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Dr. Sally Winston, PsyD

Founder & Executive Director

Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, LLP


Dr. Sally Winston is a clinical psychologist and a master clinician who has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders and OCD for the past four decades. She founded and is current Executive Director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, a free standing center located on the grounds of Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Towson. She was the inaugural recipient of the prestigious Jerilyn Ross award of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America in 2011 and served as chair of the ADAA Clinical Advisory Board. She has co-written four books with Dr. Martin Seif, which have been translated into at least a dozen languages worldwide. She and Dr. Seif write a blog for PsychologyToday.com called Living with a Sticky Mind.  Dr. Winston resides in Timonium, MD and still maintains an active psychotherapy practice.