When avoiding the thought just makes it louder.

You’ve tried everything to manage the anxiety: checking, avoiding, distracting, overthinking, seeking reassurance. But the thoughts keep coming back, and the more you try to control them, the more exhausting they get.

ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps you break free from the cycle of anxiety and intrusive thoughts—not by avoiding them, but by changing how you respond to them.

What ERP actually does:

ERP helps retrain your brain and nervous system to tolerate uncertainty, discomfort, and doubt without engaging in the rituals, behaviors, or mental loops that keep you stuck. It's commonly used for OCD, but it also supports people dealing with chronic anxiety, phobias, or trauma-related avoidance.

We’ll work at your pace, gradually facing what you fear in a safe, supported way without falling into old patterns of avoidance or compulsive behavior.

I use ERP with clients who are:

• Navigating OCD

• Stuck in mental loops, constant reassurance-seeking, or perfectionism

• Dealing with intrusive thoughts that feel distressing or confusing

• Avoiding people, places, or thoughts to feel temporarily safe

• Feeling isolated, ashamed, or exhausted by their inner experience

What ERP looks like with me:

ERP is collaborative, not forceful. We’ll identify the thought patterns and rituals keeping you stuck. You’ll learn how to sit with discomfort without reacting from fear. We’ll build skills to tolerate uncertainty, one step at a time. We’ll talk about values too, because healing isn’t just about reducing anxiety, it’s about reclaiming your life.

Why I use ERP:

ERP is the gold standard for treating OCD and related disorders. It helps people get unstuck and move toward the things that matter, even when uncertainty or discomfort shows up along the way.