Stacy Shaw Welch, Ph.D. (Director, Licensed Psychologist)
Dr. Welch has had a longstanding interest in anxiety-related problems, trauma and body-focused repetitive behaviors (such as trichotillomania and compulsive skin-picking). She specializes in treating anxiety disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and specific phobias, as well as Separation Anxiety Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She often treats depression in her clinical practice, as well as working on stress management, stress in the workplace, and increasing fulfillment and satisfaction with life, especially after recovery from anxiety or depression. Dr. Welch received her BA at Occidental College in Los Angeles, where she majored in psychology. Prior to completing her Ph.D in clinical psychology, Dr. Welch was active in research on self-esteem in children, and received a Ford Foundation grant focused on children's mental health within the LA School System. She worked on several federally funded research projects at the UCLA Medical Center, and also served as a school counselor in a K-8 school. Dr. Welch completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Washington, and was later at the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine. She now directs the ASRC, and also works as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. She collaborates on a large study on treatment of anxiety disorders in primary care settings (the Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management, or "CALM" study) that includes multiple internationally known experts in anxiety disorders. Dr. Welch enjoys seeing children, adolescents and adults at the ASRC. She is a member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, the Trichotillomania Learning Center, and the American Assocation for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She supervises, lectures, and trains other mental health specialists regularly.