Renae Reinardy, PsyD

Renae M. Reinardy, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and director of the Lakeside Center for Behavioral Change. Dr. Reinardy specializes in the evidence-based treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviors, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, hoarding disorder, tic disorders, and related conditions. She is the co-author of The BFRB Recovery Workbook: Effective Recovery from Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors and Free to Be Me with a BFRB: The Ultimate Kid’s Guide to Living Well with Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (in press).

She is the program developer of CourageCritters.com, a skills-focused online and plush animal system. Dr. Reinardy serves on the BTTI faculty for the International OCD Foundation. She has been interviewed on Good Morning America, North Dakota Today and the Joy Behar Show. Her treatment techniques were featured on Dateline NBC and A&E’s Hoarders. She is an advocate for childhood mental health, and a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Renae Reinardy has employment relationships with Lakeside Center for Behavioral Change, PC., United Nations, International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Science, and Courage Critters, LLC. She is a consultant with Service Dogs for America. Dr. Reinardy receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Renae Reinardy is a member of the American Psychological Association, the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, the Tourette Association of America, and the Media Psychology.