OCD therapists

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC

Chad Allen is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minneapolis. He works with adults, older adults and couples who understand a good deal about themselves yet keep repeating patterns they have tried to change. Common concerns include depression, anxiety, trauma and painful early experiences, and relationships that leave people feeling stuck or distant, as well as a harder-to-name sense that something remains unresolved. He also works with OCD, substance use and dual diagnosis, eating disorders, dissociation and men's issues, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. His approach is psychodynamic and relational, informed by psychoanalytic, existential and humanistic thinking. He sees clients in person in Minneapolis and online.

Psychologist, PsyD, LMFT, LAADC, DBTC

Dr. Matthew VanDusen is a licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist in La Jolla, California, with 17 years in practice, and he is also a licensed advanced alcohol and drug counselor. He works with teens, adults, older adults, families and groups facing anxiety, depression, addiction, OCD, grief, relationship strain and the effects of a hard past. He is drawn to people who want to change but are unsure how to break unhelpful or harmful patterns, and he aims for progress that lasts outside of sessions. Early work centers on trust and on learning what matters to each client. He uses CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, family systems and Christian counseling. He sees clients in La Jolla and online.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Ally Higdon is a licensed psychologist in San Diego with 12 years in practice. She works online with adults facing trauma and PTSD, anxiety, OCD, sleep problems, anger and stress, and she has a particular interest in first responders, veterans and women's concerns. Her view is that many familiar coping habits, such as avoiding discomfort or pushing thoughts away, help briefly but keep people from living full lives. Therapy with her focuses on building a different relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings. She uses ACT, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure and exposure and response prevention, and also offers ketamine-assisted therapy.

Counselor, LMHC, CRC

Haley Cornish is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Tampa, Florida, and a certified rehabilitation counselor. She has a special focus on OCD, helping clients ease the cycle of overanalyzing thoughts and chasing certainty. She also works with anxiety, depression, identity questions, self-esteem, life transitions and career concerns, and she specializes in supporting young adults and the LGBTQ+ community. Her goal is to help people spend less time caught in their heads and more time living by their values. She uses exposure and response prevention, ACT, motivational interviewing and person-centered, relational work, and she has experience with veterans and caregivers. Sessions are online.

Family Therapist, LMFT, LMHC, CRC, CEDS, QS (FL)

Serene Hasan is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist based in Lutz, near Tampa. She is also a certified eating disorder specialist and a certified rehabilitation counselor. She works with teens, adults, older adults, couples and families on eating disorders and body image, OCD, anxiety, depression and stress. She also helps with family conflict, communication problems, relationship strain and school concerns. Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused, using CBT, DBT, exposure and response prevention, family systems, motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to replace unhelpful patterns with healthier ones. She offers all sessions online.

Psychologist, PhD, MS

Dr. Mike Hart is a licensed psychologist in Denver with five years in practice. He works with adults who feel stuck because of anxiety, panic, depression, grief, trauma, OCD or a major life change, and who want relief from symptoms along with a clearer sense of direction and meaning. Clients often come to him caught in self-doubt or avoidance. He also treats substance use and dual diagnosis, bipolar disorder and men's concerns, works with veterans and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. His toolkit includes ACT, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, exposure and response prevention, internal family systems and interpersonal and social rhythm therapy. He sees clients in person in Denver and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Kelly Bassin is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Boulder, Colorado. She works with children, preteens, teens, adults, couples and families, often meeting people at a crossroads who want change but are unsure where to begin. Her practice covers relationships and couples, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief and life transitions, along with OCD, substance use, eating disorders, bipolar disorder and chronic pain or illness, and she welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. She offers a warm, steady setting and lets clients set the pace. Her methods include art and expressive arts therapy, emotionally focused, attachment-based, family systems, experiential and existential work. She sees clients in person in Boulder and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC

Allison Villarreal is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Boulder, Colorado, with 20 years in practice. Many of her clients are capable people others lean on, who still find relationships strained, transitions unsettling and the pull of work, parenting and caregiving enough to lose track of themselves. She works with teens, adults, older adults, couples and groups on relationship issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, alcohol use, infertility and the perinatal period, as well as sexual and sleep concerns. Her methods include EMDR, emotionally focused and attachment-based therapy, somatic work, CBT, mindfulness and coaching. She offers sessions in person in Boulder and online.

LMSW

Adesola Ogin is a licensed master social worker based in Columbia, Maryland, with seven years in practice. She works mainly with older teens and adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain and major life changes, and her listing also covers couples, families, ADHD, self-esteem and stress. Her methods include CBT, DBT, mindfulness, solution-focused brief therapy and emotionally focused work, used to help clients regulate emotions, question unhelpful thinking and grow more resilient. She describes her style as warm, collaborative and supportive, with a focus on making clients feel heard, and she has a particular heart for people who feel close to giving up. Sessions are offered in person in Columbia and online.