Dr. Tom Bivona

Dr. Tom Bivona, Psy.D., works with adolescents and adults facing anxiety and related conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety disorder. He is also trained as a generalist, treating a range of concerns including depression, and has experience working with substance use disorders.

His approach is behavioral and grounded in evidence. For OCD, he uses Exposure and Response Prevention. For trauma and PTSD, he uses Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy. For eating disorders, he draws on exposure therapy, Family-Based Therapy, and Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy. He continues his training in these approaches through the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual conference.

Dr. Bivona is direct and action-oriented, and works to get patients relief as quickly as possible. He practices under the supervision of Dr. Melissa Gibson, Psy.D., HSP. Outside of clinical work, he teaches clinical psychology graduate students at Pepperdine University, Bellarmine University, and Spalding University.