Lara S. Rifkin PhD

New York City Anxiety and OCD is dedicated to providing the highest quality therapy to children, adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety and OCD. The treatments that we offer have been demonstrated to be effective by decades of research. We partner with you and your loved ones to create a warm and compassionate environment where individuals are empowered to meet their goals and achieve lasting relief from their symptoms.

Dr. Rifkin completed her clinical training at McLean Hospital at Harvard Medical School where she trained at McLean’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institutes for adults and children (OCDI and OCDI Jr.), the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program (MAMP) and the Behavioral Health Partial Program (BHP). Dr. Rifkin earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Temple University where she specialized in CBT for child and adolescent anxiety. Dr. Rifkin is passionate about providing evidence-based care and her research is focused on how to improve treatment outcomes with a specific interest in targeting intolerance of uncertainty.