Jennifer Ragan PhD

I have worked as a Staff Psychologist at the Center for OCD and Related Disorders at Mass General Hospital for over 20 years and I have a private practice as well. About 80% of my caseload is OCD and related disorders. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in my treatment with patients. I am passionate about helping patients with OCD live their best lives.

I treat a range of anxiety disorders (panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety) as well as depression.

The majority of my professional life (20+ years at Mass General Hospital) has been spent treating OCD and related disorders, helping to conduct research on OCD and BDD, and educating other practitioners on the ways OCD can present through an online course I created for practitioners who don’t specialize in OCD. My goal is for more providers to understand and recognize OCD and BDD so that patients get diagnosed earlier and provided with the treatment they so desperately need.