My Story

My connection to this work is personal.

I’ve lived with OCD since I was a child. For years, I believed my intrusive thoughts meant something terrible about me.
When I finally learned that they had a name and that OCD was a treatable condition, it transformed how I saw myself.

With the support of a skilled therapist, I learned that thoughts are not facts. That realization was life‑changing.
It allowed me to stop fighting my thoughts and instead change how I related to them.

Now, I use that same understanding in my clinical work guiding clients through the same process of learning to observe thoughts without believing them and to live more fully, even in the presence of uncertainty.

This blend of clinical training and lived insight informs everything I do.

 

My Philosophy

I believe effective therapy is both scientific and deeply human.
Understanding OCD and anxiety requires both knowledge and empathy for what it’s like to live with intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and fear.

In our work together, we focus less on eliminating thoughts and more on changing your relationship with them.
OCD convinces people that their thoughts are dangerous or meaningful. Therapy helps you learn that a thought is just a mental event—not a reflection of who you are.

As you build new patterns of thinking and behavior, you learn to tolerate uncertainty, reduce rituals and rumination, and rediscover peace of mind.

 

​​How I Help

OCD and anxiety can make your mind feel like a trap—filled with fear, uncertainty, and endless “what‑ifs.” You may find yourself overthinking, checking, or analyzing, trying to get certainty yet feeling more stuck.

Therapy gives you a structured, science‑based way out of that loop. Together, we’ll:

• Identify compulsions—both visible and mental—and learn to resist them

• Build tolerance for uncertainty and discomfort

• Reduce rumination and reassurance‑seeking

• Learn practical strategies for responding to intrusive thoughts

• Rebuild trust in yourself and your ability to cope

The goal isn’t to eliminate thoughts. It’s to redefine your relationship with them (and yourself), so they no longer control how you feel or live.

 

Every person’s experience with OCD and anxiety is unique, so therapy is always tailored to your needs.
I integrate four complementary, research‑supported approaches:

• CBT
  Understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact—and learn tools for change.

• ERP
  Gradually face fears while resisting compulsions, retraining your brain’s response to anxiety.

• ACT
  Learn to accept thoughts without fighting them while taking action in line with your deepest values.

• I‑CBT
  Address the reasoning and doubt processes that lie at the core of obsessive thinking.

 

What You’ll Gain from Therapy

As you practice these techniques and change your relationship with your thoughts, you can expect to:

• Spend less time stuck in mental cycles of doubt or analysis

• Feel calmer and more confident in everyday situations

• Experience fewer urges to check, avoid, or seek reassurance

• Navigate uncertainty with greater ease

• Reconnect with your authentic self beyond OCD or anxiety

All are grounded in one essential principle:
You are not your thoughts—you are the observer of them.

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A Closing Note

If you’ve been living with intrusive thoughts, compulsions, or overwhelming anxiety, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Therapy can help you learn to step back from fear, build tolerance for uncertainty, and reconnect with the confidence and peace that OCD has overshadowed.

Your thoughts are not who you are.
And healing begins the moment you start to see that difference.