Dr. Emily Malcoun is a clinical psychologist and nationally recognized expert in evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders. She has lectured and published on best practices in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and PTSD prevention. Her work has appeared in media outlets and has contributed to the development of culturally responsive adaptations of empirically supported psychotherapies.
Dr. Malcoun is certified in Exposure and Ritual Prevention (ERP) for OCD and was trained and certified as a PE therapist and supervisor by its developer. She was selected selected by the developer of PE to complete requirements to become a PE trainer.
Dr. Malcoun received a Ph.D. in Clinical Developmental Psychology from Bryn Mawr College in 2008 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Emory University’s Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, where she served as the first therapist on seminal research into early intervention for PTSD. In 2010, she joined the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine as a staff psychologist at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA).
Dr. Malcoun currently divides her time between clinical care and the dissemination of evidence-based treatments through workshops and private consultation. She provides treatment for anxiety and related disorders to adolescents and adults in Michigan and Pennsylvania. She is a member of the International OCD Foundation Faith and OCD task force and previously served as the regional clinician for the Philadelphia division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (2015–2018). Since 2015, she has partnered with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to train community mental health clinicians in Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD, traumatic grief, and trauma-related OCD.
Dr. Malcoun holds a B.A. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Divinity from Harvard University. She is a CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) certified interfaith chaplain with specialized experience in pastoral care for trauma survivors and psychiatry patients. Her interdisciplinary background in religion and psychology uniquely informs her clinical expertise in treating scrupulosity (religious OCD), traumatic grief, and post-traumatic growth.