEDx speaker, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution.

Lediya Dumessa, PhD

Dr. Lediya Dumessa earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Mississippi State University, her M.A in Clinical Psychology from Western Carolina University, and her B.A. in Psychology from University of Tennessee.

Webinar 03.14.2022

Superhero Therapy: Combining Evidence-Based Therapy with Pop Culture Narratives to Help Clients Heal

This webinar focuses on how we can help clients learn to manage their feelings of loneliness and cultivate meaningful interpersonal connections, using fiction and narrative writing exercises as vehicles for fostering connection and posttraumatic growth.

Tamar Parmet

Tamar graduated from Brandeis University in 2017 with a background in behavioral neuroscience research. After graduating, Tamar worked on several translational research studies examining the various underpinnings of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Blog post 03.14.2022

Six Ways to Motivate Yourself to Move When You’re Feeling Down

Evidence-based research has consistently found that physical activity can improve emotional wellbeing and alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Ifrah Sheikh, MSc, MA

Ifrah Sheikh, MSc, MA, is a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at Georgia State University.

Blog post 03.11.2022

How Black Women are Harnessing the Power of Racial Identity in the Face of Racism

Our growing understanding of the relationship between racism and health has enormous implications broadly and in relation to minoritized women. Black and Brown womanhood often results in the exposure to multiple oppressive and traumatic experiences uniquely dependent on the intersection among racism, sexism, and violence.

Personal Story 03.11.2022

You Can Teach an Old(er) Dog – With OCD – New Tricks! (Or Why I Attended an OCD Treatment Program in My Late 40s)

...I feel that my experience in an OCD Treatment program with an ERP focus was definitely a positive one. I successfully completed exposures forcing me to face some of my worst OCD fears. I feel that I lessened my OCD urges and took some control back over my emotional well-being.

Personal Story 03.08.2022

My Anxiety Triumph

I'm a School Counselor and I experienced anxiety and depression during my first year on my current job.

Blog post 03.07.2022

Many Ukrainians Face a Future of Lasting Psychological Wounds from the Russian Invasion

“Polina came to our bedroom awakened by the sound of explosions. I didn’t know and still don’t know what to tell her. Her eyes today are full of fear and terror; eyes of all of us.”