Laura Taouk, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Psychological Associate: PSB-94028378
Dr. Laura Taouk is a postdoctoral psychology fellow at CBT Los Angeles. She specializes in evidence-based treatments for depression, anxiety (including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, and specific phobias), obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental health concerns. Dr. Taouk has received extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She offers a range of specific CBT treatments, such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and CBT for Substance Use Disorders (CBT-SUD).
Dr. Taouk has a warm, genuine, and flexible style, tailoring treatment to more effectively meet the needs and goals of individual clients. She strives to provide mental healthcare that is responsive to identity, cultural, and contextual factors and to build safe, collaborative, and caring therapeutic relationships with clients.
Dr. Taouk received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from American University. She completed externships at the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center, the Catholic University of America Counseling Center, and Capital Institute for Cognitive Therapy, as well as an APA-accredited internship at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.
Dr. Taouk has conducted research on topics such as women’s reproductive healthcare, cognitive vulnerability factors for anxiety and depression, and challenges facing Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans. She has authored a number of peer-reviewed publications and has presented her research at conventions held by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Dr. Taouk is passionate about and involved in efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in mental healthcare.
Dr. Taouk offers virtual appointments, as well as in-person appointments at CBT Los Angeles’ Glendale location.