Jenna Sheftel, PsyD
About me
At the National Anxiety Institute, Ltd we specialize in treating Anxiety Disorders & OCD via telehealth with the gold standard in evidence based intervention. This means we use treatment strategies that have been shown to be effective through rigorous research. You will work with a doctor who is trained and experienced in providing Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). We are committed to integrating the science of evidence-based models with the wisdom of person-focused care.
We provide therapy via telehealth to individuals across the nation, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, District of Colombia, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia.
Training & experience
We treat anxiety and related conditions using the following empirically supported methods:
Condition(s) | Empirically supported method(s) |
OCD Social Anxiety Phobias Separation Anxiety School Refusal | E/RP ACT |
Health/Illness Anxiety | Abramowitz & Braddock’s CBT Based Model |
Panic & Agoraphobia | Interoceptive Exposure (IE) |
Insomnia | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) |
Trauma | Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Prolonged Exposure (PE) |
Tourette Syndrome Tics BFRS (hairpulling & skin picking) | Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT) |
Hoarding | Steketee & Frost’s CBT-based treatment model for hoarding |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Dugas, Robichaud & Koerner’s CBT for GAD Seif & Winston’s ACT for GAD |
Co-Morbid Depression | Behavioral Activation (BA) |
At NAI, you can be assured that the treatment will be evidence-based.
Obsessions treated
- Contamination
- Checking
- Somatic
- Sexual Orientation
- Existentialism
- Paedophilia
- False Memory
- Magical Thinking
- Symmetry
- Religious
- Harm
- Maternal/Perinatal
- Suicide
- Health Anxiety
- Other
Qualifications & accreditation
Fees
Initial Assessment Appointment: $250 Subsequent Appointments: $225
Work address
1916 Noyes Street,Evanston,IL,60201
1916 Noyes Street,Evanston,IL,60201
Types of session
- Online/Phone
Phone number
2243770344Website
https://www.nationalanxietyinstitute.com/Clients you treat
- Children
- Young people
- Adults
- Older adults
Language(s)
- English
Work hours
Wednesdays: 10am - 6pm CST
Thursdays: 10am - 6pm CST
Fridays: 10am - 6pm CST
Therapy approaches
- Cognitive and behavioural therapies
- Behavioural therapy
- Cognitive therapy
- Mindfulness
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Person-centred therapy
- Exposure & Response Prevention
