Judith Orloff

Judith Orloff (born June 25, 1951) is an American board-certified psychiatrist, self-claimed clairvoyant (psychic), and the author of five books.

Early life and education Orloff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents Theodore and Maxine Orloff, both of whom were physicians. Her family includes many physicians. She grew up in Beverly Hills, where she later said that she had experienced strong intuitions as a child.

Orloff earned her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from the University of Southern California in 1979. and held a psychiatric residency at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute from 1979 to 1983. and the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the Southern California Psychiatric Society.

Orloff published her first book, Second Sight, in 1996. The Publishers Weekly review said "Orloff's unconventional attempt to bridge the worlds of Freud and the paranormal will appeal to open-minded readers." An updated edition was published by Three Rivers Press in 2010 with a revised subtitle: An intuitive psychiatrist tells her extraordinary story and shows you how to tap your inner wisdom. Orloff has written three more books; her 2009 Emotional Freedom is a New York Times bestseller that has been translated into 15 languages.

Orloff has spoken at medical schools, hospitals, the American Psychiatric Association, Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women Summit; and at alternative and traditional health forums such as National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Los Angeles, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Medical Center in New York, the UCLA Pediatric Pain Program in Los Angeles, and the Maria Shriver's First Lady's Women's Conference also in Los Angeles. She formerly published a blog on The Huffington Post HuffPost Contributor platform.