OCD
OCD is exhausting, misunderstood, and treatable. If intrusive thoughts and compulsions have been running the show, there's a way out — and you don't have to walk it alone.
OCD is one of the most misunderstood mental health experiences. It rarely looks like the tidy, hand-washing stereotype from TV. For many of my clients, it's a private battle with distressing thoughts, mental rituals, or a relentless need for certainty that no amount of checking ever seems to satisfy.
What OCD can look like
Common themes include contamination fears, harm-related intrusive thoughts, relationship OCD, scrupulosity (moral or religious), health-focused OCD, and 'just right' or symmetry compulsions. The specific content matters less than the pattern: an unwanted thought or feeling shows up, distress spikes, and a compulsion (visible or entirely mental) briefly takes the edge off — and then the cycle repeats.
How I work with OCD
As an OCD Treatment Specialist, I use evidence-based approaches shown to actually shift the OCD cycle. This is different from general talk therapy — we'll gently learn to change your relationship with intrusive thoughts rather than trying to argue them away or make certainty stick. We move at a pace you can tolerate, always with your consent, and always with warmth.
Many clients tell me they've felt ashamed of the content of their OCD thoughts. Please know: I have heard it all, and I will not be shocked. Your worth is not up for debate here.
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