Ask the Authors Q & A: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety

Dr. Josh Spitalnick is a Licensed Psychologist, Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology (ABPP) and CEO/Practice Owner of Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta, an outpatient clinic in Dunwoody, GA. He also serves on the training faculty of the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI). In his clinical practice, Dr. Spitalnick specializes in the delivery of evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety and mood disorders, health anxiety, specific phobias, stress and trauma, medical complexities, and difficulties in relationship functioning. He works with children, adolescents and adults, families, and couples. He has notable subspecialties in pediatric anxiety (separation anxiety, sleep difficulties, selective mutism, phobias, etc), health anxiety, and OCD subtypes that are less commonly seen (harm OCD, moral scrupulosity, relationship OCD, sexual orientation OCD, etc), sometimes called Pure O subtypes of OCD.

Michael Stier, LCPC, LPC, NCC, Director of Education and Training, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Professional Counselor in both Missouri and Georgia. He specializes in using evidenced-based treatment approaches such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat OCD, health anxiety, and other related anxiety-based disorders (including panic disorder, phobias, and social anxiety). Additionally, he integrates both mindfulness-based and metacognitive strategies into his approach to increase motivation, develop insight, and ultimately deepen exposure-based treatment approaches.