2026 Awards

Jon Hershfield

Talent

Director, Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt

Jon Hershfield, MFT is the director of the Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, Maryland, where he specializes in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders in both outpatient and residential settings. He is the author of Being a Parent With OCD, When a Family Member Has OCD, Overcoming Harm OCD, and The OCD Workbook for Teens, and co-author of Everyday Mindfulness for OCD, The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD, and The Unwanted Thoughts and Intense Emotions Workbook. Jon is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation and a faculty member of their Behavioral Therapy Training Institute. He is internationally recognized as a thought leader in the treatment of OCD and anxiety, in particular on the role of mindfulness and self-compassion in exposure-based therapy. He frequently presents at professional conferences and has been featured multiple times on CNN and other media outlets to offer his input on mental health issues.

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