online ANXIETY, OCD, and TRAUMA therapy in california and UTAH — from the comfort of your home
Specialized Support for Lasting Change
You find yourself wanting to break free from patterns that make you feel stuck.
Specializing in these areas allows me to tailor evidence-based approaches that address the root causes, rather than just managing symptoms, supporting you in creating the life that feels worth living.
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Includes panic disorder, social anxiety, phobias, generalized anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Therapy helps clients understand triggers, reduce compulsions, and navigate uncertainty with confidence.
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Includes hair-pulling, skin-picking, and body image concerns. Therapy helps identify triggers, manage urges, and foster a healthier relationship with the body.
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Supports clients with single-event PTSD or complex trauma, helping process past experiences and rebuild safety, resilience, and trust in themselves.
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Focuses on understanding contributing factors — including anxiety, OCD, or trauma — and developing coping strategies to restore motivation, energy, and hope.
How I Work: Therapeutic Approaches
You can expect a balance of structure and warmth in our work together — I’m direct when needed, but always nonjudgmental. I bring humor, insight, and a deep respect for your lived experience. I aim to create a space that feels both safe and active, where healing means more than symptom reduction — it means getting your life back.
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CBT is a well-researched, evidence-based approach often used to treat anxiety, OCD, and trauma-related concerns. At its core, CBT helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. When one part of that cycle changes — like learning to challenge unhelpful thoughts or engaging in new behaviors — it can create meaningful shifts in how you feel and act.
In therapy, we’ll work together to identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck and build practical tools to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
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ERP is the gold-standard treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It helps you gradually face your fears and resist the urge to engage in compulsions. Over time, this process retrains your brain to feel less anxiety in the face of uncertainty, while building confidence in your ability to tolerate discomfort without relying on rituals or avoidance. I’ll guide you step-by-step, tailoring exposures to your values and goals — never forcing anything before you’re ready.
ERP is the most well-researched and effective treatment for OCD. Studies consistently show that it significantly reduces compulsions, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety — often leading to lasting improvement.
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DBT is especially helpful for people who experience intense emotions, frequent conflict in relationships, or difficulty managing distress. It combines acceptance and change strategies to help you build skills in four key areas: emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or disconnected, DBT offers concrete tools to create more balance and stability in your life.
DBT is backed by strong evidence for helping people who struggle with intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, or chronic relationship stress. It’s been shown to improve emotional stability, reduce distress, and enhance communication and coping skills.
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ACT helps you stop fighting difficult thoughts and feelings and start focusing on what truly matters to you. Instead of trying to “get rid of” anxiety or intrusive thoughts, ACT teaches you how to make space for discomfort while taking meaningful action in your life. Through mindfulness, values work, and skill-building, you'll learn how to shift from avoidance to acceptance — and live with greater flexibility and freedom.
ACT has been shown to be effective for anxiety, OCD, depression, and chronic stress. Research supports its ability to reduce emotional suffering while improving quality of life and psychological flexibility.
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EMDR is a powerful therapy for trauma, anxiety, and painful memories. It uses eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess stuck or distressing experiences so they feel less intense and disruptive. You won’t have to “relive” your trauma — we’ll work at a pace that feels safe and manageable, focusing on helping you feel more present and in control.
EMDR is a widely supported treatment for trauma and PTSD. Research shows that it helps the brain process distressing memories more adaptively, reducing emotional intensity and improving daily functioning.
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The ComBs Model is an evidence-based approach to treating body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) like skin-picking or hair-pulling. Instead of focusing only on stopping the behavior, ComB explores the internal and external cues that drive it — like emotions, routines, or sensory experiences. Studies show that it helps clients reduce behaviors by identifying and addressing their unique triggers. Together, we’ll identify your unique patterns and develop tailored strategies to meet your underlying needs in healthier ways.
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I-CBT is a newer, specialized approach to treating OCD that focuses on how doubt takes hold in the mind. Rather than starting with exposure, I-CBT targets the “why” behind intrusive thoughts—helping you understand how imagination, mistrust of your senses, and faulty reasoning create obsessive doubt. This method teaches you to reconnect with your lived reality and let go of compulsive mental checks and stories.
I-CBT is a promising and research-supported treatment for OCD. It’s particularly effective for individuals who experience "pure-O" or mental compulsions, helping reduce obsessive doubt by targeting faulty reasoning at its root.
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IFS-informed therapy that helps individuals understand and heal the different “parts” of themselves — such as inner critics, protectors, or wounded younger selves. This method views all parts as having positive intentions, even when their behaviors cause distress. Through compassionate curiosity and guided exploration, clients learn to build relationships with their parts, access their core Self, and create more internal calm and self-understanding.
Theories and Frameworks
In addition to using evidence-based therapeutic approaches, I draw on key frameworks that shape how I approach healing and change. These frameworks help me tailor therapy to your unique story, relationships, and nervous system — so our work is both effective and grounded in compassion.
Attachment Theory
Attachment theory helps us understand how early relationships shape the way we connect, trust, and manage emotions. By exploring your attachment patterns, we can make sense of current struggles in relationships and build stronger emotional security — both with others and within yourself.
Learn more about Attachment Theory here.
Systems Theory
Systems theory views individuals as part of larger relational systems, like families, schools, or communities. Instead of focusing only on “what’s wrong,” it looks at how patterns develop within those systems, helping us create meaningful change by addressing dynamics, not just symptoms.
Learn more about Systems Theory here.
Inhibitory Learning Model
The inhibitory learning model is a modern approach to exposure therapy. Rather than trying to “get rid” of fear, it focuses on building new learning that helps you respond to anxiety in more flexible ways. This leads to long-lasting change by teaching your brain that discomfort doesn’t have to control your actions.
Learn more about the Inhibitory Learning Model here.
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