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Ms. Golomb has been treating OCD, OCD related disorders, BFRBs, ADHD and other anxiety disorders since the mid 1980's. She offers cognitive-behavior therapy and is a faculty member of the Professional Training Institute for Treating BFRBs. Ms. Golomb has been an author for "The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle" a book describing  the comprehensive treatment of trichotillomania in children and “Stay Out of My Hair” a book designed to educate, guide, and support parents of children with trichotillomania, Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, a self-help book for adults, Psychological Interventions for Children with Sensory Dysregulation and Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation. Ms. Golomb is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for The Trichotillomania Learning Center.

Ryan Schluter, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist. He treats anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, panic disorder, specific phobias), obsessive compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, body-focused repetitive behaviors (hair-pulling and skin-picking behaviors), and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Schluter treats children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Schluter’s approach involves evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy treatments including: Exposure-based therapies (including Exposure and Response Prevention), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Behavioral Activation, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. He is particularly interested in treating and body-focused repetitive behaviors, anxiety disorders (such as social phobia, specific phobias, and panic disorder), and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Samantha's clinical practice specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, OCD, and BFRBs. She has completed the TLC Foundations Virtual Professional Training Institute and is the clinical liaison for the Trichotillomania Support Group in Memphis, TN. Samantha uses the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy treatment approach along with Habit Reversal Training for BFRBs.

Psychotherapist licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California. Sara received her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. Prior to joining the clinical staff of the OCD Center of Los Angeles, Sara was a counselor at Exodus Recovery, where she utilized behavioral therapy techniques while providing individual therapy and group therapy for clients with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction disorders. Sara also previously worked as a crisis counselor at Spokane Mental Health where she was trained in suicide assessment, crisis de-escalation, and advocacy for victims of sexual assault. She also has experience as a research assistant at Pepperdine University, where she was certified by the National Institute of Health as being ethically knowledgeable in conducting research involving human participants. Sara’s work at the OCD Center of Los Angeles focuses on CBT for adults, adolescents, and children suffering from all types of OCD (including all “Pure O” variants such as HOCD, POCD, ROCD, and Harm OCD), and other anxiety disorders. In addition to treating individual clients, Sara also currently leads our Wednesday evening low-fee therapy/support group for adults with OCD. Prior to entering the field of counseling, Sara earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Sara is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT).