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Debra Theobald McClendon

Debra Theobald McClendon, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in the state of Utah and has interjurisdictional authorization to work with clients in most U.S. states. She specializes in treating those with scrupulosity, a religious and moral subtype of OCD. She is the owner of The OCD & Scrupulosity Clinic (ocdscrupulosityclinic.com) and is a member of the International OCD Foundation. She has been interviewed on podcasts, published articles, and published the book Freedom from Scrupulosity: Reclaiming Your Religious Experience from Anxiety and OCD (Religious Studies Center; Deseret Book, 2023).