Specialties
Find out more about what we treat
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD occurs when individuals experience intrusive thoughts combined with compulsions, which can lead to incapacitation if left untreated. Common obsessions in OCD can include intrusive thoughts about contamination, sexual orientation, morality or religion, taboo subjects, harm to others, bodily sensations, and making sure things are ‘just right.’ These intrusive thoughts or sensations create a significant distress or fear response in which an individual performs a compulsion (i.e., handwashing, praying, reassurance seeking, avoidance, checking, moving items around) to neutralize the perceived threat or experience relief, only for it to be short-lived and the cycle repeats itself. OCD can be effectively treated and managed. We are trained in Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, which is the gold-standard treatment for OCD. Through therapy, you will learn new ways of coping with intrusive thoughts while reducing and eliminating compulsions. This will allow you more time and energy to pursue more meaningful activities that you value.
Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder consists of reoccurring symptoms of panic or full-blown panic attacks that appear to occur without a triggered event. Panic Disorder can be impairing for individuals and excessive time and energy can be spent on avoiding situations or completely changing daily life to minimize the likelihood of experiencing symptoms of panic. These safety behaviors reinforce and strengthen one’s relationship with their symptoms. Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy is an effective treatment for Panic Disorder. We can help you gain control of your life and learn to reduce and eliminate safety behaviors over time.
Social Anxiety & Generalized Anxiety
We specialize in Social Anxiety (Phobia) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients become aware of unhelpful thought patterns, assumptions, and beliefs they may have that strengthen anxiety and lead to avoidance behaviors or maladaptive coping skills. Common symptoms of generalized anxiety include excessive work, relationship, school, or peer stress whereas the main fear of social phobia is being negatively evaluated by others, which may lead to avoidance behaviors or enduring social situations with heightened anxiety and distress.
Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondriasis)
Very similar to OCD, individuals can have extreme fear of becoming ill or having an illness that results in impairment and maladaptive coping behaviors. A combination of Exposure and Response Prevention and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies can help individuals learn healthier ways to cope and feel more in control of their life.
Phobias
Some common phobia that people seek treatment for are: Agoraphobia, Arachnophobia, Blood-Injection Phobia, Emetophobia, driving or flying phobia, and many more. Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy is an effective treatment in working through phobias that can impair people’s lives.
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BRFBs)
Common conditions that people seek treatment for are hair-pulling and skin-picking. Other BFRBs include nail biting, lip or cheek biting, and nose picking. We use an integrative approach to treat these conditions. We will first conduct a functional assessment to determine what internal and external factors may be influencing the BFRB and work on building skills and alternative interventions that are healthier so that you can begin to heal.
Tics/Tourette’s Syndrome
Tics can cause significant distress and anxiety and lead to impairment for some. Individuals who struggle with tics may notice that they have vocal, motor, or both types of tics. Tics are involuntary and most individuals notice an urge to tic before they do. Some common vocal tics include throat clearing, whistling, and nose flaring. Common motor tics include neck stretching, rapid blinking, arm flapping, and more. We implement a therapy called Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) to help clients gain awareness to internal/external factors that may increase tic frequency and develop competing responses to reduce the amount of time individuals are struggling with their tics.
Depression
Depression is one of the most common and severe mental health disorders when left untreated. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidence-based therapy that has proven to be an effective treatment for depression. In CBT, an individual will become aware of unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that may be reinforcing the depression cycle and will learn skills to find new ways of thinking and engage in behaviors and activities that are meaningful for them.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
BDD is on the OCD-Spectrum and can be a serious and even lethal condition if not treated. Individuals who struggle with BDD fixate on small imperfections of their body that others may not even notice. This results in them being very critical of themselves and makes them question their worth. BDD can be treated effectively utilizing an integrated approach of cognitive behavioral interventions. Individuals learn to view themselves more positively, reduce behaviors that may be reinforcing the BDD cycle, and learn to live their life according to their values.
Life Transitions & Grief
Whether it is changing jobs, a relationship break-up, a divorce, or losing a loved one, life transitions and grief can be a stressful, isolating, and consuming experience. It can lead to maladaptive coping behaviors and other mental health problems if not treated. We can help support you while you learn new tools to navigate this new new chapter of life as you establish what your new normal may look like.
Men's Issues
It can be challenging being a male in today’s society. Men tend to struggle in silence more with their mental health than women and it often goes untreated. This “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” approach to mental health reinforces the message that men cannot be open about their struggles and emotions. We need to change this narrative. Healthy men do not ruminate or suffer in silence. They learn it is okay to talk about their emotions and problems and seek solutions to them. We can help support you in this new way of thinking. We hope you can be brave and prioritize your mental health with us.