Alissa Jerud PhD

I’ve had the privilege of helping hundreds of individuals break free from their OCD using Exposure and Response Prevention, which is considered to be the gold-standard treatment for OCD. Although the majority of the patients in my practice are seen for OCD, I also provide exposure-based treatment for other anxiety-related disorders, including PTSD, social anxiety, panic disorder, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety. Regardless of the presenting issue, I love the work that I do, in large part because I get to see people make truly remarkable changes in treatment, thus enabling them to live richer, more fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Dr. Jerud is a licensed clinical psychologist and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her doctoral training at the University of Washington and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) from 2016-2018. While at the CTSA, Dr. Jerud trained and supervised other therapists in ERP and she continues in her current role to train other clinicians and supervise psychiatry residents in treating OCD and other anxiety-related disorders.