Yupei Pearl Hu MD, MPH

Dr. Hu provides cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in addition to specialty medication management of OCD and anxiety. Dr. Hu incorporated acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), exposure & response prevention (ERP), and dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT) in her approach based on clients’ needs. She has been treating OCD patients for the past 14 years.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression and other anxiety disorders

Dr. Hu specializes in OCD and anxiety in both adults and children. She worked at McLean OCD Institute after her MPH degree at Harvard. She completed general psychiatry residency and child/adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Duke University Medical Center, with training in acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) under Dr. Rhonda Merwin. She previously practiced at Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (BU CARD), including conducting intensive treatment for panic disorder and agoraphobia. During pandemic, she answered the calling to volunteer for physician support line and serve Harvard students through Harvard counseling & Mental Health Services.

Dr. Hu has an open heart and compassion to the world She graduated from medical school in Taiwan and moved to the United Stated in 2009. She is fluent in both Mandarin and English.

She worked with diverse population at Harvard. She served Harvard students with minority background as well as students from around the world.