Marla W. Deibler, Psy.D., Director:

Dr. Deibler holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health Psychology/ Neuropsychology. She has gained experience at some of the finest institutions in the nation, including the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Children’s National Medical Center, and the Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center.

Dr. Deibler gained specialized behavior therapy experience in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive spectrum disorders, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Trichotillomania while an apprentice of Dr. Charles Mansueto, author of “A Comprehensive Model for Behavioral Treatment of Trichotillomania” and a leading expert in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive spectrum disorders, at the nationally-recognized Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington.

Following her apprenticeship, Dr. Deibler was awarded a three-year fellowship to research Trichotillomania and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder at the National Institute of Mental Health where she studied hundreds of individuals with these disorders and their families for which she was awarded a certificate for “Outstanding Graduate Research” by the National Institutes of Health. 

Dr. Deibler provided clinical services at the National Center for the Treatment of Phobias, Anxiety, and Depression. She served as Director of Behavioral Sciences at the Temple University School of Dentistry and served on the clinical faculty at Temple University Schools of Medicine and Allied Health as well as Temple University Children’s Medical Center.

Dr. Deibler has published scientific research in peer-reviewed journals and has presented clinical training seminars and research findings at national and international meetings.  She has appeared on A&E’s HOARDERS, TLC's Hoarding: Buried Alive, CBS News, ABC News, FOX News, It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle (CN8, Retirement TV), and CBS’s Swift Justice with Nancy Grace and has been interviewed by news sources such as CNN, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, the Connecticut Post, and Suburban Family Magazine.

Dr. Deibler holds licenses to practice psychology in New Jersey (Lic. No. 35S100438000) and Pennsylvania (Lic. No. PS0157790). She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, Trichotillomania Learning Center, International OCD Foundation, OCD-New Jersey, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and Anxiety Disorders Association of America.