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About these speakers

Nathaniel Van Kirk, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in the conceptualization and treatment of severe anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and trauma/PTSD. Currently, Dr. Van Kirk serves as the Director of Psychological Services for the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Virginia Tech. Prior to accepting a post-doctoral fellowship at the OCD Institute in 2015, Nathaniel completed his pre-doctoral internship at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Following fellowship, Dr. Van Kirk served as the Administrative Director of Research for the Office of Clinical Assessment and Research (OCAR) at McLean Hospital’s OCD Institute. His clinical research specialty focuses on the role of motivation across treatment and the impact of trauma/comorbid PTSD on treatment outcome in OCD. Nathaniel is involved in regional and national efforts to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health, focusing on the importance of bridging the gap between therapists, researchers and those lived experience. Following personal experiences overcoming OCD, he co-founded the Therapists and Trainees with OCD Special Interest Group, supporting those with OCD and related diagnoses who work in the mental health field and is part of McLean Hospital’s Deconstructing Stigma Campaign. Dr. Van Kirk continues this work as the president of OCD Massachusetts and a member of McLean Hospital’s Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC), PFAC stigma-reduction committee, and as co-chair of the Schwartz Center Rounds Committee at McLean Hospital. 

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Nathaniel Van Kirk, PhD reports that he has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months. He will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation.

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