Faculty

Nora Brier, Psy.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Psy.D., 2020
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
nora.brier@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Nora Brier, Psy.D. is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brier received her M.S. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020 after completing her clinical internship at the VA in Hudson Valley, NY. Dr. Brier’s predoctoral clinical rotations included the PTSD/trauma and PTSD/DBT unit, as well as an outpatient anxiety rotation treating OCD, specific phobias, and social anxiety disorders. Clinically, Dr. Brier is certified in Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD and Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention (EX/RP) for OCD and has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with OCD, PTSD, and comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders. Additionally, Dr. Brier has worked extensively with tic disorders, excoriation (skin picking), trichotillomania, and body dysmorphic disorders, and has extensive experience working with adolescents and adults with comorbid emotion regulation difficulties. Dr. Brier’s research interests include the intersection of PTSD and OCD in women, as well as the dissemination of evidence-based exposure therapy in the community. At the CTSA, Dr. Brier specializes in the treatment of PTSD, OCD, social anxiety, panic disorder, specific phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, excoriation disorder, and trichotillomania.  Dr. Brier has a deep interest in community-based dissemination of evidenced-based treatments for anxiety, specifically for diverse populations.