Wendy R. Penzel, Psy.D.

Wendy Penzel, Psy.D. received her Doctorate in Psychology from Hofstra University, and her formal post-doctoral training includes the Primary Certificate Program in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy from the Albert Ellis Institute. She is a Cognitive/Behavioral therapist who specializes in treating children, adolescents and adults, with particular emphasis on the use of Exposure and Response Prevention for her area of specialty, which is Obsessive/Compulsive Spectrum Disorders. These would include OCD and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. She also specializes in treating Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, including Trichotillomania and Compulsive Skin-picking, and anxiety disorders such as Panic Disorder and phobias. She has also conducted ongoing training and supervision with other professionals, teaching them to treat these disorders.