Exposure Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: A Comprehensive Guide Tapa blanda -

Veronica L. Raggi, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has specialized in treating children and adolescents for the past ten years in private practice, school, hospital, and outpatient medical settings, including New York University (NYU) Child Study Center, Children's National Medical Center, and the University of Maryland, College Park. She presents, consults, and trains mental health professionals in utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and has published in numerous scholarly journals on evidence-based treatment approaches for mental health disorders in youth. She has developed CBT Tools for Kids, an iPhone application to help youth monitor their thoughts and feelings, and utilize CBT skills (available at itunes.apple.com).

Jessica G. Samson, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in treating children and adolescents using evidence-based treatment interventions. She has clinical research experience from her work on two large National Institute of Mental Health-funded randomized-controlled trials at Johns Hopkins. She has eight years of experience in a private practice setting, and focuses her clinical work on treating anxiety, depression, tic disorders, and body-focused repetitive behaviors.

Julia W. Felton, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and assistant professor in the division of public health at Michigan State University. In addition to her clinical work with children and young adults, she has received a number of grants to research the development of anxiety, depression, and risky behaviors across adolescence.

Heather R. Loffredo, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience in treating children and adolescents in hospital, community, school, and private practice settings. Her areas of expertise include assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, and modification of evidenced-based treatments for special populations.

Lisa H. Berghorst, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in using evidence-based treatments to address mood and anxiety disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. In addition, she teaches at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and has clinical research experience from the National Institute of Mental Health, Harvard University, and the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research at McLean Hospital. She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters related to mood and anxiety disorders, and resilience.

At the time of this writing, all authors were clinicians at Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC in Montgomery County, MD.