About Dr. Mancebo
Over 20 years of Experience
Dr. Maria Mancebo
Dr. Mancebo is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, and hoarding disorder. She completed her doctoral training in Clinical Psychology at Hofstra University and a postdoctoral fellowship in OCD at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School. She has extensive training in exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) and has over 20 years of experience providing individual, group, and home-based CBT. Dr. Mancebo has studied and published research on the long-term course of OCD and received funding from the National Institute of Health to develop training programs for community clinicians.
In addition to her clinical work and research, Dr. Mancebo is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown where she trains and supervises psychology and psychiatry residents. She also provides consultation and staff training workshops. Dr. Mancebo’s research has been funded by the National Institute of Health. She has published studies on the long-term course of OCD and related conditions, effectiveness of behavioral treatments, and implementation of evidence-based treatments in real-world clinical settings. She has also developed and directed psychotherapy programs for healthcare systems.
My Treatment Philosophy
The decision to start therapy is an important step in your journey to a life that brings you greater happiness. I aim to create a safe and comfortable space for you to become the best version of yourself. My goal is to help you have a better understanding of yourself, your emotions, and your relationship to your own thoughts. I have specialized training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a type of psychotherapy, that has scientific support for improving symptoms of many fear-based conditions including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), hoarding disorder, and anxiety disorders. My approach to treatment is systematic and goal-oriented. In the first phase of our work together, I will start by getting to know you, help you develop goals, and assess for any psychiatric conditions that may be affecting your ability to meet those goals. Then we will discuss your treatment options and what treatment might look like. If you decide to work with me, we will start working on specific goals for treatment and estimate a timeline that you are comfortable with. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, we will usually start with weekly or twice weekly sessions. We will monitor your progress and change approaches if needed. Therapy sessions with me are usually short-term which means a few sessions or up to a year. If you benefit from these sessions, we will shift to working on ways to maintain wellness.