Judie Biderman
230 Mountainview Drive
Mahwah, NJ 07430
(201) 825-7009


In 1977 I was trained at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, and created their Outreach Program in New Jersey, making home sessions available to those people unable to travel for treatment. In 1983, I was founder and coordinator of Phobia Associates, Inc., a phobia treatment program that emphasized practical "in-vivo" methods for the reduction of anxiety.

For the past 25 Years I have been assisting people with phobias, both in an individual and group setting. My work frequently takes me to peoples' homes as well as bridges, elevators, restaurants, malls, and highway driving.

My approach is always kind and patient, focusing not on what you can't do, but on what you can do, and expanding on those possibilities. I help people to understand that although they "feel crazy" actually what is happening is that their negative images are stimulating their bodies to react and those sensations are misinterpreted. My goal is to teach the phobic/anxious person how to change the habit of scaring themselves and to move on to a life free of avoidances.

Media Exposure includes: The Daily News, The Bergen Record, Ladies' Home Journal, CBS TV News, Midday Live, Toast of the Town.

I am a Charter Member of The Phobia Society of America, now the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.

I am co-author with Phobia Associates, Inc. of The Phobia Workbook.

I have attended weekend seminars and participated in workshops given by Dr. Isaac Marks, Dr. Claire Weekes, Dr. Arthur Hardy, Dr. Robert DuPont, Dr. Donald Klein, Dr. Martin Seif, and Dr. Manuel Zane.