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Overview
Steven Phillipson, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has specialized in the cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) of OCD since 1986. Dr. Phillipson has contributed numerous articles to the OC Foundation's newsletter and produced the first video on the treatment of the purely obsessional type ("Pure O") of OCD for the Foundation in 1991. In 1987, Dr. Phillipson, along with a colleague, started the first CBT/Support group for OCD sufferers in the New York area. Dr. Phillipson's position as Clinical Director at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy started in 1997. He has functioned as a site supervisor at several APA approved clinical Psy.D. and Ph.D. programs for the past few decades, including Columbia, Hofstra, Farleigh Dickinson, Fordham University, Yeshiva University and Rutgers University. He is a member of the scientific advisory board of the OC Foundation.

Education
Dr. Phillipson received his B.S. in psychology at Lynchburg College. He has a Masters degree from Towson University in clinical psychology and from Hofstra University in school and clinical psychology. In 1989, Dr Phillipson received his Ph.D. from Hofstra University in school and clinical psychology which, at that time, was one of two APA approved programs in the country. Dr. Phillipson has completed internships at both Johns Hopkins University Hospital and the Institute for Behavior Therapy in New York City and received a distinguished alumni award from Lynchburg College in October of 1991.

Career
As an advocate for the use of innovative behavioral techniques, he has been an invited speaker at the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation's national conference for years and has published numerous articles for the world-renowned OCD Newsletter. He is also well-known for his video on "OCD: Treating and Understanding a Complex Disorder". Dr. Phillipson is the creator and author of OCDonline.com, a website exclusively devoted to the conceptualization of the lesser-known forms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and their treatment. He and his staff provide individual and group psychotherapy on an outpatient basis to patients within the New York City metropolitan area, and around the world through the use of video-conferencing.

Notable Articles and Appearances
“An Interview with Steven Phillipson, PhD on the Nature and Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” – David Van Nuys, PhD. Apr 29, 2009 http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=29103&w=9&cn=1

Phillipson, S.J. (1994). Speak of the Devil. Article published in the OCD Newsletter. New Haven: The OC Foundation. Phillipson, S.J. (1992). Guilt beyond a reasonable Doubt. Article published in the OCD Newsletter. New Haven: The OC Foundation. Phillipson, S.J. (1991). Thinking the unthinkable. Article published in the OCD Newsletter. New Haven: The OC Foundation. Phillipson, S.J. (1990). The relationship of bulimia and restraint to weight loss success among obese patients. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Hofstra University, New York. Parrish, J., Capriatti, R., Warzack, B., Phillipson, S.J., & Wells, T. (1985). Multi-variant analysis of juvenile fire setters. Paper presented at AABT in Houston, Texas. Barry, B.A., Martell, C.R., & Phillipson, S.J. (1989). Bulimia food ruminations and obsessive compulsiveness. Paper presented at South Western Psychological Association in Houston, Texas. Phillipson, S.J. (1984). A comparative study in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: cognitive vs.pharmacological approach. Unpublished masters thesis, Towson State University, MD.

Phillipson, SJ. I Think it Moved: The Understanding and Treatment of the Obsessional Doubt Related to Sexual Orientation and Relationship Substatiation.

Phillipson, SJ. What is Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for OCD?

Phillipson, SJ. God Forbid.

Phillipson, SJ. A Rose By Any Other Name.