Clinicians
Dr. Lindsay Brauer, Ph.D.
Dr. Brauer is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents and adults with mood, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. She aims to provide her clients with personalized applications of cognitive-behavioral therapy to address their unique presentations and treatment goals.
Dr. Brauer completed her graduate training at the University of South Florida, and completed her pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. She then served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago, where she was the Director of Behavioral Interventions for the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Clinic, Director of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training Program within the Psychiatry Residency, and directed two externships for advanced clinical psychology graduate students in the provision of cognitive-behavioral therapy for Severe Mental Illness and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. She continues to provide lectures and trainings on these topics in the Chicago area, as well as provide clinical supervision to psychiatry residents at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
2024-Present Adjunct Lecturer, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2021-Present Director and Founder, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Consultants, PLLC
2013-2021 Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
Director of Behavioral Interventions, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Clinic
Director of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training for the Psychiatry Residency
2012-2013 Chief Postdoctoral Fellow, Assessment and Intervention in Severe Mental Illness,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2011-2012 Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2009-2012 Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology, University of South Florida
2006-2009 Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology, University of South Florida
2000-2004 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Spanish, Cum Laude, Drew University
Selected Publications and Presentations
Publications:
Carlson, E.J., Malloy, E.J., Brauer, L., Golomb, R.G., Grant, J.E., Mansueto., C.S. & Haaga, D.A.F. (2021). Comprehensive behavioral (ComB) treatment of trichotillomania: A randomized clinical trial. Behavior therapy.
Brauer, L., Storch, E.A., Lewin, A.B., & Grant, J (2021). Behavioral activation and inhibition in compulsive buying and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Annals of clinical psychiatry. 33 (2). DOI: 10.12788/acp.0030
Brauer, L. & Grant, J (2017). Exposure and ritual prevent therapy (EX/RP) for trichotillomania: Two case reports. Journal of clinical psychiatry 78 (8). DOI: 10.4088/JCP.17cr11603
Brauer, L., Lewin, A.B., & Storch, E.A. (2012). Evidence-based treatment for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Israel journal of psychiatry.
Presentations:
Brauer, L., Asvat, Y., & Fisher, S. Interdisciplinary Training in Academic Medical Centers: The Role of the Psychologist. Panel presentation accepted to the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention. Philadelphia, PA. November 2020.
Brauer, L., Fisher, S., & Norcott, C. Evidence-based Interventions for Women’s Mental Health. Panel presentation accepted to the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention. Philadelphia, PA. November 2020.
Brauer, L., Weisman, J., Siev, J. (2019). Respecting religiosity: Treating scrupulosity and other taboo obsessions with a values-oriented approach. Panel presentation at the 26th Annual International OCD Conference. Austin, TX.
Brauer, L., Grant, J. & Leibu, E. (2017). Differentiating obsessions from delusions: Strategies for assessment and treatment. Panel presentation at the 24th Annual International OCD Conference. San Francisco, CA.
Pinto, A., Grant, J. Brauer, L. & Greenblatt, S. (2017). Treatment of obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Panel presentation at the 24th Annual International OCD Conference. San Francisco, CA.
Rojas, A. & Brauer, L. (2017). Not just-right is oh so right – Treatment is easier than you think! Presentation at the 24th Annual International OCD Conference. San Francisco, CA.
Brauer, L. (2017). A brief intervention for trichotillomania and skin-picking. Presentation at the 25th Annual Conference for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors. St. Louis, MO.
Brauer, L. & Rojas, A. (2017). Adaptations to cognitive-behavioral therapy for hair pulling and body focused repetitive behaviors. Presentation at the 25th Annual Conference for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors. St. Louis, MO.
Brauer, L., Grant, J. & Lewin, A.B. (2016). Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder with severe psychiatric comorbidities. Panel presentation and discussion at the 23rd Annual International OCD Conference. Chicago, IL.
Pinto, A., Grant, J., Brauer, L., Bach-DiLello, A.K. (2015). Treatment of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Panel presentation and discussion at the 22nd International Annual OCD Conference. Boston, MA.