OCD Therapy for Children, Teens, and Young Adults
What is OCD?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that involves unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images, or worries (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals (compulsions) that are used to reduce anxiety or distress. OCD can show up in many ways, including excessive worries about contamination, harm, mistakes, health, morality, or uncertainty. Obsessive thoughts in children and teens may lead to behaviors such as excessive checking, reassurance-seeking, washing, repeating, confessing, or avoiding certain situations. Without effective support, OCD can interfere with school, friendships, family life, and daily functioning.
Evidence-Based OCD Treatment
As an OCD therapist, I use evidence-based approaches that help children, teens, and young adults learn to respond differently to OCD. I have received specialized training in pediatric OCD treatment. The gold-standard treatment for OCD is Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP), which helps individuals gradually face feared situations while resisting compulsive behaviors and rituals. As an experienced ERP therapist, I work collaboratively with clients to build confidence, reduce anxiety, and break the cycle that keeps OCD going.
I also integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps clients develop psychological flexibility, make room for uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, and focus on living according to their values rather than OCD's rules.
For parents and caregivers, I may incorporate elements of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), an evidence-based parent-based treatment that helps caregivers reduce accommodations that unintentionally reinforce OCD and anxiety. SPACE empowers parents with practical strategies to support their child while encouraging resilience, independence, and long-term recovery.
What to Expect During Therapy
Whether you're looking for a child OCD therapist, teen OCD therapist, or therapist for yourself as and adult, therapy begins with a thorough assessment to understand how OCD is affecting day-to-day life. Together, we'll identify OCD triggers, obsessions, compulsions, and avoidance patterns, then create an individualized treatment plan.
Treatment focuses on teaching practical skills, building resilience, and gradually working through fears using ERP. Parents are often included in treatment to learn strategies that support progress at home and reduce accommodations that unintentionally reinforce OCD. The goal of compulsive behaviors treatment is not to eliminate all anxiety, but to help children and teens gain confidence in managing uncertainty so OCD no longer controls their lives.
Fees & Insurance
My fees are as follows:
First Session Intake (55-60 minutes) = $250
Individual Therapy (53-55 minutes) = $230
Family Therapy (55 minutes) = $230
I am considered an out-of-network provider for all health insurance plans. I encourage you to call your insurance provider to determine your out-of-network benefits and any relevant deductible, co-pay, or session limit information. If using out-of-network benefits, you are responsible for the full fee at the time of service. I can bill your insurer directly and they will reimburse you or I can provide you with a superbill (a receipt for therapy that includes the relevant billing codes) that you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
I offer convenient and secure billing via Stripe within the Simple Practice electronic health record system.