Meet Dr. Joanna Kaye

Education and Clinical Training

• Postdoctoral fellowship and predoctoral internship: University of California, San Diego/VA San Diego Healthcare System

• PhD in Clinical Psychology: Drexel University

• BA in Psychology and Spanish: Emory University

I have received comprehensive training from several of the top institutions in the world for anxiety, OCD, and PTSD treatment. The treatments I provide are the most powerful and effective treatments available for these conditions. 

I have worked in a variety of settings, including a community mental health clinic, the world-renowned Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety created by Dr. Edna Foa (the developer of prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD), and two Veterans Affairs medical centers.

Specializations

I specialize in the following evidence-based treatments:

• Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) for social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, and skin-picking (excoriation) disorder

• Exposure and response prevention (ERP) for obsessive compulsive disorder

• Inference-based cognitive behavioral therapy (I-CBT) for obsessive compulsive disorder

• Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD

• Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD

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Research and Service

I have engaged in research related to evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD. I have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals, and I have presented many research projects at professional conferences. My dissertation focused on understanding what gets in the way of therapists from providing the most effective treatment for anxiety disorders – exposure therapy.