ANXIETY & OCD THERAPY IN NEW YORK, NY
Quiet the mental noise & reclaim your own mind. Online sessions available across NY & UT.
There’s a voice in the back of your head saying you’re not good enough: not doing well enough, not attractive enough, not deserving enough.
You’re going to get fired, you just know it. You replay meetings, convinced you said something wrong, and how everyone thinks you’re dumb. You overwork every weekend just to feel safe, or you’re so anxious you can’t even focus on the simplest things.
Perhaps you feel like a fraud in your relationship, afraid that if someone really sees you, they’ll leave. You worry about being judged, but underneath, you’re recognizing an old, familiar feeling of being invisible—of being the child who was criticized or overlooked. And no matter how much you accomplish, it still doesn’t change how you feel about yourself.
Maybe you’re…
Constantly second-guessing decisions (big and small ones).
Replaying conversations long after they’re over.
Afraid of being exposed as “not good enough” at work or in your relationships.
Consistently overworking and overextending yourself.
Struggling to relax without feeling guilty.
Experiencing intrusive thoughts that feel upsetting or out of character for you.
Mentally checking things to make sure you didn’t mess up.
Easily irritated when things feel uncertain or out of control.
Feeling like your mind never truly rests.
Tired of putting on a face while you’re drowning inside.
ANXIETY & OCD: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Anxiety is typically characterized by persistent and excessive worry related to performance, relationships, health, or future outcomes. For many of my clients, this looks like constant mental scanning for what might go wrong. Beyond the racing thoughts, you may notice tightness in your chest, difficulty calming down, trouble focusing, or feeling too overwhelmed to get things done. In response to this, your mind overprepares, avoids situations, seeks reassurance, or becomes highly self-critical to help you feel more in control.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves intrusive thoughts or obsessions that feel unwanted or stressful, followed by behaviors or mental rituals (compulsions) meant to reduce the anxiety those thoughts create. Compulsions vary from person to person and don’t always look obvious. They can include mental reviewing, reassurance-seeking, overanalyzing, or trying to “cancel out” a thought.
Both anxiety and OCD are rooted in fear and a nervous system that feels on high alert all the time.
They can absolutely coexist. Many people experience both generalized anxiety and obsessive patterns, but you don’t need a formal diagnosis to benefit from therapy. If your thoughts feel intrusive, repetitive, or overwhelming…or if worry is interfering with your work, relationships, or ability to rest, I’m glad you’ve found your way here.
HOW I CAN HELP
Anxiety and OCD are not signs something is wrong with you—they’re usually signs your nervous system has been working hard to protect you.
When the nervous system is able to feel safe again, the internal urgency or intensity softens, and you can start moving through your life in a healthier, more fulfilling way.
In our work together, we don’t just try to “talk you out of” your worries or intrusive thoughts. You need change at the root. That’s why we look at the reasons your nervous system reacts so strongly in the first place. Using EMDR as the foundation and other methods as needed, we target the earlier experiences that shaped your fear of making mistakes, being judged, or losing control. As those experiences are processed, the compulsive checking and heavy mental load of reviewing, reassurance-seeking, and constant overthinking often decrease.
I use The Distancing Approach to address OCD, which helps you change your relationship to intrusive thoughts rather than trying to fight or eliminate them. Instead of getting pulled into the urgency of the thought, you learn how to step back from it, so it has less power over your reactions and decisions.
Alongside this, we build practical strategies to help you tolerate inevitable uncertainty and stress—because that’s life, those things don’t magically go away with therapy. These tools help you respond differently to the way your mind has been operating for so long and put you back in control, so those intrusive thoughts and fears aren’t dictating your decisions anymore.
IT’S POSSIBLE TO LIVE DIFFERENTLY
Spiraling thoughts don’t take over your whole day…or week, or month.
You still care about doing well, but you’re not lying awake replaying everything you said. That tight feeling after a meeting doesn’t stay with you all day, and when difficult moments happen, you respond in a way that feels more like who you want to be.
Second-guessing everything isn’t a knee-jerk reaction anymore.
When something feels right, you trust it! And when a conversation is hard or a boundary is crossed, you’re able to stand by what you said and what you felt instead of unraveling later on.
Your worth isn’t measured by how well you perform.
You’re recognizing that you matter, not just for what you do, but for who you are. You can set limits and prioritize yourself without questioning if you’re “good enough” or worthy.
Instead of operating like a machine just to get through the week, you feel connected to yourself again.
You can slow down and actually enjoy your time away—perhaps for the first time in a long time—without that constant sense that you should be doing more. You’re more present with your partner, your kids, your friends, and less mentally elsewhere.
PRESENCE. AUTHENTICITY. CALM.
FAQs
COMMON QUESTIONS
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Stress tends to be situational and temporary, while anxiety and OCD are more persistent. Even when things are objectively going well, your mind can still feel “stuck” in mental replay, constant worry, or rumination about the past or mistakes. Anxiety doesn’t simply go away when things are going well—it often creates a constant sense that something bad could happen, making it hard to truly relax or rest. It’s more than everyday stress. If you have more questions or want to talk through what you’re experiencing, reach out for a consultation here, and we can chat.
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EMDR helps process the earlier experiences that have shaped how your nervous system responds. If you’ve learned to stay on high alert (especially for quite some time), your system will continue reacting as if something is wrong even when you’re safe. By processing those experiences, the intensity of anxiety and obsessive patterns often decreases because the threat no longer feels present in the same way. You can learn more about my work using EMDR here.
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Coping skills are important, and we will build tools to help you regulate emotions and respond differently to intrusive thoughts. But it’s also important for us to look at the root of the anxiety. My work is centered around the goal that we’re not here to just manage symptoms, we’re here to work with what’s driving them.
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This is a common concern, especially for high-achieving professionals who are used to performing under pressure and with considerable expectations. In reality, most clients find that when anxiety decreases, their focus becomes clearer and more sustainable. You’ll learn in therapy that you can remain driven and ambitious without operating from constant fear or pressure.
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My work is grounded in trauma-informed therapy and specialized training in evidence-based approaches that are commonly used to treat anxiety and OCD. I am trained in EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS)—approaches that help address both the emotional regulation skills people need day-to-day and the deeper experiences that often drive anxiety and compulsive patterns. Learn more about the way I work here.
In addition to my clinical training, I have years of experience supporting clients who struggle with chronic anxiety, intrusive thoughts, perfectionism, and self-criticism. My approach focuses on more than just managing symptoms, but helping your nervous system process the underlying experiences that keep anxiety and OCD cycles going.
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