Online OCD therapists in Mission Viejo, California CA
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Diaspora Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, DSW, LMFT
We provide evidence-based, trauma-informed support for OCD and intrusive thoughts. We help clients understand obsessive patterns, reduce distress, and build effective coping strategies while prioritizing safety and collaboration. Treatment is paced thoughtfully and tailored to individual needs.
7 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Mind Study Center
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT, M.D., Ph.D.,
At Mind Study Center, we offer specialized care for individuals struggling with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Our team uses evidence-based therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), to help clients manage intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. We work with individuals to develop healthier coping mechanisms, reduce anxiety, and improve daily functioning, empowering them to regain control and live a more balanced, fulfilling life.
10 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
OCD is interesting in that it could have trauma based origins, physiological origins, including epigenetic, or could be an adaptive response to something that is currently challenging. First is to decipher where the origin is as best as one can, in general an integrative and functional approach may work well, as it could be based in metabolic deficiency, for example.
Shared with care: in certain cases, we have witnessed it might evolve in people or communities where power abuse is rampant -- these compulsions can set in as ways to adapt to holding maladaptive and abusive thinking and distracting a person from the inhumanity and incoherence of the abusive thinking they have been groomed to take on. This is not written about from a hegemonic perspective, however decolonizing theory will find these challenges of OCD and even paranoia heightened in people or communities that habituate enacting atrocities. This is not trauma it is an expression of intensive moral injury and benefits from interrupting the moral injury and moving the person into ethical recovery of their humanity.
Contrapositively, trauma impactees may show OCD traits as a way of the mind distracting from torture or other forms of recurring harm psychologically (e.g repeated and intensive gaslighting), physically, sexually...etc. Here we would apply a trauma based approach to care along with Havening, Brainspotting and other ways to soothe a nervous system and restore mental networks as best we can/
Please feel free to ask if you have more questions.
15 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
Rachel Thomasian
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT
I work with individuals experiencing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, mental rituals, and persistent doubt. Treatment focuses on evidence-based approaches that help clients reduce the grip of obsessions, resist compulsions, and build tolerance for uncertainty, so anxiety no longer drives daily life.
19 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Dorit Saberi-Thrive Psychological Services
Psychologist, Ph.D, Diplomate-Academy of Cognitive Therapy; Trainer- Prolonged Exposure for PTSD- CTSA
Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP) trained for OCD
24 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
Morgan Pemberton
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, EMDR certified
Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors can feel overwhelming, especially when rooted in past trauma. You don’t have to face it alone. At Full Brain Family Therapy, we help you manage and reduce OCD symptoms by addressing the trauma that may be fueling them and integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) skills. Through compassionate and tailored therapy, we’ll work together to break the cycle of obsession and compulsion, helping you regain control and peace of mind.
11 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
Robert Holaway
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I have specialized in the treatment of OCD for 20+ years. I use exposure and response prevention, the gold-standard treatment for OCD and related disorders, coupled with a warm, pragmatic, and goal-directed approach. My goal is to help you overcome OCD, eliminate suffering, and live a more fulfilling life.
18 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Jennifer Bearden
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
When unwanted thoughts and compulsions take over, you lose precious energy and freedom. We'll work to change your relationship with these intrusive thoughts, helping you see them as just thoughts, not facts, so they lose their grip. Through a "parts work" approach, we will gently explore the underlying function of the OCD—often driven by protective, highly-concerned "parts" seeking safety—to help them relax their extreme roles. You'll learn how to accept discomfort without acting on the compulsion, choosing instead to commit to actions aligned with your truest self. Our goal is to shift your focus from constant struggle to meaningful living.
26 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Marina Edelman | TrueMe Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We support clients struggling with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors using evidence-based approaches. Treatment focuses on reducing anxiety cycles and restoring daily functioning.
20 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
I have several decades of experience working with OCD, intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, unwanted images, reassurance seeking and relationship OCD. Although it can be a devastating experience and can cause a traumatic level of anxiety, OCD is very responsive to the right specialized treatments. I can help you individually to empower your true wise mind and to quiet the doubting voice. I can also help with families or parents who are navigating how to distinguish helping a child with OCD versus enabling. And I can work with couples where relationship OCD or another type of OCD may be causing a rift. I combine insightful, caring depth work with evidence based techniques like exposure and response prevention (E&RP) and CBT that effectively free you from obsessive-compulsive patterns, and help you to reclaim the balanced, happy life you deserve. Check out my youtube channel for my IOCDF talks here: https://youtu.be/Qo60AaNYtlM?si=yebouBFY6kZhKd6o
35 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
David Sudyka
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
OCD can involve intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that feel difficult to control, even when you know they do not make sense. It can take up a lot of mental energy and interfere with your daily life. In therapy we will focus on understanding these patterns and developing ways to respond differently to the thoughts and urges. The goal is to help you feel less controlled by OCD and more able to move through your day with ease.
4 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
Sara Denman
Psychologist, Psy.D
OCD falls under the anxiety umbrella. Often it actually begins as a coping technique to help manage anxiety but can then take on a life of its own. As a result, new ways to manage anxiety in addition to methods to decreasing OCD behavior and thoughts are required to overcome OCD.
27 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Barry Ross
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am a psychologist, marriage family therapist, bioenergetic analyst, and psychoanalyst with more than 30 years of clinical experience in treating adolescents, adults, and marital couples. I am skilled in helping a person to feel understood and related to in a new and helpful way.
42 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Karen Petren
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I have been training in ERP (exposure response prevention), the gold standard in OCD treatment. Rather than simply talking about it, ERP directly targets the engine that keeps OCD going. Believe it or not, you can learn to face the trigger and not do the compulsion. “I can handle this…and nothing bad happens.” It is very effective and rewarding to see clients with OCD find relief and enjoy life.
25 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
Rising Pines Counseling Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
I work with individuals experiencing obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Therapy focuses on understanding thought patterns, reducing distress, and building skills that support daily functioning and emotional relief.
11 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
Arpi Isayan, EMDR Therapist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I work with clients struggling with OCD by offering psychoeducation and resources to help them understand the condition and its impact. I use a combination of EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and other modalities to address the underlying thoughts and behaviors associated with OCD.
8 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
Dr. Cassidy Blair, PSY.D.
Psychologist, B.A., M.A., Psy.D.
A variety of therapies may be applied in helping OCD clients in making meaningful and positive changes in their lives.
18 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Dana Fogel-Stark
Therapist, M.S., LMFT
I use Exposure Response Prevention as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in treating OCD.
30 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Higher Sights Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
OCD is very challenging, but very treatable. All of our therapists specialize in DBT and CBT with are proven to be effective in managing OCD. We have EMDR providers, IFS, Brainspotting, and art-therapy providers.
16 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
OCD therapists in Mission Viejo, California Statistics
OCD therapists in Mission Viejo, California average 18 years of experience and charge around $227 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are OCD (100%), Anxiety or Fears (94%), and Depression (75%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$227
Gender ID
| 53% |
Female |
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| 37% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 58% |
In Person and Online |
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| 42% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | OCD |
| 94% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 75% | Depression |
| 67% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 66% | Social Anxiety |
| 64% | Loss or Grief |
| 64% | Stress |