Stuck in a super repetitive thought loop?
Specialized OCD Treatment for Adults
Online in San Francisco & all of California,
Massachusetts, New York, and Florida
According to the International OCD Foundation, people with OCD wait 14-17 years on average between their OCD symptoms showing up and actually getting treatment.
And there are so many reasons! Often we are not properly diagnosed, and then there’s the process of finding effective treatment. Also, there can be a delay between “this is OCD” and “now is the right time to work on it.” Maybe you noticed an impact on your ability to have the career or relationships you want? Maybe your mood is the worst it’s ever been? Whatever it is, you are motivated to address your OCD now.
Welcome to the club!
I have been specializing in OCD and other obsessive-compulsive disorders for several years, but you could say I have a lifetime of experience. I have them too! Yay.
I (finally) tried the same treatment I now provide and got way better. From my experience on both sides of the therapy team, I know ERP can sound hard or weird, but then can help a ton pretty quickly. Obviously I can’t tell the future, so I can’t guarantee the same results for you, but I can say that in my experience as the therapist, ERP tends to go quite well. I love helping people like me get better, so I can also say that if we work together, you will get my active effort and attention.
Therapy with me can be personal as well as practical. We can laugh, cry, solve longstanding problems, and you can share any part of your life to whatever degree works for you. We will also set treatment goals specific to your condition and meet them, using the same gold-standard approach used by the big names in the OCD world. We want you to get better and stay better.
ERP = permanently changing your brain
People often assume ERP = fancy anxiety management techniques they will have to use for the rest of their lives.
But ERP works differently than most people think. We set up your brain to learn what it needs to learn through a series of learning exercises. And no, it doesn’t have to feel like torture.
Think about it like a course of physical therapy. Exercises are supposed to feel “good stretch,” not “bad stretch.” And the goal is not to do stretches and exercises forever—it’s to fix the problem and move on, so you can get back to engaging with the world the way you want to.
What do you treat?
OCD
At any given point, about 90% of my clients have OCD. It’s not easy to have untreated OCD, but those of us with OCD and these related conditions are lucky there’s a treatment for us that works extremely well. We’re six decades into using ERP for OCD—a century into exposure therapy for anxiety!—and it’s helped a wild number of people get better, myself included. Join the dark side!
OCD’s Relatives
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)? Illness anxiety? Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) like skin picking (excoriation), hair pulling (trichotillomania), or nail-biting? Social anxiety? Panic attacks? Phobias? ERP is still the treatment of choice, with tweaks here and there to fit each one, and a closely related treatment for BFRBs called HRT/ComB.
Misophonia
Sound sensitivity sucks. Having a name for it and more recognition in the fields of psychology and medicine makes it…slightly better. But seriously, we finally have techniques for reducing your exposure to irritating sounds and proactively approaching tough situations when you decide to stick them out. No cure yet, and no ERP for this one, just WAY more effective management.
Meet Reno the therapy bunny!
Therapy bunny is a stretch, but in any case, Reno says hello! He prefers to be a floor bunny, so he will mostly be not-seen and not-heard during our calls. From wherever he is on the floor, he wishes you a successful and rewarding therapy journey.
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