The Change Lab Counseling and Consulting PLLC
Individual
Psychotherapy
Therapy never takes the same path for any client (especially for OCD), and it shouldn’t!
Everyone is unique and comes to therapy for different reasons and with different experiences and symptoms to get unstuck and addressed, which means that there is no “one size fits all” therapy. Since you’re unique, the therapy also needs to be unique, and I’ve developed an integrative style that is rooted in intuitive existentialism and paired with science-backed evidence-based protocols to cause tailored change.
I want to create therapy with you that is effective and works so you can find relief and get back to living your life.
Free Consultation
15 - 30 Minute low-stakes consultation to meet and determine if we're a good fit.
Existential Therapy
Existential therapy is the lens I use to tailor the rest of the therapy. It explores themes of authenticity, value, and meaning, and the "why's" of why you're doing the work, and how to progress. It's filled with deep conversations and in-depth discussions to help you build awareness about how and why you live your life, and how to grow in the way you want to grow.
Evidence-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
OCD and many of the co-occurring disorders I treat respond best to Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), which are highly researched and evidence-based.
Below are specific CBT protocols I use that have a high impact on symptom reduction and remission. I chose and trained in them because these are each well-researched and highly effective at treating the disorders they were created to treat.
You're here for change. I chose therapies to help make that happen.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
(CPT)
A cognitive therapy used to address trauma (big, small, and complex) and PTSD.
It focuses on the negative beliefs we have about ourselves, others, and the world, the emotions that are tied to them, and the event(s) that caused everything to become stuck.
This therapy is a compatible trauma therapy for co-occurring OCD and PTSD/trauma.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
A behavioral therapy and the gold standard for OCD treatment.
This therapy focuses on examining behavior cycles that might be feeding or making the OCD experience worse, and shifting the behaviors in ways that, in the short term, are uncomfortable, but in the long term produce results that bring down the mental noise and reduce and/or eliminate compulsions so you can live your life again.
This will be the primary therapy that will be used to address OCD.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
An action-oriented therapy used to help with behavioral activation and acceptance.
This one focuses on identifying values and helping create more cognitive flexibility, engaging in thought defusion, developing presence and self observation, and choosing actions intentionally and with acceptance.
This is a supportive therapy used in conjunction with ERP and CPT.