Dr. Megan Schmitz

Dr. Schmitz is a Contextual-Behavioral Psychologist, who specializes in treating Anxiety Disorders. She co-developed and programmed the Adolescent Anxiety Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program at Linden Oaks Hospital, which is the only anxiety program in the nation to have received disease-specific certification from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO particularly appreciated the paradigm shift from Second-Wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Third-Wave Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). Upon transferring to the private practice sector, Dr. Schmitz created The Intensive Anxiety Clinic meant to bridge the gap between individual therapy and hospital-based programming. This intermediate level of care is intended to be a more proactive source of support for those just starting to show sign of serious impairment, with the goal of preventing the need for hospital-based care, as well as a more sustained, higher level of support for those stepping down from a hospital program or residential facility.