Judy Reaven

Judy Reaven, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she is affiliated with JFK Partners and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Her clinical and research work focuses on anxiety and other mental health conditions in autistic children and adolescents, and she is the primary developer of the Facing Your Fears cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) program, including school-based adaptations designed for students with autism or related social and learning differences.

Dr. Reaven has led multiple studies evaluating Facing Your Fears in Schools and related school-based interventions for autistic students with anxiety, including a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)–funded trial comparing Facing Your Fears in Schools with Zones of Regulation. She is coauthor of Facing Your Fears in Schools: Managing Anxiety in Students With Autism or Related Social and Learning Differences—Facilitator’s Manual, which guides school-based teams in delivering CBT strategies to help students recognize, manage, and gradually confront anxiety.