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SPECIALTY: Clinical Psychology, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
EDUCATION: B.A., Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame; Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Northern Illinois University; Internship and Postdoctoral training, Dartmouth Medical Center and the National Center for PTSD
AWARDS/HONORS: Co-author of 50 Ways to Rewire your Anxious Brain
Dr. Maha Zayed has more than 16 years of experience in clinical psychology, providing individual therapy to hundreds of clients who have inspired her with their strength and bravery. Specializing in anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), she has trained with some of the most well-known researchers and clinicians in the field. “I’ve had the privilege of working with and watching so many people display their strength and resiliency to manage the most debilitating symptoms and to go on to live happy, healthy lives,” she says.
In 2016, she founded The OCD & Anxiety Center after recognizing a gap in specialized treatment for OCD, anxiety, and trauma in the Chicago Suburbs. Today, the center’s team of 25 therapists work with each patient to design a treatment plan that is structured, goal oriented, and tailored to their individual symptoms. “I’m incredibly proud of all the training and continuing education that goes on at the Center,” says Dr. Zayed, who takes pride in making sure that the most up-to-date, effective treatments are being offered and that the clients support systems are included in treatment. Treatment can also occur intensively and in the home or outside of the office. “Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure Based therapy, we have seen people who have struggled for years get better and make progress in a relatively short amount of time,” she explains. In recent years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve seen a rise in anxiety, OCD, and trauma. “The right kind of treatment and the proper frequency is so important because the longer you struggle, the more hopeless you feel,” she shares. “We want people to know that you can get better, and anxiety does not have to keep you from doing the things you love and enjoy.”
The OCD & Anxiety Center has locations at 2805 Butterfield Road, Suite 120, in Oak Brook, 9631 W. 153rd Street, Suite 33, in Orland Park, and 3225 Shallowford Road, Unit 500, in Marietta, Georgia, 630-522-3124, theocdandanxietycenter.com, [email protected].
