Paula Young, PhD

Dr. Young is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University specializing in cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety disorders and depression. She is the director of The Family Institute Depression Treatment Program and clinical supervisor for the Anxiety and Panic Treatment Program. In addition, Dr. Young is a visiting assistant professor in psychology at Northwestern University.

She received her PhD from the Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School and has received specialized training in exposure and response prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and in cognitive therapy for depression at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Young has worked as a therapist on several National Institute of Mental Health-funded treatment studies including the treatment of adolescent depression (TADS), cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide attempts and prevention of recurrence in chronic depression. She is a certified member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

Dr. Young treats individual adults and adolescents

Clinical Interests: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety, panic, depression, social phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder; driving phobia

Family Institute Locations: Downtown Chicago, Evanston