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.

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.
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.

