 The Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment (AATC) has been in operation since 1978. Throughout the years, the center has had a national reputation for developing and providing cutting edge treatment for anxiety disorders. In the early 1980’s the center, under the guidance of Dr. Alan Goldstein pioneered the current treatments used for agoraphobia. In 1995 Dr. Jonathan Grayson became the center’s co-director and as a result the center has become one of the nation’s premier treatment centers for obsessive-compulsive disorder and its related spectrum disorders.
The center’s philosophy has always been to tailor treatment to the individuals as a whole using the most current research supported techniques available. With this in mind, the center’s theoretical approach can be described as an eclectically cognitive-behavioral. AATC provides help for all anxiety disorders including; obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, simple phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. When indicated, treatment may include spouses and and other family members in addition to individual sessions. Because many anxiety disorders originate during childhood, a separate program for the treatment of children was established in 1991. Finally, group treatment is often available for selected anxiety problems. AATC is dedicated to trying to help those suffering from anxiety not only through therapy, but through education and community service. Our staff members regularly present our work at national scientific conferences and local presentations in an effort to train and educate other clinicians and the lay public. Because of our commitment to the community of those suffering from anxiety, we offer two free support groups, one for obsessive compulsive disorder and the other for panic disorder. For more information, click this link. For those who may not be able to afford therapy, lower cost therapy is available through our interns. Our interns are doctoral students in clinical psychology who are trained and supervised by AATC staff. They have come from Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr and La Salle. |
