OCD Therapy to Embrace Your Authenticity

We know how crazy it can get searching for therapy options online. Search results may show you a ton of mental health professionals, but how do you choose? What do you look for? While we can't answer these questions for you, know this feeling is seen and we're here to help in any way we can.

Whether you choose to explore our team of therapists and psychologists or go another direction, our focus is on making sure you find your warm place to land and show up exactly as you are on this path to feeling peace. When you're getting curious about bringing someone into your corner, feel empowered to lead with your intuition and check in with how you feel after reading about or talking to a potential supporter.

Bringing people into your world to hold you up is just like any other important relationship, where mutual respect, communication, and that big exhale can happen because you can come as you are knowing that's the only expectation.

If it would feel helpful to get on the phone, our admin team is so happy to guide you to the best fit within or outside of Modern Therapy.

Great question! It can be confusing, right? Remembering we're allergic to labels (because understanding people in context matters way more to us), OCD is related to anxiety but technically not the same experience for many people. Think of OCD as the consistent cycle of unwanted thoughts or internal experiences that often lead to a or desire to reduce those feelings of discomfort. That can for sure lead to anxiety over time, but there's some really cool research helping us tailor care specifically for OCD.

At the same time, we're looking at you as a whole person and if OCD and anxiety are both key players in your current story, we're here for it-meaning we are ready to support you and can lean into approaches that support you all around. No need to put yourself in a box with us!

Part of caring for your whole person is ensuring we have a network readily available to you for anything you may need. Whether you need a specific health professional, a support group, treatment programs, another therapist's office, or resources for family members, we'll will work hand-in-hand with you to make the strongest recommendations and ensure you're not left alone in your experience of exploring a more robust treatment plan. Consulting with a professional about things like possible side effects can help you feel prepared and informed.

We understand that conversations about various types of medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), anxiety medication, or anything related to drug administration will come up from time to time. We are always here to talk about these things with loving guidance and zero judgment if that's the right approach for you.

If your curiosity is jumping up and down to keep learning about the specifics of OCD symptoms, here are a few ways that OCD can show up? (technical terms that you can totally discard), present themselves for some people:

• Contamination fear (that constant worry about things being dirty, messy, or germs)

• Intrusive or at times obsessive thoughts (Those unwanted thoughts that we want to get rid of and may cause distress to think about)

• Perfectionism (The overwhelming desire to get things right, orderly, accurate, the same, and sometimes symmetrical)

• Doubts (The constant questioning of people and actions like if you’ve locked the door, forgot something, or someone has bad intentions)

• Checking rituals (The pull to keep checking doors, appliances, or locks to make sure they’re secure)

• Counting or repeating actions (The needing to count or perform tasks a specific number of times for things to feel safe)

• Mental rituals (The inner voice that repeats words, phrases, or prayers to prevent bad things from happening)

*If you're ever experiencing suicidal thoughts or unpleasant side effects with a more severe OCD experience, please immediately call the 988 crisis hotline.