
Dottie Dator was born in Greensboro, NC where she was raised by her parents along with her five siblings. She grew up Catholic and was homeschooled throughout her pre-college education. Dottie was a police officer for several years and made a career change to psychology starting in 2016. Currently, Dottie is a doctoral student in the Health Psychology program at East Carolina University and she is working on finishing her dissertation, which discusses the relationship between OCD and trauma symptomatology. Dottie also works with children with autism spectrum disorder, doing assessments and behaviour therapy. Dottie is passionate about sharing her experiences with OCD as a young child, adolescent, and young adult, as well as working towards more understanding of OCD and reduced stigma surrounding mental health disorders.
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