Dr. Zurita Ona, or “Dr. Z,” is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in California. Her clinical work started first as a school psychologist and then as a clinical psychologist. For over sixteen years she has developed significant experience working with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with anxiety, phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, perfectionism, procrastination, and anxiety-related conditions.  Dr. Z is passionate about helping clients get unstuck from any problem related to anxiety-based struggles.

Dr. Z attends local, national, and international conferences on a regular basis in order to present her clinical work and keep up with current clinical research to deliver up-to-date therapy services to her clients.  In addition to her doctoral training, Dr. Z is a graduate of the International OCD Foundation Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) for the treatment of pediatric OCD and adult OCD; her clinical work is primarily based on Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the recognized front-line treatment for OCD, anxiety and related condition disorders.

Dr. Z completed a 10-day intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and over the last 10 years, she has been learning, practicing, and teaching Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) applied to specific populations.  In 2019 Dr. Z had been nominated a Fellow of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science.

Dr. Z is the author of the following books:

Zurita Ona, P. (2021). Acceptance and commitment skills for perfectionism and high-achieving behaviors: do things your way, be yourself, and live a purposeful life. Routledge.

Zurita Ona P. (2020) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Flexible Treatment Plan for Clients with Emotion Dysregulation. New Harbinger Publisher.

Zurita Ona, P. (2020). Living beyond OCD using acceptance and commitment therapy: a workbook for adults.Routledge.

Zurita Ona, P. (2019). Act for workbook teens with ocd: unhook yourself and live life to the full. Jennifer Kingsley Publishers.

Zurita Ona, P. (2018). Escaping the emotional roller coaster: act for the emotionally sensitive. Exisle Publishing.

Zurita Ona, P. (2017). Parenting a troubled teen: manage conflict & deal with intense emotions using acceptance & commitment therapy. New Harbinger Publications.

Co-authored books

Mckay, M., Fanning, P., Pool, E.& Zurita Ona, P. (2022). Healing Emotional Pain. New Harbinger Publications.

Mckay, M., Fanning, P., & Zurita Ona, P. (2011). Mind and emotions: a universal treatment for emotional disorders. New Harbinger Publications.

Dr. Z is a member of the following organizations:

Anxiety and Depression American Association (ADAA), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF), Northern California CBT Network (NCCBT), and Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).

Online presence

Instagram: Dr. Z.
https://www.instagram.com/dr.z.passionatebehaviorist/

Twitter
https://twitter.com/DrZ_behaviorist

Facebook East Bay Behavior Therapy Center https://www.facebook.com/EastBayBehaviorTherapyCenter

Facebook: Dr. Z.

https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Z-102029237841421

Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-e-zurita-ona-psy-d-949b5a15/