Online OCD therapists in Oak Forest, Illinois IL
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OCD
XaHara A. MeGod
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, R-DMT, CPT
Obsessive-compulsive patterns often keep you trapped in cycles of fear and ritual. I offer compassionate support that acknowledges how anxiety lives in the body. We’ll gently identify triggers, reduce shame around intrusive thoughts, and build flexibility. While I use exposure-informed tools, our work remains body-based and culturally sensitive to your unique experience.
8 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL (Online Only)
OCD
Dr. Pam Heilman
Psychologist, Psy.D., LCP
I completed the Behavioral Therapy Training Institute with the International OCD Foundation in 2023 and I have extensive experience working with clients who have OCD and related conditions. I frequently utilize Exposure and Response Prevention to help clients identify triggers and feared situations and then help them to gradually face these challenges. Part of this work also involves helping clients identify compulsions or "safety behaviors" that they have been using in an attempt to neutralize the anxiety. The goal is to begin facing feared situations without use of compulsions. This helps the brain to relearn that these situations can be faced and that anxiety will subside over time.
10 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL (Online Only)
OCD
Rachel Purcell
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I specialize in treating OCD in teens and young adults and utilize evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ERP, and ACT to help my clients feel more in control of their intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. I understand the shame and guilt that can attach to OCD, and work hard to provide a safe environment for my clients.
5 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Merrisa Dawn Santos
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTMHP, CCTP
In supporting patients struggling with OCD issues, I provide compassionate and evidence-based interventions to help them manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Through therapy, we work on understanding the underlying fears and compulsions driving their OCD behaviors. I offer cognitive-behavioral techniques such as exposure and response prevention to help them gradually confront and reduce their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Additionally, we focus on developing coping strategies, relaxation techniques, and mindfulness practices to manage anxiety and stress. The goal is to empower patients to regain control over their lives and engage in meaningful activities, despite their OCD symptoms, leading to greater freedom and well-being.
5 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL (Online Only)
OCD
Brittany Statler, Intuitive Wellness Therapy Group
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Headline: Take the Steering Wheel Back from OCD
The Specialized Path to Relief
OCD can make your world feel incredibly small, turning everyday moments into a minefield of "what-ifs" and exhausting rituals. In my private-pay practice, I offer a focused, high-touch approach to help you break these cycles using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)—the gold standard in OCD recovery.
How We Work Together: A Collaborative Alliance
I understand that the idea of "facing your fears" can feel overwhelming. That is why my approach is deeply client-centered and built on a foundation of total trust.
You Are the Expert on You: We work as a team. While ERP involves progressively leaning into the triggers, thoughts, or places that spark your anxiety, I will never push you further than you are willing or able to go.
The Goal is Mastery, Not Fear: We move at a pace that is challenging but manageable, giving you the tools to experience a trigger without needing a compulsion to neutralize it. This is how you reclaim your brain.
The Private Pay Advantage for OCD
ERP is a highly specialized, nuanced intervention. By choosing a private-pay specialist, you are investing in:
Clinical Freedom: We aren't limited by insurance-mandated timeframes. We can spend the time we actually need on complex exposures.
A Custom Roadmap: Every compulsion is different. My smaller caseload allows me to design a deeply individualized hierarchy of exposures that target your specific intrusive thoughts.
Higher Accessibility: You get a partner who is fully invested in your progress and available for the high-level support that OCD recovery requires.
Ready to break the cycle?
If you’re tired of letting your compulsions run the show, let’s build a plan to get you back to the life you value. Schedule a free consultation to see how we can start this work together.
20 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL (Online Only)
OCD
Bloom Behavioral Health Ptrs
Treatment Center, Psy'D, LPC, LMSW, CAADC, CCS
OCD can involve intrusive thoughts, unwanted fears, and repetitive behaviors that interfere with daily life. We use evidence-based approaches to help individuals reduce the impact of obsessions and compulsions, build resilience, and regain confidence in managing anxiety while improving overall quality of life.
14 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Private Virtual Sessions with Tommy are Easy, Convenient & Effective * both Phone & Online Sessions available * 10am to 10pm / Mon-Sun
Counselor/Therapist, QHHT, RC, SC
Through Tommy's unique & effective Hypnotherapy & Energy Therapy + Breathing & Mediation Practices, 100s of Young Adults & Professional Clients have learned turn their OCD into their greatest asset & master themselves... Read real Client stories & experiences here:
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14 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Annette Popernik
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
OCD is a companion. It accompanies us, even when we don't want it to. Sometimes we have rumination and spiraling thoughts that don't go away. (obsession) and we feel that doing a particular thing or thinking a particular thing over and over (compulsion) will make it better. It's okay to struggle with this cycle. You are not bad or flawed. You struggle with OCD. I am highly experienced in exposure and response prevention therapy to help manage OCD. Let's talk about it.
9 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL (Online Only)
OCD
Chileme U Ochulor
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Primebridge Psychiatric Care offers psychiatric evaluation and medication management for individuals experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Treatment focuses on reducing intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors while helping patients improve daily functioning and quality of life.
0 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Alexander Tice
Psychologist, PsyD
Dr. Tice specializes in the treatment of OCD, utilizing the "gold standard" treatment for OCD: Exposure and Response Prevention (E/RP). ERP is a highly effective intervention for OCD, and involves learning concrete skills for managing obsessive, intrusive thoughts and the corresponding distressing emotions. OCD manifests uniquely in each person, and Dr. Tice works with each client to identify their specific OCD experience, as well as the individualized treatment plan for them. ERP helps each person face their fears, and learn to be able to tolerate uncertainty and discomfort. Reach out if you have any questions about how ERP could be right for you!
8 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Dr. Nadia Alsamadi
Psychologist, PsyD
Grounded in an integrative approach using inference based cognitive therapy (ICBT), acceptance and commitment therapy, and exposure and response prevention, I work with folks with mild to moderate OCD symptoms.
3 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL (Online Only)
OCD
Lora Proia/ Centered Village LLC Counseling & Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LCPC, LPC
As a therapist specializing, I help clients disentangle from the exhausting cycle of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that OCD and Obsessive Compulsive like behaviors bring. I have worked with many that have OCD although not certified yet in ERP I do pull from that modality. My treatment empowers individuals to face feared situations without resorting to rituals. I work collaboratively, helping clients build tolerance for uncertainty and reclaim control over their lives. OCD is relentless—but with the right tools and support, it becomes manageable, and life can feel expansive again.
16 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
PSYCHe, PLLC
Psychologist, PhD, DBT-LBC™, LPC, PsyD, MSW, Marriage and Family Counselor, LCSW
We treat everything from General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic attacks, phobias, OCD, etc, each one requiring a trained eye to recognize in order to treat them properly. No matter what it is you're dealing with or how severe, we will help you take back the reins and gain control over your worry once more.
12 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Dr. Jeannine Pablo
Psychologist, LP, LCMHC, MLADC
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can trap individuals in exhausting cycles of unwanted thoughts and repetitive, time-consuming behaviors. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I help clients safely confront their obsessions without relying on compulsions. Our work focuses on breaking the anxiety loop, building distress tolerance, and helping you reclaim control over your time, mind, and daily functioning.
23 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL (Online Only)
OCD
Bergen Counseling Collective
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC
The thoughts won't stop. You know they don't make sense, or at least part of you knows, but the anxiety is so intense that you do the ritual anyway. Check again. Wash again. Replay the thought until you're sure, except you're never really sure. People who don't have OCD don't understand how consuming it is, how much mental energy it takes, how exhausting it is to fight your own brain all day. We understand OCD and how to treat it effectively. That means evidence-based approaches, not just talk therapy, that help you break the cycle of obsession and compulsion and reclaim your life from the disorder. Telehealth throughout Illinois. BCBS PPO and Aetna accepted.
20 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Lincoln Park Psychology, Inc
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologists, LCPC, LPC, LCSW, LSW, CADC, AMFT
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can feel overwhelming and isolating, trapping you in cycles of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that interfere with daily life. Our specialized OCD therapists helps you break free from these patterns through evidence-based approaches that target the root of your symptoms. We understand that OCD isn't about being "neat" or "organized"—it's a serious condition that causes real distress and disruption. Whether you're struggling with contamination fears, intrusive thoughts, checking behaviors, or other manifestations of OCD, we provide compassionate, expert treatment to help you regain control. Through targeted interventions and personalized support, you'll learn to manage symptoms, reduce anxiety, and reclaim your life from OCD's grip.
17 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Dr. Mike Strand
Psychologist, PsyD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) traps you in a cycle of repetitive thoughts and behaviors, stealing moments of peace and creating barriers to living freely. The constant battle with uncertainty and the need for control can feel overwhelming, as if your own mind is both your sanctuary and prison. My specialized OCD treatment offers a pathway out, equipping you with strategies to break free from these cycles, regain control, and embrace the spontaneity of life with confidence.
18 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Margaret Shouse
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
OCD can be a very difficult thing to navigate alone, and you don't have to. I am here to meet you where you are at in this moment, and to work with you on how to gain control back into your life. We will take this at your pace. Dealing with OCD can feel debilitating being in a constant loop that you cannot get out of. I am here to bring warmth compassion and understanding while also working with you to make changes that will give you more peace of mind.
6 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Mind Lodge
Therapist, LCPC
Living with OCD can feel exhausting, but change is possible. We offer evidence-based approaches to help clients reduce compulsions and regain control over their lives.
21 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD
Chad Brandt
Psychologist, PhD
I worked a the McLean OCD Institute of Houston for three years treating severe OCD cases. I am also trained in the Bergen 4-Day Treatment for OCD (B4DT). I love working with OCD and helping people break free from their OCD to move on with their lives.
9 Years Experience
Online in Oak Forest, IL
OCD therapists in Oak Forest, Illinois Statistics
OCD therapists in Oak Forest, Illinois average 15 years of experience and charge around $212 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are OCD (100%), Anxiety or Fears (92%), and Depression (76%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$212
Gender ID
| 57% |
Female |
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| 37% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 55% |
In Person and Online |
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| 45% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | OCD |
| 92% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 76% | Depression |
| 76% | Social Anxiety |
| 67% | Stress |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 57% | Self Esteem |