OCD therapists in Santa Maria, CA
Browse OCD therapists in Santa Maria, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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 Santa Maria, CA
OCD
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 Santa Maria, CA
OCD
John Fry
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Learning how to self-calm better and how to fight the battle of the mind are very helpful for OCD issues.
49 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria is a Central Coast California city in Santa Barbara County with one of California's largest proportions of Latino residents and an economy anchored by agriculture, oil, and wine production—particularly in the nearby Santa Maria Valley wine region—and the mental health landscape reflects the specific challenges of a working-class agricultural community where many residents are farmworkers or their family members, facing occupational health risks, economic precarity, immigration stress, and limited access to services. Marian Regional Medical Center provides health services, and community health organizations serve the significant uninsured and underinsured farmworker population, though the gap between mental health need and available culturally competent Spanish-language care is persistent. Common therapy concerns include farmworker stress and occupational health, immigration trauma and undocumented status anxiety, family and intergenerational dynamics in a community navigating significant acculturation pressures, and access barriers in a city where the majority population is often underserved by formal mental health systems.
OCD therapists in Santa Maria, CA Statistics
OCD therapists in Santa Maria, CA average 18 years of experience and charge around $227 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (81%), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (42%), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (39%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$227
Accept insurance
43%
Offer sliding scale
31%
Gender ID
| 52% |
Female |
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| 39% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
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 Treatment Approaches
| 81% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 39% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 38% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 35% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 33% | Family Systems Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 60% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 49% | Teen |
| 25% | Children |
Client Focus
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |
| 46% | Women |
| 40% | Men |
| 35% | Military / Veterans |
| 33% | Black / African American |