Specialties

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ocd)

  • Contamination OCD

  • Harm OCD

  • Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD)

  • Relationship OCD (ROCD)

  • Scrupulosity / Religious or Moral OCD

  • Pedophilia OCD (POCD)

  • Existential OCD

  • Health Anxiety / Somatic OCD

  • Responsibility OCD

  • Checking compulsions

  • Reassurance-seeking behaviors

  • Mental compulsions

  • Intrusive taboo thoughts

  • “Just right” OCD

  • Magical thinking OCD

Anxiety Disorders

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • Panic Disorder / attacks

  • Social Anxiety Disorder

  • Phobias (driving, flying, medical procedures, etc.)

  • Perfectionism

  • High-functioning anxiety

  • Stress-related anxiety

  • Life transitions

Treatment Approaches

Exposure and Response Prevention (erp)

  • Gradual, supported exposure to feared thoughts, images, or situations

  • Reducing and eliminating compulsive behaviors

  • Breaking the fear–compulsion cycle

  • Building tolerance for uncertainty and discomfort

  • Learning that anxiety naturally rises and falls without rituals

  • Strengthening confidence through repeated practice

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (cbt)

  • Identifying and challenging cognitive distortions

  • Understanding the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

  • Restructuring unhelpful thinking patterns

  • Reducing avoidance behaviors

  • Building practical coping and problem-solving skills

  • Increasing balanced, realistic thinking

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (act)

  • Developing psychological flexibility

  • Practicing acceptance of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings

  • Defusing from intrusive thoughts (seeing them as mental events, not facts)

  • Clarifying personal values

  • Taking meaningful action aligned with values

  • Building willingness to experience discomfort in service of growth

Mindfulness-Based Interventions

  • Increasing awareness of thoughts without reacting automatically

  • Practicing present-moment focus

  • Reducing judgment and self-criticism

  • Observing intrusive thoughts without engaging them

  • Strengthening emotional regulation

  • Cultivating acceptance and resilience

An individualized outpatient OCD intensive condenses the impact of evidence-based treatment—ERP, CBT, ACT, and mindfulness—into a focused weekend model. Instead of spreading progress over months of weekly sessions, clients receive deep, uninterrupted therapeutic work that accelerates learning, reduces avoidance patterns, and supports faster behavior change.

Pre-Intensive Assessment

  • Full diagnostic evaluation

  • Functional analysis of rituals and avoidance

  • Personalized treatment goals and exposure hierarchy

Psychoeducation

  • Obsessions, compulsions, and avoidance cycles

  • ERP, CBT, ACT

  • Mindfulness Foundations

Skills Training

  • Mindfulness for uncertainty

  • Cognitive restructuring

  • Distress tolerance

Exposure and Response Prevention

  • Exposure exercises in real time

  • Response prevention tools

  • Tracking SUDS levels and application of tools

Skill Integration

  • Using mindfulness to stay with intrusive thoughts

  • ACT-based willingness strategies during exposures

  • Cognitive restructuring after exposures to update beliefs

Relapse Prevention Training

  • Personalized plan for ongoing exposures

  • Coping ahead for high-risk triggers

  • Identifying early warning signs and intervention strategies

Individual Outpatient Program