Erica Weitz, PhD,
Erica Weitz, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for the Treatment and Study
of Anxiety (CTSA) in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
and part of the training institute faculty of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).
She currently provides training and workshops on evidence-based treatments for OCD
and PTSD at the University of Pennsylvania. She also provides ongoing consultation
for clinicians learning exposure-based treatments for OCD (Exposure and Response
Prevention) and PTSD (Prolonged Exposure) as well as clinicians working with various
mental health concerns in the perinatal period. Her research aims to better understand
the course and optimal psychological treatment of perinatal anxiety and OCD. Dr. Weitz
has developed specific expertise in treating issues related to women’s health and the
perinatal period including, but not limited to, treating perinatal OCD, birth-related PTSD,
and anxiety and mood disorders and currently provides outpatient psychotherapy for
these concerns. She is a passionate advocate for timely, appropriate intervention and
support in the perinatal period.
Dr. Weitz received her B.A. and M.A. from Tufts University majoring in developmental
psychology. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Vrije Universiteit in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Upon returning to the US, Dr. Weitz completed clinical
respecialization through the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychology and
completed an APA-certified clinical internship at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark,
Delaware with a focus on women’s mental health. Her clinical training has spanned
settings and methodologies with a large focus on treating mood, anxiety, and trauma-
related disorders in outpatient mental health, community behavioral health, and
hospital-based settings as a health psychologist on multi-disciplinary teams.
