Therapy & Counseling
OCD Therapy in the South Bay
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a cycle of intrusive, unwanted thoughts and the repetitive behaviors or mental rituals used to relieve them. OCD therapy helps you break that cycle and take back the hours and energy it consumes. It can feel relentless, and it is also one of the most treatable conditions when the right approach is used.
We see clients in person at our South Bay office and virtually across California.
OCD affects an estimated 1.2% of U.S. adults in a given year (National Institute of Mental Health), and many live with it for years before getting the specific treatment that helps. Effective help exists.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health.
What OCD can look like
- Intrusive thoughts, images, or urges that feel distressing and unwanted
- Compulsions: checking, washing, counting, reassurance-seeking, or mental rituals
- Significant time lost to obsessions and compulsions
- Avoiding people, places, or situations that trigger the thoughts
- Knowing the fears may be irrational, yet feeling unable to stop
Our approach
We use exposure and response prevention (ERP), the specialized, gold-standard approach for OCD, moving carefully and at your pace. It teaches your nervous system that you can tolerate the trigger without the compulsion. It sits within your wider anxiety care and individual therapy, and when medication would help, we coordinate with psychiatry.
As Jack Foley, LMFT, puts it:
"OCD promises relief if you just do the ritual one more time, and the relief never lasts. ERP is hard, focused work, and it's also where people finally get their life back."
What to expect
Care begins with a free 15-minute consultation. From there we match you with a clinician experienced in ERP and build a plan that moves at a pace you can manage.
How it works
Starting is simple.
Book a free consultation
A confidential 15-minute call to understand what you need.
Get matched
We pair you with the right clinician for your goals.
Begin care
Start in person or online, at a pace that feels right.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is OCD?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves intrusive, unwanted thoughts, images, or urges (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals done to relieve the distress (compulsions). It can be exhausting and time-consuming, and it is highly treatable.
What is the best therapy for OCD?
Exposure and response prevention (ERP), a specialized form of CBT, is the gold-standard treatment for OCD. It helps you face triggers without performing the compulsion, so the cycle loses its grip.
Is OCD just about being neat or organized?
No. That is a common misconception. OCD is about distressing intrusive thoughts and the compulsions used to neutralize them, which often have nothing to do with tidiness.
Do I need medication for OCD?
Some people benefit from medication alongside ERP, and we coordinate that with psychiatry. Many do well with therapy. It is a shared decision.
Do you offer OCD therapy online?
Yes, in person in the South Bay and via telehealth across California.
When you're ready, a conversation is the place to begin.
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