Ruth Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC

Board Member

Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Silver Spring, MD

Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC, is a senior clinician, supervisor, and co-director of the doctoral training program at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, where she has worked since the mid-1980s. Ms. Golomb specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adults. She has conducted numerous workshops and seminars, and participated as an expert in panel discussions covering many topics, including Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, and managing anxiety disorders in the classroom. 

In addition to publishing articles for professional journals and newsletters, Ms. Golomb is an author of The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle, a book describing the comprehensive treatment of trichotillomania in children, and A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder: Effective Strategies for Parents of Children with Trichotillomania.