Jason Stietz

Jason Stietz, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in Torrance, CA. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from California Professional School of Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles and completed a predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Whittier College Counseling Center.

He specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches, and uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy (I-CBT) to treat OCD. He treats social anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, post-concussion syndrome, depression, hoarding, and insomnia.

In sport psychology he uses the Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment (MAC) approach and has published work on trauma among female athletes; his research on mental toughness among strength sport athletes informs his practical work. He provides telehealth services across the state of California and tailors evidence-based CBT techniques to LGBTQ, collectivistic, or underserved communities in a collaborative, culturally sensitive manner.