You’re interested in learning more about your obsessive-compulsive symptoms and getting help, but you’ve found it difficult to find an OCD therapist who really gets it AND treats you as a whole person, not just a diagnosis. (Enter me.)

OCD is one of the most misunderstood and under-diagnosed mental health conditions out there, so it’s no wonder if you’re confused about whether or not your anxiety symptoms might actually be OCD. Are you finding yourself constantly ruminating about “What if?” scenarios? Trying to solve problems that are un-solvable, or answer questions that are un-answerable? Do you find yourself constantly trying to achieve a “just right” feeling that always seems just outside of your reach?

I’m here to help you better understand your anxious loops, and I have some really good news… you don’t actually have to stay stuck in those loops forever! Woohoo!

Neurodivergence and OCD

Many neurodivgent people, including those with ADHD and/or autism, hesitate to reach out for help with OCD. For many, traditional behavioralist approaches to OCD either feel too scary to approach, or unfortunately, have even caused harm or traumatic stress for some. For others, their OCD symptoms have been dismissed as “just part of their ADHD” or autism, or “just anxiety,” but there still feels like there’s a missing piece. If regular shmegular anxiety treatment has never really seemed to help you, OCD might be something worth exploring. (And as an ADHDer living with OCD, believe me, I’ve been there).

I believe that effective OCD treatment should consider you as a whole person rather than just a diagnosis. I believe that OCD therapy can (and should) take your preferences, sensory needs, neurodivergence, and your innate wisdom into account. I believe that OCD treatment can be relational, and that YOU should be the one to decide what your goals are, what the right pacing of treatment is, and what works or doesn’t work for you.

When I work with neurodivergent people struggling with OCD, I love to help them to better understand what are the parts of their neurodivergent brain that need acceptance and accommodations, and what parts might actually be anxiety, OCD, or nervous system dysregulation that they don’t need to just accept and “push through.” I’ve found that when done right, OCD treatment is incredibly empowering and freeing.

Therapeutic Approach

I use an integrated and individualized approach when working with OCD, informed by evidenced-based modalities, including:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

• Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT):
  

I weave these approaches into my general therapeutic approach, which is relational and neuro-affirming, and integrates expressive, body-based, and parts-work informed therapies.

Want to connect or learn more? I would love to chat with you!

I offer free 15 minute video consultations, as a change for us to meet face to face, answer any questions you might have, and learn more about whether we might be a good fit for therapy.