Theresa Welles, PhD

Theresa Welles, PhD, is the Shapiro Family Director of the Bubrick Center for Pediatric OCD at the Child Mind Institute. A licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience evaluating and treating childhood conditions, she specializes in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma and stressor-related disorders, anxiety, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  

Dr. Welles has worked with children, adolescents, and adults across outpatient, school, medical, and private practice settings. She is committed to using evidence-based treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure-based therapies (exposure/response prevention and prolonged exposure), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions (SPACE), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), to promote the best outcomes. She helps clients face fears; strengthen their interpersonal, emotion regulation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills; and increase independence and self-confidence. 

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Welles has been actively involved in leadership and advocacy roles. She is dedicated to supporting the success of future professionals in the field of psychology and has coordinated training and supervision programs at several universities, most recently at Pennsylvania State University.  

• Director of the Psychological Clinic and associate clinical professor of psychology, Pennsylvania State University 

• Clinical Director, Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta 

• Module Lead for Behavioral Health at Kaiser Permanente, Gwinnett Comprehensive Medical Center, Duluth, GA 

• Assistant Director of Clinical Service, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 

• Licensed school psychologist at Hillsborough County Schools, Tampa, FL 

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Counseling and Testing Center, Georgia State University  

• Doctoral Intern, Counseling Center, Florida State University  

• PhD, Counseling Psychology and School Psychology, Florida State University 

• MS, EdS, School Psychology, Florida State University 
• BS, Elementary Education, University of South Florida