Jerilyn Ross (December 20, 1946, in the Bronx, New York – January 7, 2010, at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.) was an American psychotherapist, phobia expert, and mental health activist.
The New York Times' Benedict Carey described her as "one of the country’s most visible and effective advocates for those with mental health problems.
"[1] Ross was born in the Bronx and graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland in 1968.
In 1980, she co-founded the Anxiety and Depression Association of America with Robert DuPont, after previously working in his psychiatric practice.
[1] From 1987 to 1992, she hosted her own weekly radio show on WRC, where she was known as the "phobia lady".