Therapy for OCD in San Marino
Serving Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, Northeast Los Angeles, and all of California via Telehealth
Three Letters That Can Take Over Your Life…
OCD can feel relentless. Intrusive thoughts create fear, doubt, disgust, or a desperate need for certainty. Compulsions may bring temporary relief, but they gradually pull you into a cycle that consumes your time, energy, attention, and joy.
Even if you have been trapped in a cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors for years, I want you to know that it doesn’t have to be this way forever. As devastating, controlling, and simply annoying as OCD can be, it is also treatable.
And therapy can be a big step in that process.
How Therapy Can Help
Therapy for OCD is not about proving that your fears are impossible or helping you feel completely certain. It is about changing your relationship with uncertainty, intrusive thoughts, and the compulsions that keep the cycle going.
This can look like:
Learning new ways to respond to intrusive thoughts
Gradually facing feared situations while reducing rituals and compulsions through Exposure and Response Prevention
Building greater tolerance for uncertainty, discomfort, and doubt
Increasing your connection to meaningful activities and relationships…even if OCD is tagging along for the ride.
My Approach
In my work with OCD, I primarily draw from Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
While ERP is the foundation of how I treat OCD—it’s considered the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for a reason—I still believe the most effective therapy is flexible, compassionate, and responsive to the client’s needs. That means we will decide together where we begin, how quickly we move, and what support will help you most as you change your relationship with OCD.
Getting Started
I provide OCD therapy for adults in person in San Marino, near Pasadena and South Pasadena, and online throughout California.
In certain cases, I may also provide OCD therapy for teens and children, either directly or by working with parents through SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions).
Learn more about OCD therapy for children, teens, and parents.
My fee is $250 per 50-minute session. Some ERP sessions may benefit from additional time or travel for real-world exposure work. Any changes to session length or fee would be discussed and agreed upon in advance.
I am a private-pay, out-of-network therapist and can provide superbills when appropriate.
The first step is scheduling a free 20-minute phone consultation. You don’t need to know exactly where to begin. You don’t need to be certain, confident, or excited about starting. You just need to reach out.
If that sounds like a fit for you, or even if you’d just like to know more, I look forward to speaking with you.