ABOUT DR. Dennis

Therapy languages: English

Pronouns: she/her

Dr. Dennis is a post-doctoral fellow specializing in evidence-based treatment for adults who have OCD and anxiety related disorders. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Barnard College of Columbia University in 2018. During her time at Barnard, Dr. Dennis was involved in research on early development and autism spectrum disorders.

Dr. Dennis went on to receive her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey and graduated in 2023. She completed a one-year APA accredited internship at Aspire Health Alliance and McLean Hospital SouthEast. At Aspire Health Alliance, Dr. Dennis worked in a community mental health clinic providing individual therapy, group therapy, and crisis intervention services. She also worked in the Partial Hospital Program (PHP) at McLean SouthEast where she delivered evidence-based interventions specifically tailored to patients with anxiety and depressive disorders. Dr. Dennis worked on McLean SouthEast’s inpatient unit where she facilitated groups and provided patients with supportive and short-term therapy.

Dr. Dennis specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and exposure and response prevention (Ex/RP) for treating OCD, specific phobia, and other anxiety disorders in adults and older adolescents. She also provides Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and works with those experiencing insomnia and sleep-related difficulties. Dr. Dennis is passionate about creating a warm therapeutic environment to help collaboratively identify treatment goals and work toward achieving them.

 In addition, Dr. Dennis has been involved in research focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those with OCD. She was recently published in the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders as first author of “The Perceived Long Term Impact of COVID-19 on OCD Symptomology” and in the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy as first author of “A Perfect Storm? Health Anxiety, Contamination Fears, and COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Past Pandemics and Current Challenges.”