A: Our sessions are collaborative and focused on getting you real relief—not just talking about your OCD endlessly. Every person is unique. We'll start by mapping your specific cycle: the intrusive thoughts, the anxiety they trigger, and the compulsions or avoidance that keep the loop going. You'll also learn practical tools to use between sessions.

A: This varies based on how long you've had OCD, how severe it is, and your goals. Many clients can experience meaningful relief within a few months of consistent work, and some choose to continue longer to go deeper or get support with other areas of life. My goal is always to help you build the skills you need to thrive on your own, not to keep you in therapy indefinitely.

A: If you're struggling with intrusive thoughts you can't dismiss, rituals or checking you feel compelled to do, endless reassurance-seeking, or a constant need for certainty or things to feel "just right," you're likely a great fit for this work. This includes the forms of OCD that often go unrecognized and can masquerade as typical anxiety, like relationship OCD, harm OCD, moral or religious scrupulosity, and purely mental compulsions. During our free consultation, we can discuss your specific situation and whether this approach is right for you.

A: Simply schedule a free 20-minute consultation call. We'll talk about what you're experiencing, answer any questions you have about my approach, and determine if we're a good fit. If we decide to move forward, we'll schedule your first session and get started.

Yes. Some forms of OCD are harder to recognize as OCD, and many clients will spend years in therapy analyzing their fears and even sometimes reinforcing obsessions. Analyzing and discussing the thoughts can become another form of reassurance and rumination, which unfortunately strengthen OCD patterns. . OCD requires a different approach. By combining ERP principles, iCBT with brain-based methods like EMDR and Brainspotting, we target the cycle itself rather than getting lost in content.

It’s very common that people with OCD can feel embarrassed by their thoughts and how difficult it is to stop obsessing and stop compulsive behaviors, even if they know they are irrational. Intrusive thoughts often target exactly what we care about most, which is why they feel so distressing. Know that you never have to say anything you aren’t ready to talk about, and know that I have the utmost compassion for how hard OCD can be to struggle with, and how much courage it takes to reach out for help and talk about your thoughts.

Absolutely. When OCD thoughts are taking over people often feel a spike of dread when a thought hits, and often feel physical tension, anxiety or hypervigilance. Through learning to stop ruminating and resist compulsions and processing underlying trauma, your nervous system can learn to feel more calm and present.

Yes. Many people with OCD are high functioning adults, who sometimes even hide their rituals, perform compulsions mentally where no one can see, and hold everything together at work while privately spending hours trapped in their heads. You don't have to hit a crisis point to deserve help, and you don't have to keep carrying this in secret.

I work with many presentations of OCD, including contamination fears and washing, checking, symmetry and "just right" compulsions, harm OCD, relationship OCD, moral and religious scrupulosity, and primarily mental compulsions like rumination and reviewing. I also help clients with the anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, and past difficult experiences that often fuel and accompany OCD.