Jon Hershfield, MFT, is the director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety, Sheppard Pratt’s private pay, outpatient treatment center for individuals with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety-related disorders and director of the OCD Program at The Retreat, where Sheppard Pratt offers residential treatment for those who can benefit from a higher level of care. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and is a Maryland Approved Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor and AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Jon is also a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation and on the faculty of the foundation’s Behavioral Therapy Training Institute.
Jon founded The OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore in 2015; the practice joined Sheppard Pratt in 2020. Prior to founding The OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore, Jon served as the Associate Director of the UCLA Pediatric OCD Intensive Outpatient Program at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and was a psychotherapist at the OCD Center of Los Angeles. He is the author of six books on the treatment of OCD using mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy, is a regularly featured speaker at mental health conferences and webinars, and is the curator and moderator of Sheppard Pratt’s OCD and Anxiety Lecture Series.
Books Authored by Jon Hershfield, MFT
- The Unwanted Thoughts and Intense Emotions Workbook: CBT and DBT Skills to Break the Cycle of Intrusive Thoughts and Emotional Overwhelm - Jon Hershfield, MFT and Blaise Aguirre, MD
- The OCD Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and CBT Skills to Help You Overcome Unwanted Thoughts and Compulsions
- The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Second Edition
- Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts | Jon Hershfield, MFT
- Everyday Mindfulness for OCD: Tips, Tricks, and Skills for Living Joyfully | Jon Hershfield, MFT and Shala Nicely, LPC
- When a Family Member Has OCD: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Skills to Help Families Affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Jon Hershfield, MFT
- The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Jon Hershfield, MFT and Tom Corboy, MFT
Media Features – 2022
- Guest on WBAL TV 11 “Maryland Peace of Mind: Dealing with phobias brought on by summer activities”
- Guest on “Your Anxiety Toolkit” podcast discussing managing mental compulsions
- Guest panelist on IOCDF Town Hall: Real Event OCD and False Memory
- Live Q&A on “OCD and Anxiety Online” with Nathan Peterson, LCSW
- Guest on CNN Newsroom with Pamela Brown
- Panelist at Jmore's 2022 Innovation in Healthcare Event
- Guest on 'Evidence-Based', the official podcast of New Harbinger Publications
- Guest on 'The OCD Stories' podcast, discussing OCD and borderline personality disorder
Media Features – 2021
- Guest on CNN Newsroom with Pamela Brown “Psychotherapist on navigating the uncertainty of a global pandemic”
- Guest AMA with OCD Louisiana for OCD Awareness Week 2021
- Guest on “The OCD Stories” podcast on false memory and “real event” OCD
- Guest on “Your Anxiety Toolkit” podcast on mindfulness and resisting compulsions
- Sheppard Pratt Blog “On Mental Health Stigma and Embracing Respect”
- Panelist on Baltimore Magazine “Community Conversations: Managing Uncertainty and Anxiety in a Post-COVID World”
- Interview on WBFF Fox45 “Navigating mental health in a post-COVID world”
- Quoted in Baltimore Business Journal “The real reasons execs are prone to mental health issues and what to do about it”
- Interview on The OCD Stories on The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD & The OCD Workbook for Teens
- Interview on The OCD Whisperer Podcast on Mindfulness and OCD
- Interview on Your Anxiety Toolkit on OCD Mindfulness Tools
Media Features – 2014-2020
- Interview on Fearcast Podcast on Certainty and Confidence
- Interview on The OCD Stories on Existential OCD
- OCD Town Hall: Moral Scrupulosity, Vol. 3
- OCD Town Hall: Moral Scrupulosity, Vol. 2
- Re-engage: Significant Others and OCD
- OCD Town Hall: Moral Scrupulosity
- Interview on The OCD Stories podcast about COVID-19 and moral scrupulosity
- Interview with IOCDF on Intrusive Thoughts, Vol. 3
- Interview with IOCDF on Intrusive Thoughts, Vol. 2
- Interview with IOCDF on Intrusive Thoughts, Vol. 1
- Coronavirus Town Hall - Interview with IOCDF on free online support resources
- Live Q&A: Interview with Dr. Patrick McGrath on OCD Questions
- Featured in Baltimore’s Child article on mental health
- Interview on Mental Filter podcast on how COVID-19 will change us
- Webinar: A COVID Training Series for Mental Health Professionals with IOCDF
- Interview with Sheilah Kast for WYPR's “On the Record”
- Interview with Shala Nicely on The OCD Stories Podcast about meditation, mindfulness, OCD
- The Art of the Meme – Interview with Elliot Kaminetzky of myocdcare.com
- Webinar: “When Things Go Bump In Your Head” on Overcoming Harm OCD for ADAA.org
- Guest blog on Overcoming Harm OCD for ADAA.org
- Interview on Seth Gillihan’s Think Act Be podcast about Overcoming Harm OCD
- Interview on Your Anxiety Tool Kit with Kimberley Quinlan about Overcoming Harm OCD
- Interview by Chrissie Hodges about intrusive thoughts and more
- Quoted in Tonic/Vice article “The Many Obsessions That Can Haunt a Person With OCD” by Shayla Love
- Interview on Alison Dotson’s blog about Overcoming Harm OCD and more…
- Interview on The OCD Stories about Overcoming Harm OCD
- Guest Blog for Praxis on Treating OCD with Mindfulness and CBT
- Interview on Your Anxiety Tool Kit with Kimberley Quinlan
- Guest blog for New Harbinger Publications on meditation tips for clinicians working with OCD clients
- Interview with Shala Nicely on The OCD Stories about Everyday Mindfulness for OCD
- Interview with Shala Nicely on Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science podcast
- Interview on The OCD Stories about When a Family Member Has OCD and more
- Interviewed by Chrissie Hodges, “Pure O Advocate” and host of Mental Illness Matters
- Quoted in Dollar Shave Club blog on fear of blood
- Featured in Mashable.com article on intrusive thoughts:
- Discusses Book, “When a Family Member Has OCD” with the OCD SoCal Digital Book Club
- Guest blog for Anxiety.org on OCD and Religious Scrupulosity
- Web Talk Radio interview “Caught Between Generations w/ Merle Griff, Ph.D.” – When a Family Member has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Loving Someone with OCD talk for OCD Georgia: OCD Awareness Week October 2015
- IOCDF Expert Opinions: “Dear Loved One, I Have OCD” — Tips for Individuals and Family Members about Disclosing Your OCD
- Interview with Stuart Ralph on The OCD Stories Podcast about Mindfulness, CBT, and ERP
- Guest blog for Rileyswish.com on OCD and disclosing to family members
- Guest blog for Anxiety.org on OCD and the fear of acting out
- Interview with Chrissie Hodges on Mental Illness Matters Radio podcast
- Guest blog for Dr. Lee Baer’s OCD and Families project at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Interview with Alison Dotson, Author of Being Me With OCD
- Interview with OC87: Defining OCD
- Interview with OC87: More on OCD
- Interview with OC87: An OCD Therapist's Story
- Interview with OC87: Confronting Stigma
- Quoted in “Mother and daughter, both with OCD, help others cope” – Orange County Register
- Guest Blogger for the International OCD Foundation – Lights, Camera, Improv! The Second City’s Improv for Anxiety at the Annual OCD Conference in LA
- Expert guest on The Daily Helpline on Fox TV