Online OCD therapists in Rancho San Diego, California CA
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OCD
Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - GayTherapyLA.com
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW, CST
Ken has been a person living with OCD himself since childhood in the Washington, DC area from the 1970's. Later, he developed a specialty in supporting gay men living with OCD or OCPD. As a Certified Psychiatric Social Worker (USC, 1994), he has coordinated care for clients living with OCD/OCPD (which has a higher prevalence among gay men) through liaison with psychiatric (MD) services as needed, as well as providing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Exposure/Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, and Systematic De-Sensitization Behavioral Therapy.
34 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Dr. Maxwell Rappoport
Psychologist, Ph.D.
For obsessive-compulsive disorder, I primarily use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment for OCD, often combined with CBT and Mindfulness strategies. This work helps reduce compulsive behaviors, loosen the grip of intrusive thoughts, and restore freedom in daily life.
9 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Stephanie Morfitt, LCSW More Fit Mental Health
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
When Your Mind Won’t Stop Looping
If you live with obsessive thoughts or repetitive behaviors, you probably already know how exhausting it can be. You might spend hours replaying what you said, checking if something bad might happen, or trying to get rid of thoughts that won’t leave you alone. Even though you know the worries aren’t logical, they still feel impossible to control. OCD isn’t about being “neat” or “organized.” It’s about anxiety that latches onto what matters most to you — your safety, your relationships, your values — and tricks your brain into thinking you need to keep checking or fixing something to feel okay.
In our work together, we’ll use a structured, evidence-based approach that combines TEAM-CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) — the gold-standard treatment for OCD. You’ll learn how to:
Break free from obsessive loops by gently facing feared thoughts instead of avoiding them
Reduce compulsions and checking behaviors step by step, in a safe, guided way
Calm the anxiety that drives the urge to control or neutralize uncertainty
Understand and retrain the beliefs that keep OCD patterns alive
Build confidence in your ability to handle discomfort without giving in to rituals
Our sessions are structured, compassionate, and active. You’ll track progress weekly and practice small daily exercises that teach your brain new patterns of safety and trust. Over time, what once felt unbearable starts to lose its power.
I BELIEVE:
OCD doesn’t define you — it’s a pattern your brain learned, and it can learn new ones.
Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s doing what matters while fear is present.
Recovery happens one small exposure at a time, not in giant leaps.
You deserve freedom from the constant “what ifs” that steal your peace.
Humor and self-compassion are essential tools in healing — not luxuries.
Also Integrated In Our Work:
• Interpersonal Work – to strengthen connection and empower you to be yourself using The 5 Secrets of Effective Communication
• Mindful Self-Compassion – to cultivate a gentler, kinder inner voice through the work of Dr. Kristin Neff
• Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) – to regulate the nervous system and support trauma recovery alongside cognitive tools for a well-rounded approach
10 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
Empowered Path Clinical Counseling, PC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, MA, CBIF, CAMS-II, CART, LMFT, AMFT, APCC
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can feel exhausting, frustrating, and isolating. We use evidence-based approaches to help you reduce intrusive thoughts, manage compulsive behaviors, and regain a sense of control over your life. Therapy is tailored to your pace, ensuring a supportive and empowering process.
11 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
RelaxingOne.com Ned David Bratspis, PC
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
We are all imperfect and there is no perfect way to to deal with OCD.
35 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Life After Birth
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Lexi Berard, AMFT has training and experience in ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), which is the gold standard for treating Perinatal OCD.
13 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
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 Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
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 Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
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 Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
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 Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a control issue that is used to compensate for the fact that a person feels completely out of control. This disorder can have physiological consequences that can cause physical harm and results in lower seratonin levels in the body. As we support you in reducing anxiety and stresses and increasing your sense of control over multiple aspects of your life, you can begin to experience a reduction in your OCD tendencies and/or find it easier to manage them.
8 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Wildflower Therapy Group
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, C-IAYT
At Wildflower Therapy Group, we support clients experiencing obsessive thoughts, compulsive patterns, and anxiety-driven cycles with care and understanding. Our therapists help clients build awareness, strengthen coping tools, and feel more supported as they work toward greater emotional flexibility, self-trust, and relief.
6 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
Sloane Fabricius
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, Clinical Supervisor
My hope and intent is for you to feel heard, seen, supported and hopeful about you and your circumstances. Van Gogh said it best, "I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than loving people." Our creative collaboration will equip you in getting your needs met in healthy ways.
29 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
Michael Myette Therapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I specialize in treatment of OCD
19 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Amanda Hagos, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PPSC
We have clinicians that specialize in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and utilize Exposure Response Prevention therapy to support child, teen and adult clients in managing OCD symptoms and developing coping skills to increase peace.
8 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
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 Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
Louisa Lombard
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPCC, PPS
OCD can be mild to debilitating, and is often missed and treated as anxiety. I've found that OCD and Health Anxiety, as well as Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs, ie. skin picking, hair pulling/tweezing, nail/cuticle biting) can sometimes co-exist together. I'm trained in treating OCD through two of the primary evidence based OCD treatment modalities -Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP/ExRP). I-CBT is a newer evidence based treatment for OCD that focuses on gaining certainty versus pushing yourself into uncertainty, and is thought to be a gentler approach. There are many types of OCD and the thought-based "invisible" types are the most often missed forms of OCD, often called the "Pure O subtype" meaning that the obsessions/thoughts are there, but that the compulsions are mental and not outwardly visible, as we've come to expect from what we see about OCD in the media/social media. There are many forms of OCD, including Postpartum OCD, Relational (romantic as well as platonic) OCD, Harm OCD, Perfectionism/Just Right OCD, Contamination OCD, Scrupulosity or Religious OCD, Checking OCD, Obsessional OCD, Sexual Orientation OCD, Pedophilia OCD, and Superstitious OCD, among others. I'm trained in treating BFRBs using multiple modalities including, Habit Reversal Training, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Comprehensive Model for the Behavioral Treatment of BFRB and DBT, which help to reduce the symptoms of BFRBs.
13 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
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 Rancho San Diego, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Three Oaks Behavioral Health & Wellness
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LCMHC, LCAS
Treating obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors using structured, evidence-based approaches.
7 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD
Daniel Slavin
Marriage and Family Therapist
I help clients understand and work with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors with compassion and structure. Therapy focuses on reducing distress, increasing flexibility, and building a healthier relationship with uncertainty and control.
41 Years Experience
Online in Rancho San Diego, CA
OCD therapists in Rancho San Diego, California Statistics
OCD therapists in Rancho San Diego, 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 |