Therapeutic Modalities
Every treatment approach I use is evidence-based, structured, and tailored to you. Here's a look at the core modalities that guide our work together.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is the foundation of everything I do. It's a structured, goal-focused approach that helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors — and make meaningful changes in all three. Rather than simply talking about problems, CBT equips you with concrete skills you can use in daily life.
Thought Patterns
Identify and challenge unhelpful thinking that fuels anxiety, worry, or distress.
Behavioral Change
Shift behaviors that keep you stuck in cycles of avoidance or compulsion.
Goal Oriented
Set clear, achievable goals that move you toward the life you want.
Practical Skills
Build a toolkit for managing stress, difficult emotions, and challenging situations.
In our work together, I help you...
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Recognize the thoughts and patterns that are contributing to your distress
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Challenge and reframe unhelpful beliefs with evidence and perspective
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Reduce behaviors that reinforce anxiety, OCD, or low mood
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Develop strategies to maintain progress and prevent relapse
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Build confidence in your ability to handle life's challenges
Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP is the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for OCD and is a specialized component within CBT. It works by gradually and safely exposing you to the thoughts or situations that trigger obsessions — while resisting the urge to perform compulsions. Over time, this breaks the cycle of OCD and builds real tolerance for uncertainty and discomfort.
Break the OCD Cycle
Interrupt the loop of obsessions → anxiety → compulsions that keeps OCD in control.
Gradual Exposure
Move through fears at a pace that feels manageable, with support every step.
Tolerate Uncertainty
Build the capacity to sit with discomfort without needing to neutralize or escape it.
Reclaim Your Life
Reduce the time and energy OCD takes up so you can be more present and free.
In our work together, I help you...
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Understand how OCD functions and why compulsions reinforce — rather than relieve — distress
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Build a personalized exposure hierarchy that feels challenging but not overwhelming
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Practice responding to intrusive thoughts without rituals or avoidance
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Increase flexibility and self-trust in the face of distressing thoughts
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Reduce the grip OCD has on your daily life, relationships, and sense of self
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a values-driven, mindfulness-based approach that complements CBT beautifully. Rather than fighting thoughts and feelings, ACT teaches you to observe them with openness — and then take action rooted in what matters most to you. It's particularly helpful for building psychological flexibility, resilience, and a sense of meaning even in the face of difficulty.
Acceptance
Learn to make room for difficult thoughts and feelings rather than struggling against them.
Values Clariy
Reconnect with what truly matters to you and let that guide your choices.
Defusion
Create distance from unhelpful thoughts so they lose their power over your behavior.
Committed Action
Move toward the life you want — even when anxiety or discomfort is present.
In our work together, I help you...
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Develop mindfulness skills to observe your inner experience without judgment
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Reduce the struggle against anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or difficult emotions
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Clarify your values and use them as a compass for meaningful action
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Build psychological flexibility — the ability to adapt without getting stuck
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Live more fully, even in the presence of uncertainty or imperfection