Director & Founder

Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT

A leading clinician, researcher, and educator in OCD, BDD, PTSD, ERP, and intensive treatment.

Meet the Team

Led by World-Renowned Experts

Our clinicians bring specialized training and a deep commitment to helping patients overcome challenging cases.

Dr. Eda Gorbis, Director and Founder

Director & Founder

Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, USC Keck School of Medicine

Dr. Gorbis is a world-renowned authority on the treatment and research of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. She trained under Dr. Edna B. Foa, the pioneer of ERP therapy, and worked with Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz at UCLA, creator of the Four-Step Cognitive Behavioral Self-Treatment method.

She synthesized these approaches to establish the Westwood Institute, achieving one of the highest success rates for OCD treatment in the United States.

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Research & Publications

Advancing the Science of Recovery

Dr. Gorbis and the WIAD team contribute to evidence-based knowledge on OCD, BDD, PTSD, and related disorders.