Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in San Jose, CA
I work with couples navigating ADHD, autism, OCD, anxiety, and the unique relationship dynamics that often come with them.
I try to take a gentle yet direct approach. I want to help you get beyond the conversations you've already had and understand what's really happening underneath them. I'll ask questions, slow things down when we need to, and help make sure we're finally asking the harder questions instead of avoiding them.
I work with couples navigating ADHD, autism, OCD, anxiety, and the unique relationship dynamics that often come with them.
I try to take a gentle yet direct approach. I want to help you get beyond the conversations you've already had and understand what's really happening underneath them. I'll ask questions, slow things down when we need to, and help make sure we're finally asking the harder questions instead of avoiding them.
She specializes in anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD), and eating disorders.
Cristina uses tools such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), flash technique for trauma, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic approaches, exposure therapy, and solution-focused therapy. She specializes in anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD), and eating disorders.
She specializes in anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD), and eating disorders.
Cristina uses tools such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), flash technique for trauma, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic approaches, exposure therapy, and solution-focused therapy. She specializes in anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD), and eating disorders.
I specialize in helping children and teens who feel trapped by OCD, anxiety, or mood disorders, struggling with intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and emotional challenges.
As a first-generation Mexican-American, I understand the challenges faced by disenfranchised communities. I specialize in treating children and teens significantly impacted by OCD, anxiety, and mood disorders. With my background in education, I offer practical, culturally aware strategies to support both emotional and academic growth.
I specialize in helping children and teens who feel trapped by OCD, anxiety, or mood disorders, struggling with intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and emotional challenges.
As a first-generation Mexican-American, I understand the challenges faced by disenfranchised communities. I specialize in treating children and teens significantly impacted by OCD, anxiety, and mood disorders. With my background in education, I offer practical, culturally aware strategies to support both emotional and academic growth.
I tailor therapy to your needs using evidence-based tools: CBT, ERP for anxiety/ OCD, Mindfulness, and Family Systems.
Brighter, calmer days are possible for you and your family. For over two decades as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I have helped adults, children, and families navigate major life transitions, emotional challenges, and systemic stressors. Whether you are an adult struggling with workplace stress, a parent seeking guidance, or looking for support for a child experiencing big emotions, I provide an expert, objective, and compassionate space designed to disrupt unhelpful cycles and cultivate long-term stability.
I tailor therapy to your needs using evidence-based tools: CBT, ERP for anxiety/ OCD, Mindfulness, and Family Systems.
Brighter, calmer days are possible for you and your family. For over two decades as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I have helped adults, children, and families navigate major life transitions, emotional challenges, and systemic stressors. Whether you are an adult struggling with workplace stress, a parent seeking guidance, or looking for support for a child experiencing big emotions, I provide an expert, objective, and compassionate space designed to disrupt unhelpful cycles and cultivate long-term stability.
Are you the parent of a teen or are you an adult struggling with OCD and anxiety, who feels trapped by intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors?
Through therapy, teens and adults with OCD and anxiety can experience a profound transformation. They can break free from the constant grip of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, gaining the tools to manage anxiety without resorting to rituals or avoidance.
Are you the parent of a teen or are you an adult struggling with OCD and anxiety, who feels trapped by intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors?
Through therapy, teens and adults with OCD and anxiety can experience a profound transformation. They can break free from the constant grip of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, gaining the tools to manage anxiety without resorting to rituals or avoidance.
I support clients experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, panic attacks, stress, and work/career concerns.
I work with children (5–12), teens, adults, and families experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, panic attacks, and stress. I provide therapy in Vietnamese and English, offering a culturally responsive approach for Vietnamese-speaking clients across the Bay Area. My work is grounded in CBT and ERP for OCD and anxiety. I also integrate Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. I see clients in person at our San Jose and Palo Alto offices and via video therapy throughout California.
I support clients experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, panic attacks, stress, and work/career concerns.
I work with children (5–12), teens, adults, and families experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, panic attacks, and stress. I provide therapy in Vietnamese and English, offering a culturally responsive approach for Vietnamese-speaking clients across the Bay Area. My work is grounded in CBT and ERP for OCD and anxiety. I also integrate Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. I see clients in person at our San Jose and Palo Alto offices and via video therapy throughout California.
I help individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, OCD, depression, mood regulation, and major life transitions.
It’s finally your time to heal, and I’m here to help you do the same. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified Clinical Traumatologist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and author of Healing the Healers: The BYRD Model. I offer a holistic approach that honors both the mind and the body, while increasing awareness to support your journey. I see myself as a manufacturer of hope and healing, dedicated to providing nurturing, tailored therapeutic services that support culturally responsive, wellness-focused care and meaningful, lasting transformation. I have been waiting for you!
I help individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, OCD, depression, mood regulation, and major life transitions.
It’s finally your time to heal, and I’m here to help you do the same. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified Clinical Traumatologist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and author of Healing the Healers: The BYRD Model. I offer a holistic approach that honors both the mind and the body, while increasing awareness to support your journey. I see myself as a manufacturer of hope and healing, dedicated to providing nurturing, tailored therapeutic services that support culturally responsive, wellness-focused care and meaningful, lasting transformation. I have been waiting for you!
I'm certified in ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, OCD; trained in EMDR & Gottman for Couples Therapy; interned in Internet & Sex addictions.
Are you feeling stressed? Do you wake up moody? Is your anger affecting your loved ones? Has your addiction isolated you? Is your relationship suffering? You can feel better and enjoy your life. Sometimes you just need a bit of guidance to find tools and techniques that help you. I shine a light on your toolbox so that you can find the right tools to take charge of your life.
I'm certified in ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, OCD; trained in EMDR & Gottman for Couples Therapy; interned in Internet & Sex addictions.
Are you feeling stressed? Do you wake up moody? Is your anger affecting your loved ones? Has your addiction isolated you? Is your relationship suffering? You can feel better and enjoy your life. Sometimes you just need a bit of guidance to find tools and techniques that help you. I shine a light on your toolbox so that you can find the right tools to take charge of your life.
Are you wrestling with anxiety, OCD, or the pressures of the Gen Z/Millennial experience?
I specialize in treating OCD and anxiety-based disorders. Trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), I employ this evidence-based practice, known as the "gold standard" for OCD and most anxiety disorders. My approach is directive and skills-based, addressing how your symptoms impact your present life.
Are you wrestling with anxiety, OCD, or the pressures of the Gen Z/Millennial experience?
I specialize in treating OCD and anxiety-based disorders. Trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), I employ this evidence-based practice, known as the "gold standard" for OCD and most anxiety disorders. My approach is directive and skills-based, addressing how your symptoms impact your present life.
I work with first responders, military, law enforcement, corrections, and healthcare professionals carrying PTSD, complex trauma, nightmares, OCD, anxiety, and the weight of high-risk work.
I use the gold-standard treatments for trauma and anxiety: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for nightmares, and ERP for OCD. Sessions are structured, collaborative, and outcome-tracked. You'll know what we're doing, why, and how to measure whether it's working.
I work with first responders, military, law enforcement, corrections, and healthcare professionals carrying PTSD, complex trauma, nightmares, OCD, anxiety, and the weight of high-risk work.
I use the gold-standard treatments for trauma and anxiety: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for nightmares, and ERP for OCD. Sessions are structured, collaborative, and outcome-tracked. You'll know what we're doing, why, and how to measure whether it's working.
Whether you're struggling with constant worry, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, health anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, or OCD, it can be exhausting to feel trapped in cycles of fear, uncertainty, and self-doubt.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders. I have experience treating OCD, health anxiety, panic disorder, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, emetophobia, death anxiety, and other anxiety-related concerns.
Whether you're struggling with constant worry, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, health anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, or OCD, it can be exhausting to feel trapped in cycles of fear, uncertainty, and self-doubt.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders. I have experience treating OCD, health anxiety, panic disorder, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, emetophobia, death anxiety, and other anxiety-related concerns.
Watching your child struggle can be heartbreaking, especially when you’ve tried talking, reassuring, setting limits, or giving them space and still aren’t sure what will help. You don’t have to figure it out alone. I specialize in supporting children and teens through anxiety, intense emotions, behavioral concerns, family transitions, and relationship challenges. I work closely with parents and caregivers, offering insight and practical tools that support meaningful change beyond the therapy room. I also welcome adults, couples, and families seeking stronger relationships, healthier patterns, and support through life’s challenges.
Watching your child struggle can be heartbreaking, especially when you’ve tried talking, reassuring, setting limits, or giving them space and still aren’t sure what will help. You don’t have to figure it out alone. I specialize in supporting children and teens through anxiety, intense emotions, behavioral concerns, family transitions, and relationship challenges. I work closely with parents and caregivers, offering insight and practical tools that support meaningful change beyond the therapy room. I also welcome adults, couples, and families seeking stronger relationships, healthier patterns, and support through life’s challenges.
I work with adults experiencing OCD and obsessive-compulsive spectrum concerns, anxiety, depression, narcissistic abuse recovery, trauma, grief, and major life transitions, including survivors of narcissistic abuse, emotional abuse, and toxic or antagonistic relationships who have spent too long questioning their own reality.
I also do meaningful work with people who are just beginning to recognize codependent or people-pleasing patterns. Those who have spent so long taking care of everyone else that they've lost touch with what they actually need.
I work with adults experiencing OCD and obsessive-compulsive spectrum concerns, anxiety, depression, narcissistic abuse recovery, trauma, grief, and major life transitions, including survivors of narcissistic abuse, emotional abuse, and toxic or antagonistic relationships who have spent too long questioning their own reality.
I also do meaningful work with people who are just beginning to recognize codependent or people-pleasing patterns. Those who have spent so long taking care of everyone else that they've lost touch with what they actually need.
I work with ADHD, ASD, OCD, trauma, relationships, domestic violence, and LGBTQ+.
I prioritize making sessions feel efficient without losing therapeutic depth. If therapy has felt stagnant, we can work together to figure out why. Sometimes it’s about recognizing obsessive or anxious thinking, environmental stressors, or neurodivergent struggles. I want therapy to feel worth the investment.
I work with ADHD, ASD, OCD, trauma, relationships, domestic violence, and LGBTQ+.
I prioritize making sessions feel efficient without losing therapeutic depth. If therapy has felt stagnant, we can work together to figure out why. Sometimes it’s about recognizing obsessive or anxious thinking, environmental stressors, or neurodivergent struggles. I want therapy to feel worth the investment.
If you’re a parent of a child struggling with anxiety or OCD, you may feel concerned and unsure of how to best support them.
Imagine seeing a transformation not only in your child but also in how you, as a parent, can effectively support them in managing their anxiety. Through SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) treatment, you'll learn specific strategies to reduce your child’s anxiety without reinforcing their fears.
If you’re a parent of a child struggling with anxiety or OCD, you may feel concerned and unsure of how to best support them.
Imagine seeing a transformation not only in your child but also in how you, as a parent, can effectively support them in managing their anxiety. Through SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) treatment, you'll learn specific strategies to reduce your child’s anxiety without reinforcing their fears.
I am a certified SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) therapy provider, and have strong clinical skills to help with anxiety, OCD, family conflict, depression, ADHD and self-esteem issues.
My training includes certification as a SPACE provider from Yale University Child Study Center, Intensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & TEAM therapy training by David Burns, M.D., trauma-focused CBT, child centered and prescriptive play therapy, Beck Institute CBT training in anxiety and depression.
I am a certified SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) therapy provider, and have strong clinical skills to help with anxiety, OCD, family conflict, depression, ADHD and self-esteem issues.
My training includes certification as a SPACE provider from Yale University Child Study Center, Intensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & TEAM therapy training by David Burns, M.D., trauma-focused CBT, child centered and prescriptive play therapy, Beck Institute CBT training in anxiety and depression.
I specialize in anxiety, OCD, trauma, and life transitions.
Populations and additional specialities I enjoy working w/ include folx w/ multiple marginalized identities, 2SLGBTQ+ folx, allies, college students, first in the family to attend therapy, relationships, and body liberation.
I specialize in anxiety, OCD, trauma, and life transitions.
Populations and additional specialities I enjoy working w/ include folx w/ multiple marginalized identities, 2SLGBTQ+ folx, allies, college students, first in the family to attend therapy, relationships, and body liberation.
I work with adults to help navigate a wide variety of life stressors and mental health concerns, drawing from my specialized training in treating trauma, substance use disorders, anxiety, OCD, relationship and emotional distress.
As your therapist, I aim to create a space where you feel safe, seen, and understood as we navigate the hard stuff together. I will bring warmth and humor to our sessions, drawing from my training and my lived experiences as a queer woman raised in rural Ohio, a decade in New York City, and now a new mom in San Diego.
I work with adults to help navigate a wide variety of life stressors and mental health concerns, drawing from my specialized training in treating trauma, substance use disorders, anxiety, OCD, relationship and emotional distress.
As your therapist, I aim to create a space where you feel safe, seen, and understood as we navigate the hard stuff together. I will bring warmth and humor to our sessions, drawing from my training and my lived experiences as a queer woman raised in rural Ohio, a decade in New York City, and now a new mom in San Diego.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 17 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults. I help clients navigate anxiety, OCD, depression, school refusal, ADHD, and trauma using CBT, ERP, DBT, and SPACE therapy. I have worked across outpatient clinics, schools, hospitals, and community settings which gives me a practical, grounded approach. My goal is to help clients build real skills they can use in daily life. I see clients in person at our Palo Alto and San Jose offices and via video therapy throughout California. Most new clients are seen within the same week.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 17 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults. I help clients navigate anxiety, OCD, depression, school refusal, ADHD, and trauma using CBT, ERP, DBT, and SPACE therapy. I have worked across outpatient clinics, schools, hospitals, and community settings which gives me a practical, grounded approach. My goal is to help clients build real skills they can use in daily life. I see clients in person at our Palo Alto and San Jose offices and via video therapy throughout California. Most new clients are seen within the same week.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, social anxiety, and life transitions. I use CBT, DBT, ACT, and SPACE therapy to create personalized treatment plans that produce real results. Before becoming a therapist I worked in Applied Behavior Analysis supporting children with autism — experience that shaped my practical, skills-based approach. I see clients in person at our Palo Alto and San Jose offices and via video therapy throughout California. Evening appointments available.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, social anxiety, and life transitions. I use CBT, DBT, ACT, and SPACE therapy to create personalized treatment plans that produce real results. Before becoming a therapist I worked in Applied Behavior Analysis supporting children with autism — experience that shaped my practical, skills-based approach. I see clients in person at our Palo Alto and San Jose offices and via video therapy throughout California. Evening appointments available.
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Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists
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 (under the brand name Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac), and sertraline (Zoloft), 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.