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Take the testWendy R. Penzel, Psy.D.
755 New York Avenue, Suite 200, Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 673 1225
Credentials and degrees:
New York State Licensed Psychologist
Description:
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.
Treatment methods:
Habit Reversal Training and Stimulus Control to treat Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors including Trichotillomania, compulsive skinpicking and compulsive nailbiting. Also recommends the use of inositol and n-acetylcysteine.