Dr. Jennifer Lish is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience. She is the Director of the Worcester Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr. Lish is a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Psychological Association.
Dr. Lish specializes in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders in children, teens, and adults. Click here to read more about how Dr. Lish can help you.
If you are struggling to cope with the restrictions and limitations of OCD or anxiety, if phobias or fears are preventing you from living your life to the fullest, please reach out for help.
Short term, evidence-based therapy
Dr. Lish has special expertise in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder using exposure and response prevention, the treatment of phobias with graded exposure, and the treatment of oppositional-defiant behavior using parent behavior management.
Dr. Lish performs comprehensive diagnostic evaluations of children and adults with psychiatric illnesses and provides evidence-based treatments such as cognitive behavior therapy. Learn more about what Dr. Lish can do for you by clicking here.
Help for children
Dr. Lish is here to help your child develop the ability to socialize and speak normally in the community.
Using a combination of the evidence-based treatments that best fit your child’s needs and goals in therapy, Dr. Lish will work with your child to function better and achieve goals that are appropriate for their age and situation.
Education
Dr. Lish attended Philips Exeter Academy, Brown University (B.A.), New York University (Ph.D.), and Columbia University (post-doctoral fellowship). She has been a Research Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania and Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Experience
Dr. Lish has worked on research programs on depression and anxiety disorders, given presentations at many professional conferences, and published 30 articles and books.
Certification
Dr. Lish has been certified as a cognitive-behavior therapist by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She is listed as a therapist by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Selective Mutism Group, Child Anxiety Network, and International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation.
She has been trained at Behavior Therapy Institutes conducted by the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation, the Tourette Syndrome Association, and the Selective Mutism Group. Dr. Lish currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Psychological Association and has served on various committees and task forces within these organizations.
Dr. Lish lives in the Worcester, MA area with her partner. Dr. Lish also has two young adult offspring. She is a hiker, cyclist, kayaker, contra dancer, singer, and nature enthusiast. She also enjoys museums, theater, and music. She coordinated her congregation’s work on sheltering and feeding homeless families for twenty years. She volunteers every week at a free medical clinic that serves people who do not have medical insurance.
Watch Dr. Lish’s latest interview with Therapy BTS
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