Online OCD therapists in Tamalpais Valley, California CA
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OCD
Danielle Esses
Psychologist, PsyD
OCD often involves intrusive thoughts and urges to reduce anxiety through compulsions or mental rituals (including overthinking). Treatment focuses on helping you change your relationship to these thoughts and reduce compulsive behaviors, drawing from evidence-based approaches while also attending to the broader emotional context.
8 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Dr. Daniele Levy, Bay Area Cognitive Therapy
Psychologist, PhD, MBA
In treating OCD, I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a focus on exposure and response prevention (ERP). This involves gradually confronting fears without engaging in compulsive behaviors, helping clients break the cycle of obsession and compulsion. Together, we challenge the irrational thoughts that drive your OCD, developing healthier responses and promoting greater flexibility around your thoughts and behaviors. My goal is to help you reduce the power OCD has in your life, improving your ability to function with confidence and calm.
17 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Michael Myette Therapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I specialize in treatment of OCD
19 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Heather Marriatori
Psychologist, PhD
I have years of experience and training in Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy which is proven effective for OCD.
13 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
OCD
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
OCD
Alyssa Habschmidt
Therapist, AMFT
You feel trapped in a cycle of intrusive thoughts or repetitive behaviors. Your mind feels out of control. You might replay conversations, repeat certain words or phrases, constantly check for danger, or struggle to quiet thoughts that won't go away. If you live with obsessive thoughts or repetitive behaviors, you already know how exhausting and draining it can be. Even though you know the worries aren't logical, they still feel consuming and impossible to control.
OCD often develops as a way to cope with deeper fears, emotions, or unresolved experiences. The thoughts and behaviors may serve as an attempt to create safety, certainty, or relief from emotional discomfort—even if they ultimately leave you feeling stuck or fearful.
Together, we will help you gain clarity and understand your fears. From understanding, you can then move forward with self-awareness and develop greater autonomy in how you react to your thoughts and feelings. You gain greater control over your mind, hence allowing you to shift your behavior and break free from the obsessive thinking and repetitive behaviors. I provide a warm, safe, and collaborative space to explore your relationship to OCD and help you gain relief from it.
2 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
Bruce Howard
Psychologist, PhD
Please see website
43 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA
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 Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
Hailey Williford
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
In my practice, I enjoy working with clients experiencing symptoms of OCD including but not limited to: intrusive and or distressing thoughts, compulsions, reassurance seeking, difficulty in relationships (including ROCD), specific phobias, etc. I utilize Exposure and Response prevention Therapy (ERP) to manage anxious reactions to triggers.
3 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
OCD
choicetherapy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I enjoy helping individuals create new ways of interaction with their OCD so they can live a full and meaningful life.
20 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA
OCD
Eve Angela Fritsch
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A.
OCD is more than being organized or liking things a certain way. It can involve unwanted thoughts, persistent doubt, and compulsive behaviors that become exhausting. Therapy can help you better understand OCD, reduce its hold on your life, and regain a sense of freedom in your thoughts.
9 Years Experience
Online in Tamalpais Valley, CA (Online Only)
OCD therapists in Tamalpais Valley, California Statistics
OCD therapists in Tamalpais Valley, 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% | Stress |
| 64% | Loss or Grief |