Specializing in Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

 

Areas of Specialization:

  • Agoraphobia

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

  • Depression

  • Excoriation (skin-picking)

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Panic Disorder

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Social Anxiety Disorder

  • Specific Phobia (example: emetophobia - fear of throwing up)

  • Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder)

Other Areas of Treatment:

  • Addiction & Substance Abuse

  • Anger Management

  • Behavioral Issues

  • Low Self-Esteem

  • Loss & Grief

  • Relationship Problems

  • Sexual Abuse 

  • Stress

  • Trauma

Common Subtypes of oCD:

  • Contamination OCD (Fear of germs, illness, toxins, chemicals, or feeling contaminated)

  • Harm OCD (Intrusive fears of acting on an impulse to harm oneself or to harm others)

  • Relationship OCD (Obsessive doubt about relationships, love, attraction, or compatibility)

  • Just Right or Perfectionism OCD (Distress when things feel incomplete, uneven, or “off”)

  • Sexual OCD (Intrusive unwanted thoughts of sexually harming children, relatives, or others)

  • False Memory OCD (Repeated doubts about whether you did something wrong in the past)

  • Existential OCD (Preoccupation with existential & philosophical themes, meaning, existence)

  • Religious or Scrupulosity OCD (Fear of sinning, excessive concern with right/wrong or morality)

Services are provided to adolescents, adults, and families