Dr. Nicholas Farrell is the Director of Clinical Development & Programming for NOCD and a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Farrell has extensive experience with OCD, anxiety disorders, trauma, and eating disorders. His clinical career has centered around directly providing exposure-based therapies for complex cases and supervising other mental health providers in their professional development.

Dr. Farrell received his master's and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Wyoming. He completed his predoctoral internship training as a psychology resident at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.

Dr. Farrell has conducted research and is a published author on maximizing the effectiveness of exposure therapy. He is an experienced instructor, having given numerous workshops and training seminars on the topic of exposure therapy for a wide array of anxiety conditions at various national and international conferences.

Disclosures

Financial: Dr. Farrell is employed by NOCD and has completed this talk as part of his standard duties. Dr. Farrell receives royalties for his books; Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders and Eat Without Fear: Harnessing Science to Confront and Overcome Your Eating Disorder.

Non-financial: Dr. Farrell is a member of ABCT.

Taylor Newendorp, MA, LCPC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois and the Network Clinical Training Director for NOCD.  In this role, Mr. Newendorp uses his expertise in OCD and related disorders to oversee all aspects of clinical  training  and development for a team of multidisciplinary therapists in their delivery of high-quality, evidence-based treatments.  

Mr. Newendorp earned his MA in marital and family therapy at the University of San Diego.  He is the president and founder of Chicago Counseling Center, Inc.  He is a former clinical supervisor and therapist for AMITA’s Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, where he ran their evening intensive outpatient program and led cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure therapy groups for OCD and related anxiety disorders.  Before transitioning to the OCD program, he was a co-coordinator and therapist for AMITA’s binge-eating program.  

Mentoring and training has been a large part of Mr. Newendorp’s career.  He currently runs several consultation groups at NOCD, has provided talks on perfectionism at national conferences, and is involved in developing treatment protocols for OCD and conducting related research.  Mr. Newendorp is the author of The Perfectionism Workbook: Proven Strategies to End Procrastination, Accept Yourself, and Achieve Your Goals, a workbook that incorporates cognitive-behavioral and exposure-based strategies to address maladaptive perfectionism.

Disclosures

Financial: Mr. Newendorp has completed this talk as a part of his regular job duties for NOCD.  He receives royalties from his book The Perfectionism Workbook: Proven Strategies to End Procrastination, Accept Yourself, and Achieve Your Goals.  

Non-financial: Mr. Newendorp is a member of IOCDF, ADAA, and the American Counseling Association.