Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in Vancouver, BC
Do you wonder if you’re the only one around who experiences the world with the intensity you do? Depending on how stressed you are, it may feel like you’re on alert or like you’re living in a soundproof glass box, cut off from others. You may have a hard time focusing on conversations with co-workers and family. You might have been told you’re "oversensitive" or have "no filter.". You may be feeling frustrated with yourself for not being able to get things together and just move forward, but the pandemic has made everything harder, and it feels like there are always too many moving parts. You want for a space to talk this through.
Do you wonder if you’re the only one around who experiences the world with the intensity you do? Depending on how stressed you are, it may feel like you’re on alert or like you’re living in a soundproof glass box, cut off from others. You may have a hard time focusing on conversations with co-workers and family. You might have been told you’re "oversensitive" or have "no filter.". You may be feeling frustrated with yourself for not being able to get things together and just move forward, but the pandemic has made everything harder, and it feels like there are always too many moving parts. You want for a space to talk this through.
I specialize in supporting adults who struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD) and other anxiety concerns.
My second area of expertise is in the area of psychosis. I support clients who struggle with voices, suspiciousness, troubling beliefs, extreme moods, and stigma. I also help people work through existential concerns related to mania or psychosis (as well as spiritual emergencies, 'bad trips,' and similar experiences).
I specialize in supporting adults who struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD) and other anxiety concerns.
My second area of expertise is in the area of psychosis. I support clients who struggle with voices, suspiciousness, troubling beliefs, extreme moods, and stigma. I also help people work through existential concerns related to mania or psychosis (as well as spiritual emergencies, 'bad trips,' and similar experiences).
I’m Danielle a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in good standing with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). I hold a Master’s Degree in Counselling from Simon Fraser University (SFU), as well as a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy (OT) from University of British Columbia (UBC).
A little about me – I grew up in Vancouver and I love our city. I live downtown with my husband and two cats (Samuel L Catson & The Jetpack) and my passions are food, films, and yoga. I began my career in healthcare as an Occupational Therapist (OT), and I’ve helped people with a broad range of mental and physical health concerns.
I’m Danielle a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in good standing with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). I hold a Master’s Degree in Counselling from Simon Fraser University (SFU), as well as a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy (OT) from University of British Columbia (UBC).
A little about me – I grew up in Vancouver and I love our city. I live downtown with my husband and two cats (Samuel L Catson & The Jetpack) and my passions are food, films, and yoga. I began my career in healthcare as an Occupational Therapist (OT), and I’ve helped people with a broad range of mental and physical health concerns.
I work with adults seeking therapy or diagnostic clarification around ADHD, OCD, autism-related traits, anxiety, depression, burnout, emotional regulation, and personality or relationship patterns.
My clients are adults who feel stuck with longstanding patterns they have not been able to fully explain or change. They may struggle with attention, procrastination, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, emotional regulation, social exhaustion, burnout, or repeated relationship difficulties. I help by clarifying what is driving the problem, using clinical interviews, standardized measures where appropriate, and practical treatment planning focused on realistic next steps.
I work with adults seeking therapy or diagnostic clarification around ADHD, OCD, autism-related traits, anxiety, depression, burnout, emotional regulation, and personality or relationship patterns.
My clients are adults who feel stuck with longstanding patterns they have not been able to fully explain or change. They may struggle with attention, procrastination, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, emotional regulation, social exhaustion, burnout, or repeated relationship difficulties. I help by clarifying what is driving the problem, using clinical interviews, standardized measures where appropriate, and practical treatment planning focused on realistic next steps.
I am skilled at helping individuals manage depression, bipolar, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive, compulsive disorder, skin picking or hair pulling, psychosis, work stress and anxiety related to life changes.
I am committed to providing evidence-based treatments. I work mainly within a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework and I am skilled at utilizing exposure therapy for anxiety and OCD (ERP). I also integrate strategies and skills from other modalities (so called "3rd wave CBT" e.g. DBT, ACT, MCT, and Mindfulness) to meet individual client needs.
I am skilled at helping individuals manage depression, bipolar, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive, compulsive disorder, skin picking or hair pulling, psychosis, work stress and anxiety related to life changes.
I am committed to providing evidence-based treatments. I work mainly within a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework and I am skilled at utilizing exposure therapy for anxiety and OCD (ERP). I also integrate strategies and skills from other modalities (so called "3rd wave CBT" e.g. DBT, ACT, MCT, and Mindfulness) to meet individual client needs.
I have the most experience working with anxiety and its related issues (overthinking, self-acceptance, perfectionism, social anxiety, general anxiety, OCD, and more).
I prioritize a non-judgmental and deeply empathetic approach to anxiety and other concerns that's individualized to your needs. I want to help you understand your challenges and feel confident in your ability to grow through them.
One of my favourite aspects of helping others is that moment when it clicks for a client that the change they want is possible. I'd be thrilled at the chance to support you toward that moment and beyond. Clients have brought a wide variety of concerns to my office, and I've helped them grow their strength around difficult feelings, set clear paths forward, and unburden themselves of immobilizing shame.
I have the most experience working with anxiety and its related issues (overthinking, self-acceptance, perfectionism, social anxiety, general anxiety, OCD, and more).
I prioritize a non-judgmental and deeply empathetic approach to anxiety and other concerns that's individualized to your needs. I want to help you understand your challenges and feel confident in your ability to grow through them.
One of my favourite aspects of helping others is that moment when it clicks for a client that the change they want is possible. I'd be thrilled at the chance to support you toward that moment and beyond. Clients have brought a wide variety of concerns to my office, and I've helped them grow their strength around difficult feelings, set clear paths forward, and unburden themselves of immobilizing shame.
You look fine on the outside, but inside your nervous system is always on edge. Your mind races, your body stays tense, sleep is hard, and you’re constantly scanning for what could go wrong. You’re tired of managing anxiety and want real relief. You want to feel safe in your body, trust yourself again, and move through life without fear quietly running the show.
You look fine on the outside, but inside your nervous system is always on edge. Your mind races, your body stays tense, sleep is hard, and you’re constantly scanning for what could go wrong. You’re tired of managing anxiety and want real relief. You want to feel safe in your body, trust yourself again, and move through life without fear quietly running the show.
I am passionate about working with adult clients with Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD), and Burnout, Life Transitions, and Grief.
When working with OCD, I use Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard treatment. I use an integrative approach with my clients and incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, and CBT to help you navigate life's challenges and live a more fulfilling, values-driven life.
I am passionate about working with adult clients with Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD), and Burnout, Life Transitions, and Grief.
When working with OCD, I use Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard treatment. I use an integrative approach with my clients and incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, and CBT to help you navigate life's challenges and live a more fulfilling, values-driven life.
I’m passionate about supporting adults, children (7+), and parents who are navigating challenges related to OCD and anxiety.
I use evidence-based treatments that honor each person’s unique identity and experiences. The modalities I utilize are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Inference Based CBT (I-CBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). When working with children, I involve parents and use creative activities to support meaningful engagement and expression.
I’m passionate about supporting adults, children (7+), and parents who are navigating challenges related to OCD and anxiety.
I use evidence-based treatments that honor each person’s unique identity and experiences. The modalities I utilize are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Inference Based CBT (I-CBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). When working with children, I involve parents and use creative activities to support meaningful engagement and expression.
I work with people experiencing difficult problems. Such problems go by many names, and may be new or old, but all share the common trait of stubbornly obstructing our happiness. You might feel depressed, anxious, stuck or directionless, unable to steer toward a more hopeful future. You might struggle with the overwhelming complexity of your life, or feel paralyzed by the choices it presents. You might lament the harshness with which you treat yourself or those you love. Whatever they do, however they operate, these problems make life needlessly hard.
I work with people experiencing difficult problems. Such problems go by many names, and may be new or old, but all share the common trait of stubbornly obstructing our happiness. You might feel depressed, anxious, stuck or directionless, unable to steer toward a more hopeful future. You might struggle with the overwhelming complexity of your life, or feel paralyzed by the choices it presents. You might lament the harshness with which you treat yourself or those you love. Whatever they do, however they operate, these problems make life needlessly hard.
Is your child or teen feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or not quite like themselves anymore? Or maybe you notice their self-esteem isn't what it used to be, or you hear them speaking in constant cycles of "what ifs", and second-guessing themselves, even around things that once felt manageable.
I'm a Registered Psychologist and with over 15 years of experience working with children, teens, and their parents, including some of the largest hospitals in Canada. I use science-backed therapies that are proven to work (CBT, DBT-informed, and SPACE) and deliver them with warmth, approachability, and authenticity.
Is your child or teen feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or not quite like themselves anymore? Or maybe you notice their self-esteem isn't what it used to be, or you hear them speaking in constant cycles of "what ifs", and second-guessing themselves, even around things that once felt manageable.
I'm a Registered Psychologist and with over 15 years of experience working with children, teens, and their parents, including some of the largest hospitals in Canada. I use science-backed therapies that are proven to work (CBT, DBT-informed, and SPACE) and deliver them with warmth, approachability, and authenticity.
Many of the people I work with feel exhausted from anxiety, OCD, depression, anger, relationship stress, or emotional overwhelm.
My approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and focuses on understanding the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and habits. I use practical strategies, reframes, metaphors, humour, and direct collaboration to help clients better understand themselves and create meaningful, lasting change.
Many of the people I work with feel exhausted from anxiety, OCD, depression, anger, relationship stress, or emotional overwhelm.
My approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and focuses on understanding the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and habits. I use practical strategies, reframes, metaphors, humour, and direct collaboration to help clients better understand themselves and create meaningful, lasting change.
Emotion Wise was started out of a passion to create a practice that offers compassionate and skilled care for clients who have experienced trauma and mental health issues. We work strategically to build tools for emotional regulation (DBT), increasing your feelings of safety and self-understanding and heal underlying trauma (EMDR). It is our hope that you will experience renewed growth in your life by working with our team of highly trained and experienced counsellors.
Emotion Wise was started out of a passion to create a practice that offers compassionate and skilled care for clients who have experienced trauma and mental health issues. We work strategically to build tools for emotional regulation (DBT), increasing your feelings of safety and self-understanding and heal underlying trauma (EMDR). It is our hope that you will experience renewed growth in your life by working with our team of highly trained and experienced counsellors.
I provide evidence-based treatment for OCD, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
I have specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. I primarily use CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy but also incorporate techniques from other evidence-based treatments, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
I provide evidence-based treatment for OCD, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
I have specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. I primarily use CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy but also incorporate techniques from other evidence-based treatments, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
My training leads me to specialize in the treatment of different presentations of anxiety, primarily in OCD as well as Generalized Anxiety, Health or Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder and Specific Phobias.
Do you feel like your thoughts have taken control of your life and you're left feeling overwhelmed without any breaks? My goal as your counsellor is to provide evidence based treatment to support you in meeting your goals so you're able to live the life you aspire to. I work with you to create meaningful and lasting change using a warm, collaborative, and client centered approach to ensure that treatment is tailored to your unique needs. I primarily utilize CBT in my counselling style, but will also pull from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention and Mindfulness.
My training leads me to specialize in the treatment of different presentations of anxiety, primarily in OCD as well as Generalized Anxiety, Health or Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder and Specific Phobias.
Do you feel like your thoughts have taken control of your life and you're left feeling overwhelmed without any breaks? My goal as your counsellor is to provide evidence based treatment to support you in meeting your goals so you're able to live the life you aspire to. I work with you to create meaningful and lasting change using a warm, collaborative, and client centered approach to ensure that treatment is tailored to your unique needs. I primarily utilize CBT in my counselling style, but will also pull from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention and Mindfulness.
As a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist, I offer adult ADHD assessments and specialize in helping people find lasting relief from anxiety and OCD.
In our sessions, we'll work together to find the most effective approaches for you: whether it's ERP for anxiety and OCD, EMDR for trauma, or mindfulness to support greater peace and self-acceptance. My approach is warm, relational, and relaxed. I'll support you in growing beyond your old limiting patterns toward a more fulfilling experience of life.
As a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist, I offer adult ADHD assessments and specialize in helping people find lasting relief from anxiety and OCD.
In our sessions, we'll work together to find the most effective approaches for you: whether it's ERP for anxiety and OCD, EMDR for trauma, or mindfulness to support greater peace and self-acceptance. My approach is warm, relational, and relaxed. I'll support you in growing beyond your old limiting patterns toward a more fulfilling experience of life.
I specialize in providing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to adults and adolescents with anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, as well as other related difficulties including perfectionism, and difficulties with emotion regulation.
I am committed to providing evidence-based treatment. I primarily use a CBT approach, but incorporate other evidence based treatments (e.g. DBT, ACT) in order to tailor treatment to the individual’s specific needs. My goal is to provide short-term therapy by supporting my clients in learning new skills that they can continue to use independently.
I specialize in providing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to adults and adolescents with anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, as well as other related difficulties including perfectionism, and difficulties with emotion regulation.
I am committed to providing evidence-based treatment. I primarily use a CBT approach, but incorporate other evidence based treatments (e.g. DBT, ACT) in order to tailor treatment to the individual’s specific needs. My goal is to provide short-term therapy by supporting my clients in learning new skills that they can continue to use independently.
I work with clients who struggle with a variety of psychological problems, including anxiety, OCD, stress, depression, substance use, life transitions, parenting difficulties, self-harm behavior, suicidal ideations, PTSD, interpersonal difficulties, emotion regulation difficulties, and borderline personality disorder.
I received my doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University (APA-accredited) in New York. In 2009, I completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Marsha Linehan (treatment developer of DBT) at the University of Washington, where I received intensive training and supervision in DBT. I specialize in CBT and DBT treatments.
I work with clients who struggle with a variety of psychological problems, including anxiety, OCD, stress, depression, substance use, life transitions, parenting difficulties, self-harm behavior, suicidal ideations, PTSD, interpersonal difficulties, emotion regulation difficulties, and borderline personality disorder.
I received my doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University (APA-accredited) in New York. In 2009, I completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Marsha Linehan (treatment developer of DBT) at the University of Washington, where I received intensive training and supervision in DBT. I specialize in CBT and DBT treatments.
Are you bothered by intrusive, upsetting thoughts that cause you anxiety? Do you find yourself worried and anxious when you'd like to be more comfortable? Has your life changed because of situations you avoid or anxiety you feel forced to endure? There is hope - you can learn new tools and skills to help you better manage anxiety provoking situations. You can gain greater insight into how anxiety works and what you can do to bring yourself back to a more centered and grounded experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help you learn new strategies to cope more effectively with anxiety and mood difficulties.
Are you bothered by intrusive, upsetting thoughts that cause you anxiety? Do you find yourself worried and anxious when you'd like to be more comfortable? Has your life changed because of situations you avoid or anxiety you feel forced to endure? There is hope - you can learn new tools and skills to help you better manage anxiety provoking situations. You can gain greater insight into how anxiety works and what you can do to bring yourself back to a more centered and grounded experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help you learn new strategies to cope more effectively with anxiety and mood difficulties.
Centring anti-oppressive counselling, we work alongside 2SLGBTQI+ folks, BIPOC folks, sex workers, neurodivergent folks, folks who have experienced traumas, folks who cope with OCD, and poly/kink communities.
We are an intersectional group of counsellors that aims toward building a safer space to explore areas of importance to you. We focus on supporting people who have experienced individual and collective traumas/oppressions, and folks in which normative spaces don't quite fit. We offer in-person, online, telephone, and outreach counselling sessions.
Centring anti-oppressive counselling, we work alongside 2SLGBTQI+ folks, BIPOC folks, sex workers, neurodivergent folks, folks who have experienced traumas, folks who cope with OCD, and poly/kink communities.
We are an intersectional group of counsellors that aims toward building a safer space to explore areas of importance to you. We focus on supporting people who have experienced individual and collective traumas/oppressions, and folks in which normative spaces don't quite fit. We offer in-person, online, telephone, and outreach counselling sessions.
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Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Counsellors
How long does OCD treatment take?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often treated on a weekly or twice-weekly schedule, depending on symptom severity and the client’s preferences. Some clients may start to see a noticeable improvement in symptoms in as little as six weeks, but it’s also possible, especially in more severe cases, for treatment to take several months to a year before significant progress is made.
What happens if OCD is not treated?
Some people with OCD, especially those with mild symptoms, may find that they are able to adapt reasonably well to life with the condition, even if their symptoms never resolve completely. However, many people, particularly those whose symptoms are severe at the outset, find that their obsessions and compulsions grow more intrusive with time, making it harder to maintain relationships, hold down a job, or navigate the world successfully.
Are there medications for OCD?
Medication can be used to treat OCD. The class of drugs most often prescribed are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which include fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, and sertraline, among others. In cases of treatment-resistant OCD, other classes of medication, such as tricyclic antidepressants or atypical antipsychotics, may be prescribed. Medication is frequently used in conjunction with therapy.
Can OCD come back after treatment?
Yes. Major life transitions, periods of stress, or other factors can cause symptoms to return or, if they were never fully eradicated, to ramp back up in intensity. For some, these relapses are brief and do not require additional treatment; identifying specific triggers and practicing the skills learned in therapy can help speed their course. For others, returning to therapy for a brief period can help address the underlying stress and strengthen coping mechanisms.