General Info

Josh S. Spitalnick, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Licensed Psychologist, Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology (ABPP), and Owner/Clinical Director of Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta, an outpatient clinic in Dunwoody, GA. In his clinical practice, Dr. Spitalnick specializes in the delivery of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to treat OCD, anxiety and mood disorders, health anxiety, stress and trauma, medical complexities, and difficulties in relationship functioning. He works with children (as young as 3), adolescents and adults with notable subspecialties in pediatric anxiety, OCD subtypes that are less commonly seen (harm OCD, moral scrupulosity, relationship OCD, etc), and various health anxieties. As the owner of two small businesses (his clinical practice and a healthcare-focused software development company), and as a consultant to other small healthcare companies, Dr. Spitalnick also works with C-level executives and owners of small businesses in his practice who find themselves navigating exciting and challenging career opportunities. Within the clinical community, Dr. Spitalnick serves in a consulting capacity to various anxiety specialty clinics and presents on advances in CBT, ERP, and exposure therapy at various local and national professional conferences. He remains active as a research scientist specializing in developing and evaluating software-augmented evidence-based interventions and training platforms, with current funded projects addressing Chronic Tic Disorders and training professionals working with Alzheimer’s patients. Dr. Spitalnick has been a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on over 15 federally funded studies (NIH, NIMH, CDC, USAF) to address a variety of important anxiety and health-related interventions, including transdiagnostic pediatric anxiety, social anxiety in youth, PTSD/TBI, STD/HIV risk prevention, weight loss, food-based allergies, sleep disorders, pain management, resilience training for healthcare workers, and substance use disorders. He is active in the Atlanta community in volunteer roles, serving as a Board Member for OCD Georgia (the state based affiliate to the International OCD Foundation), co-chair of mental health initiatives at local religious and educational organizations, and he holds an appointment as Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Emory University’s School of Medicine where he trains physicians and other health care providers in the delivery of CBT. He has been a featured expert on ABC News, Fox 5 News, NBC News, London Times, American Medical News, The Times-Georgian, The Discovery Channel’s Brink Series, NPR: The Kojo Nnamdi Show, Emory Magazine, American Psychological Association’s Webcast Portal, 11alive.com, myfoxatlanta.com, CNN.com, ScienceDaily.com, PsychCentral.com, Orlando Sentinel, and a variety of other local, regional, and national print, television, and online media outlets.