Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD is treatable and it is our goal to get OCD into full remission. We specialize exclusively in the treatment of OCD in adult women, and treat all subtypes of OCD. We provide you with expert, high-quality and personalized treatment. Sessions will be conducted with a PhD-level psychologist, trained in highly-ranked programs with over 15 years of experience. Dr. Fine will be a speaker at the 2022 International OCD Foundation conference.

Im trained in ExRP (formerly known as ERP). I'd love to guide you through the process of exposures so you can live a life free from intrusive, unwanted thoughts, and compulsive behavior.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be a very debilitating set of symptoms and is something for which I use a therapy called Exposure and Response Prevention (ExRP or ERP). This therapy is widely considered to be the most effective treatment for OCD available. I will teach you how to approach situations that create obsessive thinking and emotional distress and how to simultaneously resist acting on urges to engage in your compulsive behavior. Clients are often amazed at the results.

I utilize a CBT approach by understanding the client's thoughts behind each compulson. I have them create a list of their compulsions and obsessive thoughts so they can better understand how prominent the OCD is in their life, and what it looks like as a whole. I work with them to identify the trigger, thought, or situation provoking their OCD. I utilize a variety of different worksheets, exercises, and techniques to challenge, cope with, and decrease the OCD prevalence.

OCD is painful. My skills in CBT, ACT, and DBT are all effective treatment options for OCD. One of my favorite techniques is using paradoxical interventions. What drives OCD (and many other conditions) is avoidance and control. I help individuals by utilizing ACT and accessing their bravery to slowly expose themselves over time, in a gentle manner, to live not from fear, but from their heart; to shift from moving away from what they fear to turning toward what they value and love.

I have intensive training from the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) in Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) which is the gold standard in support with OCD and some anxiety experiences as well as training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy exposure based work for anxiety and OCD.

Through Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) we can begin to approach your fears and compulsive behaviors. With OCD, it can be a way that is meant to help navigate the world and attempt to ensure safety. By addressing the behaviors we can hope to improve how you manage obsessions and compulsions and therefore how you face the concept of safety.

Have you worked with other providers who are not familiar with OCD? Would you like to talk with someone who has received specialized training and consultation in this area? If so, please e-mail me to learn more about my specialty treatment groups.

To disrupt the OCD cycle I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a specialized form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). ERP has more scientific evidence behind it than any other approach for OCD and is therefore considered the “gold standard”.

OCD is the disorder of doubt. Many folx go years without being able to name their intrusive thoughts, compulsions. There's so much shame around it and it's so hard to trust someone to accept us when our intrusive thoughts are shameful. You are not your thoughts! Sometimes brains do weird brain things &that's okay! I have experience in helping clients identify new possibilities in managing their symptoms& finding acceptance within themselves to create safety and improve their self worth.

I utilize Inference-based CBT (ICBT) to work with clients experiencing OCD, which is an evidence-based treatment created specifically for working with OCD. For individuals who haven't had success with ERP or other approaches treating OCD, ICBT may be a step towards better management of their symptoms.

OCD is treatable and it is our goal to get OCD into full remission. We provide you with expert, high-quality and personalized treatment. Sessions will be conducted with a PhD-level psychologist, trained in highly-ranked programs with over 15 years of experience. Specializing exclusively in the treatment of OCD in adult women allows us to focus 100% on the latest knowledge and highly-effective techniques that will likely work best for you. We specialize in all subtypes of OCD.

OCD is so difficult to deal with, especially because people often think of it as just being neat or tidy. But it's so hard when these anxiety thoughts become something that we feel like we can't get away from, and the only way we've learned we can deal with it is with some kind of compulsive action in the world. It may be hard to find proper care, but it is possible. I've been trained in CBT and ERP, to help you learn that you can sit with these feelings, without your compulsions.

OCD is not always what we assume or tend to think it is. OCD can include compulsive behaviors but also may be thought-based without ritualistic behaviors to follow obsessive thinking. When a client comes to therapy thinking they have OCD, it is important to be thorough and open to the exploration of their presenting concerns; additionally, we will look at how obsessive thinking is impacting your life. Through exposure work, ideally those anxiety or fear-inducing thoughts will lessen in severity.

You may have already discovered that there are not many therapists who really know how to treat OCD. Working with OCD is my passion. I have had extensive training through the International OCD Foundation as well as individual supervision and coaching. I use evidence based treatments and have had good results. We will work as a team to beat your OCD both in the therapy office and in your outside life.

OCD is treatable and it is our goal to get OCD into full remission. We specialize exclusively in the treatment of OCD in adult women, and treat all subtypes of OCD. We provide you with expert, high-quality and personalized treatment. Sessions will be conducted with a PhD-level psychologist, trained in highly-ranked programs with over 15 years of experience. Dr. Fine will be a speaker at the 2022 International OCD Foundation conference.

OCD can be challenging and debilitating, but it doesn’t have to be. Together we will work to identify the root causes of your obsessions and compulsions. We will explore how your fears and anxieties are impacting your day to day life. We will develop a plan to tackle the obsessions and compulsions head on by challenging and loosening up from your thoughts and overcoming urges. I will incorporate various techniques to help you meet your goals. One of these is Exposure and Response Prevention.

OCD is one of the most complex and, at times, debilitating disorders. In the community, it is often called "complex" anxiety and normally involves intrusive thoughts that are overwhelming accompanied by safety checking. There are many subtypes of OCD recognized by the community such as Harm OCD, Religious OCD, Contamination OCD, among others. Research has shown that the most effective approach to OCD is Exposure-Response Prevention, aimed at reconsolidating memories around fears.