About Dr. Hannah Gilfix

Dr. Hannah Gilfix is a licensed psychologist and Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) clinician who provides online therapy to college students, young professionals, and adults navigating anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, and major life transitions. She has particular experience treating OCD and intrusive thoughts using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), as well as anxiety, postpartum anxiety and OCD, and the unique challenges faced by high-achieving young adults. Dr. Gilfix provides virtual therapy in 40 U.S. states through PSYPACT.

My career has allowed me to work with clients of all ages — from children to adults — for the past 12 years. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Oberlin College and my Doctoral Degree in School Psychology from the University of South Florida.

I completed my APA-accredited predoctoral internship at the University of South Florida Counseling Center, where I worked primarily with college and graduate students navigating interpersonal conflict, mood disorders, anxiety, identity development, trauma, eating disorders, and school transitions.

My postdoctoral training took place in a group specialty private practice focusing on eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, and trauma. I have also worked at the Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, supporting individuals with chronic pain, and at outpatient medical centers including the Rothman Center for Pediatric Neuropsychiatry and the Silver Child Development Center, providing behavioral family therapy and exposure therapy.

I have completed specialized training in:

• Perinatal Mental Health – Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C), with specialized training through Postpartum Support International (PSI) in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum anxiety and OCD.

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) – specialized training in ERP, an evidence-based treatment for OCD.

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) – an evidence-based approach for treating trauma and related concerns.

• Gottman Method Level 1 and Level 2 – training in evidence-based couples therapy to help partners decrease conflict, improve communication, and strengthen connection.

I am a professional member of:

• Postpartum Support International

• International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)

• Florida Psychological Association

• American Psychological Association

• Association for Jewish Psychologists

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)

• Jewish Therapist Collective

I also served as a support group facilitator with the National Alliance for Eating Disorders. See my recent appearance on ABC Action News, Tampa.