CBT for Anxiety,
OCD, and
Trauma

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Each person experiences these conditions differently. Treatment will target your unique symptoms and situation.

Understanding Anxiety, OCD, and Trauma

Anxiety Disorders include Generalized Anxiety Disorder, marked by excessive worry; Panic Disorder, marked by panic attacks; and Phobic Disorders, which include Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, and specific phobias like a fear of spiders.

OCD can involve obsessions — persistent, unwanted thoughts, urges, or images that cause distress, such as a need for symmetry, fear of contamination, extreme doubt, or aggressive or disturbing intrusive thoughts — and compulsions, which are repetitive behaviors like checking, washing, counting, ordering, or seeking repeated reassurance.

Symptoms of trauma and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) are extremely varied. People may experience symptoms that do not meet criteria for a diagnosable disorder, yet the symptoms interfere with their life. Treatment is aimed at your individual experience and symptoms. Trauma is defined as a natural mind-body response to a highly distressing event, such as feeling numb and unable to think straight after being in a car accident. PTSD is defined as a mental health condition that occurs when the mind and body remain “stuck” in survival mode long after a life-threatening danger has passed, and requires specific symptoms to be present to meet criteria for a diagnosis. C-PTSD (Complex PTSD) is similar to PTSD, but occurs after experiencing prolonged trauma such as witnessing ongoing domestic violence between your parents during childhood.

For additional information: NIMH on Anxiety Disorders | International OCD Foundation | VA: Understanding PTSD | VA: Understanding Complex PTSD

Together, We’ll Work To:

  • Set goals for what you want to change

  • Understand the connection between your thoughts, body, and behavior

  • Identify and shift unhelpful beliefs, often about danger, risk, or uncertainty

  • Gradually face feared situations in a structured, supported way, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD

  • Reconnect with the values and priorities anxiety may be crowding out

  • Learn skills for self-compassion, mindfulness, and emotion regulation

  • Support you as you work to make change

  • Track your progress along the way

Most clients meet weekly until symptoms improve (typically 8–25 sessions), then taper to less frequent sessions to maintain their progress.