Stephen Smith is the Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of NOCD, the largest provider focused on ending worldwide suffering caused by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

After emerging from a personal struggle with undiagnosed OCD, and experiencing the success of Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) therapy first-hand, Stephen made it his mission to transform the behavioral health treatment system with the goal of creating an anytime, anywhere virtual care platform that allows those suffering with OCD to be diagnosed quickly and accurately, as well as treated appropriately using ERP therapy. 

Since its inception, NOCD has built the world’s largest OCD patient community online and has become the #1 provider of ERP therapy. Its international OCD-specialized network provides hundreds of thousands of treatment visits annually and is contracted to serve hundreds of millions of Americans as an insurance-benefit. Moreover, the NOCD Therapy treatment model was proven by peer-reviewed research to significantly reduce OCD severity in half the amount of time than standard under Smith’s leadership, making it one of the most successful treatment models in the behavioral health industry.