Kathi Abitbol, PhD
Clinical Director
Narrative of Services:
Our practice North Shore OCD Treatment Center, Ltd. is very proud to be 100% focused on clients with OCD. 100% of sessions focus on decreasing OCD symptoms. Exposure and response prevention is the primary treatment technique used. Other techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy will also be used. With a sole focus, we are confident in our ability to provide the best focused behavioral treatment for OCD. If a client has other co-occurring disorders, those will be treated by a more generalist or other disorder-specific therapist of the client’s choosing.
Training Description:
Dr. Fine (Abitbol) received her degree from a Ph.D. program that was deemed an NIH Program of Excellence in Scientifically Validated Behavioral Treatment. She continued her advanced cognitive behavioral training at the University of Michigan. She has helped clients with OCD at numerous locations including the Washington University School of Medicine, Rogers Memorial Hospital, the Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment Center, and the University of Michigan. Dr. Fine published a New Harbinger workbook for teens, presented on exposure therapy at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America national conference and has a first-author publication in the journal Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.