Westwood Institute For Anxiety Disorders

Specialties

Intensive Treatment for Severe Cases of Obsessive-​Compulsive Disorder as well as Treatment for Severe Anxiety Disorders, Including Panic Disorder, Phobias, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

History

Established in 1997.

The Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc. was founded in response to the lack of expertise and successful treatment of Obsessive-​Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

In 1994, upon completing her training with Dr. Edna Foa, an internationally renowned authority on the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety, Dr. Gorbis began using Dr. Foa’s intensive method involving prolonged and repeated exposures and response prevention (ERP) for treating OCD.

In 1996, she began working with Dr. Schwartz at UCLA, where she integrated Dr. Foa’s ERP methods.

Dr. Gorbis established the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc. in 1997 to better serve the community. Since founding the Institute, Dr. Gorbis has successfully treated numerous patients suffering from severe OCD from all over the United States as well as many parts of the world.

Meet the Business Owner

Eda G.

Business Owner

Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT, is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the USC Keck School of Medicine, and the Executive Director and Foiunder of the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc. From 1999 and until 2014 Dr. Gorbis held an appointment of Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. She specializes in treatment of refractory cases of OCD, and has integrated the most successful treatment modalities for OCD and complex comorbidities.