Mr. Fried, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, earned his Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Tennessee in 1979. He has been a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work since 1987. He worked for ten years as director of outpatient services at Holston Mental Health Center in Kingsport, TN. He also served as family therapist for the Oaks of St. Mary’s in Knoxville, TN in the early 1990’s. He has been in full time private practice of psychotherapy since 1992. His specialized areas of treatment include Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He is a clinical member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (Advanced Behavior Therapy Training Institute Graduate).