Donald Altman , Elizabeth DuPont Spencer , Jennifer Sampson , Kimberly Morrow & Ruth Lippin

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Kimberly is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in private practice, treating people with anxiety and depression using the Cognitive Behavior Therapy model. She has been training other professionals and presenting workshops both locally and nationally for over 10 years. Kimberly’s feedback from her workshops is consistently outstanding as she provides an energetic and open learning format which includes multiple approaches to the development of CBT skills. She is the recipient of the 2012 Clinician Outreach Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Kimberly is the author of Face it and Feel it: 10 Simple (But Not Easy) Ways to Live Well with Anxiety.

Elizabeth is a licensed clinical social worker. Trained as a cognitive behavioral therapist, with a particular specialty in the anxiety and mood disorders, she works with children, adolescents and adults. She is well known for her work on special topics such as food phobia and school avoidance, focusing both on their impact on the individual and on the family. In addition to these practice specialties, for ten years she served on a team conducting clinical research on new medications for anxiety and depression. A graduate of Columbia University in New York City, and the University of Maryland School of Social Work, she completed her clinical training at the National Institutes of Health and the Catholic University of America. She is a popular speaker at community, national and international meetings. She is the co-author of two books, The Anxiety Cure and The Anxiety Cure for Kids. Elizabeth works in Rockville, Maryland. 

Ruth is a licensed clinical social worker that has had a private practice in New York City for the past 17+ years specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. She works with children, adolescents and adults. A graduate of Columbia University School of Social Work, she was trained in cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders at The Anxiety Phobia Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital in Westchester, New York. She is a member of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (a national organization whose mission is to promote the prevention, treatment and cure of anxiety disorders) and served on their direct service and membership committees. Ruth is a recipient of the ADAA's 2012 Clinician's Outreach Award. She is also a professional member of The New York City Cognitive Behavioral Association and the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Prior to Ruth becoming a cognitive behavioral therapist, she had a successful career as a public interest attorney in New York City.

 

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