About

Dr. Fran Kuehn, DSW, LICSW, M.Ed., Diplomate A-CBT, is a cognitive behavioral therapist with a private practice in Newton Center, MA, specializing in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, anxiety disorders, and phobias.

With decades of clinical and academic experience — including a long tenure as a school social worker at Brookline High School and a faculty role at Simmons University — Dr. Kuehn brings both depth and warmth to his work. His doctoral research focused on training clinicians in evidence-based approaches to OCD treatment, with a particular emphasis on Inference-Based Cognitive Therapy (I-CBT).

Dr. Kuehn's approach to treatment is rooted in a simple conviction: healing should restore who you are, not ask you to endure more suffering to get there. His practice integrates Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and I-CBT — an emerging, highly promising approach that treats OCD at its root by rebuilding trust in one's own sense of self.

He is a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, and a professional member of the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.