Anxiety & OCD
Guiding individuals through the noise of anxiety and the rigidity of OCD. Offering space to reclaim flexibility, peace of mind, and a stronger sense of self.
Therapy for Anxiety
Anxiety can show up in many ways. It might look like racing thoughts, a constant sense of “what if,” or feeling tense and unsettled in your own body. You might notice yourself overanalyzing situations, feeling on edge in social or work settings, or struggling to fully relax even in quiet moments. While these experiences can feel overwhelming, they’re also signals pointing to where your mind and body are asking for care.
In our work together, I draw on a number of therapeutic approaches to meet your unique experience and needs. This includes modalities that support learning effective coping skills, managing anxious patterns, and finding both immediate relief and long-term shifts. By tuning into your body and its cues, you can begin to feel safer, steadier, and more in control. We’ll also explore the underlying patterns and beliefs that fuel your anxiety, and practice tools to shift them in ways that support both immediate relief and lasting change.
Through this process, you’ll strengthen your capacity to move through stress with more calm and clarity. Over time, therapy becomes not only a place to reduce anxious symptoms, but also a foundation for building resilience, restoring balance, and living with greater ease and confidence.
Explore your systems and how they relate to Generalized Anxiety in the short quiz below.
Quiz: IS it anxiety?
Quiz: IS it anxiety?
Therapy for OCD
Living with OCD often means feeling caught in cycles of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that can take over your time, energy, and peace of mind. It may feel like your brain gets stuck on repeat, pulling you into endless checking, reassurance-seeking, or mental rituals just to ease the anxiety for a moment. This can be exhausting, isolating, and frustrating when it feels like no one else understands.
I know firsthand how overwhelming OCD can be. I also know that meaningful change is possible. With specialized training in Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), a research-backed and highly effective treatment for OCD, I guide clients in breaking free from obsessive doubt and compulsions. Together, we’ll identify the thought patterns that keep you trapped, challenge the pull of OCD “logic”, and practice new ways of responding that reduce the need for the cyclical nature you’ve found yourself in.
Therapy is not about eliminating every intrusive thought, but about shifting your relationship to them so they no longer control your life. Over time, you’ll build greater confidence, flexibility, and freedom. You’ll find you’re learning to trust yourself again and move forward with more ease, understanding, and self-compassion.
“You do not have to live the life that OCD wants you to live. You can live the life that you want to live.”
-Patrick McGrath, PhD