Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) Therapists in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Hi, I’m Ceyda! I work with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, OCD, and life transitions such as advancing through college and beyond. As a therapist, I take a client-centered approach, striving to create a space where clients feel safe and supported. My therapeutic space intends to not only ease the difficulties of today, but also give individuals the tools for growing ongoing resilience, confidence, and self advocacy.
Hi, I’m Ceyda! I work with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, OCD, and life transitions such as advancing through college and beyond. As a therapist, I take a client-centered approach, striving to create a space where clients feel safe and supported. My therapeutic space intends to not only ease the difficulties of today, but also give individuals the tools for growing ongoing resilience, confidence, and self advocacy.
Keeleigh Mahler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT 200
1 Endorsed
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC 20003
I use evidence based approaches such as ERP, CBT, ACT, EMDR, and parts work (IFS) to support meaningful, lasting change.
My ideal clients are curious about themselves but feel stuck, caught in patterns of anxiety, fear, or overwhelm that are hard to break alone. They’re not just looking to “get rid of symptoms,” but to truly understand what’s going on beneath the surface and learn how to move through life with more clarity, confidence, and self-trust.
I support this process by offering a collaborative, relational space where you can make sense of your experiences, and begin to shift long-standing patterns. Together, we’ll explore both the “why” behind what you’re feeling and find practical strategies to gain insight and create real, lasting change.
I use evidence based approaches such as ERP, CBT, ACT, EMDR, and parts work (IFS) to support meaningful, lasting change.
My ideal clients are curious about themselves but feel stuck, caught in patterns of anxiety, fear, or overwhelm that are hard to break alone. They’re not just looking to “get rid of symptoms,” but to truly understand what’s going on beneath the surface and learn how to move through life with more clarity, confidence, and self-trust.
I support this process by offering a collaborative, relational space where you can make sense of your experiences, and begin to shift long-standing patterns. Together, we’ll explore both the “why” behind what you’re feeling and find practical strategies to gain insight and create real, lasting change.
Life can be tough, and our minds often create barriers that make it hard to move forward. Whether you're seeking clarity on what drives you, or navigating the everyday challenges that life brings, my goal is to support you in a way that feels safe and validating. I offer a warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental space where clients can feel truly heard and understood. Through therapy, my aim is to help you work through the complexities of being human - helping you better understand yourself and find ways to cope with the unique challenges of living in today’s world.
Life can be tough, and our minds often create barriers that make it hard to move forward. Whether you're seeking clarity on what drives you, or navigating the everyday challenges that life brings, my goal is to support you in a way that feels safe and validating. I offer a warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental space where clients can feel truly heard and understood. Through therapy, my aim is to help you work through the complexities of being human - helping you better understand yourself and find ways to cope with the unique challenges of living in today’s world.
I approach clients with curiosity and compassion as we work together to find what may be missing in their story and relationships for a more fulfilling and satisfying life.
I enjoy creating a safe place where people can discover the root cause of issues that are causing stress in their lives and implement a holistic approach to treatment.
My experience as a yoga teacher enables me to be a supportive guide towards connecting people with the wisdom of their body.
I approach clients with curiosity and compassion as we work together to find what may be missing in their story and relationships for a more fulfilling and satisfying life.
I enjoy creating a safe place where people can discover the root cause of issues that are causing stress in their lives and implement a holistic approach to treatment.
My experience as a yoga teacher enables me to be a supportive guide towards connecting people with the wisdom of their body.
We will actively use gold-standard treatments—including EMDR, CPT, and Prolonged Exposure for trauma, and ERP for OCD.
Whether you are carrying the heavy weight of complex trauma, seeking a deeply affirming space for LGBTQ+ identity exploration, or feeling hijacked by OCD, you do not have to navigate this alone. As someone with experience in the Foreign Service, I also uniquely understand the profound stress, transition, and trauma faced by expats, diplomats, and veterans. I specialize in providing expert care to help you break free from survival mode and reclaim your authentic self.
We will actively use gold-standard treatments—including EMDR, CPT, and Prolonged Exposure for trauma, and ERP for OCD.
Whether you are carrying the heavy weight of complex trauma, seeking a deeply affirming space for LGBTQ+ identity exploration, or feeling hijacked by OCD, you do not have to navigate this alone. As someone with experience in the Foreign Service, I also uniquely understand the profound stress, transition, and trauma faced by expats, diplomats, and veterans. I specialize in providing expert care to help you break free from survival mode and reclaim your authentic self.
Dr. Natalie Pierce specializes in the treatment of chronic pain/illnesses, insomnia, OCD, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, body image concerns, life transitions, and depression. Dr. Pierce is board-certified in biofeedback and practices therapy primarily from CBT/ACT and positive psychology perspectives through a health psychology lens to help patients manage stress, transition after an injury or disease, and cope with pain, loss, feeling “stuck,” anxiety, and depression.
Dr. Natalie Pierce specializes in the treatment of chronic pain/illnesses, insomnia, OCD, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, body image concerns, life transitions, and depression. Dr. Pierce is board-certified in biofeedback and practices therapy primarily from CBT/ACT and positive psychology perspectives through a health psychology lens to help patients manage stress, transition after an injury or disease, and cope with pain, loss, feeling “stuck,” anxiety, and depression.
Relationships are HARD! I offer a safe and supportive space to explore the underlying patterns affecting your relationship. You and your partner may want to create a deeper, more secure bond and need the tools to overcome recurring conflicts. Maybe you are struggling with communication or feeling emotionally disconnected from your partner. Together, I can help you better understand each other’s needs and learn healthier ways to respond. Whether you’re navigating conflict, rebuilding trust, or simply seeking closer connection, I can help you strengthen your partnership so that both of you feel heard, valued, and supported!
Relationships are HARD! I offer a safe and supportive space to explore the underlying patterns affecting your relationship. You and your partner may want to create a deeper, more secure bond and need the tools to overcome recurring conflicts. Maybe you are struggling with communication or feeling emotionally disconnected from your partner. Together, I can help you better understand each other’s needs and learn healthier ways to respond. Whether you’re navigating conflict, rebuilding trust, or simply seeking closer connection, I can help you strengthen your partnership so that both of you feel heard, valued, and supported!
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I have advanced training and expertise in perinatal mental health and I value working with men and women across all stages of fertility journeys. The conception, prenatal, pregnancy and postpartum time period can be full of changes and challenges.
I also have a soft spot for fathers and partners navigating infertility, pregnancy, or parenting alongside the mother. I understand the pre- and postpartum season of one’s life can be filled with loss, grief, joy, and great change.
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I have advanced training and expertise in perinatal mental health and I value working with men and women across all stages of fertility journeys. The conception, prenatal, pregnancy and postpartum time period can be full of changes and challenges.
I also have a soft spot for fathers and partners navigating infertility, pregnancy, or parenting alongside the mother. I understand the pre- and postpartum season of one’s life can be filled with loss, grief, joy, and great change.
You're doing everything you can to keep it together—but inside, it feels like you're barely holding on. Maybe food, anxiety, mood swings, or executive dysfunction are taking over, and you’re exhausted from pretending you’re fine. You want something to change—you want to feel like yourself again (or finally figure out who that even is). My goal is to create a warm, supportive space where you feel safe to explore what’s holding you back, reconnect with your values, and move toward a more meaningful, authentic life.
You're doing everything you can to keep it together—but inside, it feels like you're barely holding on. Maybe food, anxiety, mood swings, or executive dysfunction are taking over, and you’re exhausted from pretending you’re fine. You want something to change—you want to feel like yourself again (or finally figure out who that even is). My goal is to create a warm, supportive space where you feel safe to explore what’s holding you back, reconnect with your values, and move toward a more meaningful, authentic life.
As one of the largest psychotherapy practices in Northern New Jersey, Lukin Center offers you or your loved one more options and therapy modalities so you can find the best clinician and treatment for you. Our clinicians practice at the top of their fields, with many specializing in specific age groups, life stages, or relationships. In order to bring the highest quality, evidence-based services to our clients, we truly live by the power of life-long learning. This dedication to the ongoing training of our staff enables us to provide our clients with the most cutting-edge and expert treatment available.
As one of the largest psychotherapy practices in Northern New Jersey, Lukin Center offers you or your loved one more options and therapy modalities so you can find the best clinician and treatment for you. Our clinicians practice at the top of their fields, with many specializing in specific age groups, life stages, or relationships. In order to bring the highest quality, evidence-based services to our clients, we truly live by the power of life-long learning. This dedication to the ongoing training of our staff enables us to provide our clients with the most cutting-edge and expert treatment available.
What really matters most to you, and do you feel your life reflects this in a fulfilling way? Clients are often confronting stress, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, chronic illness or chronic pain, work/school or relationship challenges, or past trauma. We will work to understand and accept the reality and impact these can have of you, while also finding ways to move forward in your life towards the things that matter most.
I also offer mental health evaluations in English, French and Spanish for immigration legal cases.
What really matters most to you, and do you feel your life reflects this in a fulfilling way? Clients are often confronting stress, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, chronic illness or chronic pain, work/school or relationship challenges, or past trauma. We will work to understand and accept the reality and impact these can have of you, while also finding ways to move forward in your life towards the things that matter most.
I also offer mental health evaluations in English, French and Spanish for immigration legal cases.
If you have been struggling with a health concern such as pain, insomnia, or GI distress, you may feel demoralized by the limitations of medical treatments for many health issues. You may not know that psychotherapy is an effective treatment for a number of medical conditions. As a clinical health psychologist, I specialize in chronic illness, chronic pain, disorders of brain-gut interaction (DGBIs), health anxiety, insomnia, and stress related to navigating the health care system. Therapy can help you to quiet the brain’s natural threat response to symptoms, foster resilience, and embrace life once again.
If you have been struggling with a health concern such as pain, insomnia, or GI distress, you may feel demoralized by the limitations of medical treatments for many health issues. You may not know that psychotherapy is an effective treatment for a number of medical conditions. As a clinical health psychologist, I specialize in chronic illness, chronic pain, disorders of brain-gut interaction (DGBIs), health anxiety, insomnia, and stress related to navigating the health care system. Therapy can help you to quiet the brain’s natural threat response to symptoms, foster resilience, and embrace life once again.
I take an individualized approach to therapy that’s tailored to your personal needs and goals. Within a warm and supportive environment, we examine the challenges you’re facing and the way forward. Using concrete skills and strategies, we'll work collaboratively to equip you with versatile tools to apply in your daily life.
I take an individualized approach to therapy that’s tailored to your personal needs and goals. Within a warm and supportive environment, we examine the challenges you’re facing and the way forward. Using concrete skills and strategies, we'll work collaboratively to equip you with versatile tools to apply in your daily life.
Most people I work with are doing well on paper — but still feel stuck.
You might be successful, driven, and capable, yet find yourself overthinking, doubting yourself, or feeling disconnected from your confidence and emotions. Maybe you’re tired of always being “the responsible one,” holding it together, or staying productive while something underneath feels unsettled.
I’m a warm psychologist with 12 years of experience, and I specialize in working with professionals who want to feel more secure in themselves and break patterns that keep them from living the life they want.
Most people I work with are doing well on paper — but still feel stuck.
You might be successful, driven, and capable, yet find yourself overthinking, doubting yourself, or feeling disconnected from your confidence and emotions. Maybe you’re tired of always being “the responsible one,” holding it together, or staying productive while something underneath feels unsettled.
I’m a warm psychologist with 12 years of experience, and I specialize in working with professionals who want to feel more secure in themselves and break patterns that keep them from living the life they want.
Nicole Krahn specializes in anxiety, OCD, and intrusive & obsessive thoughts. Nicole's approach is active, collaborative, and compassionate, using practical, research-backed strategies to help you break out of unhelpful patterns, respond differently to difficult thoughts and emotions, and build a life less controlled by fear, worry, and self-doubt.
Nicole Krahn specializes in anxiety, OCD, and intrusive & obsessive thoughts. Nicole's approach is active, collaborative, and compassionate, using practical, research-backed strategies to help you break out of unhelpful patterns, respond differently to difficult thoughts and emotions, and build a life less controlled by fear, worry, and self-doubt.
I provide individual therapy for adults carrying the weight of always being "the strong one," the high achiever, the caretaker, and the high functioning professional. You're exhausted from performing, overthinking, and pushing through while your own needs go unmet. You're functioning on the surface but internally you feel overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, maybe battling depression, processing trauma, and/or barely holding it together through chronic stress and life transitions. You don't have to keep carrying everything alone. I provide a safe, trauma-informed space to untangle these patterns and truly begin caring for yourself.
I provide individual therapy for adults carrying the weight of always being "the strong one," the high achiever, the caretaker, and the high functioning professional. You're exhausted from performing, overthinking, and pushing through while your own needs go unmet. You're functioning on the surface but internally you feel overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, maybe battling depression, processing trauma, and/or barely holding it together through chronic stress and life transitions. You don't have to keep carrying everything alone. I provide a safe, trauma-informed space to untangle these patterns and truly begin caring for yourself.
Additionally, we have received intensive training in Exposure Response and Prevention Therapy ( ERP)—the gold standard treatment for OCD.
When you start with NOCD, you’ll either work with me or be paired with one of my colleagues based on your preferences. We’ll take the time to get to know you and create a treatment plan to help you achieve your goals. Plus, we offer support between sessions through direct messaging and a community of peers with OCD, ensuring you never feel alone.
Additionally, we have received intensive training in Exposure Response and Prevention Therapy ( ERP)—the gold standard treatment for OCD.
When you start with NOCD, you’ll either work with me or be paired with one of my colleagues based on your preferences. We’ll take the time to get to know you and create a treatment plan to help you achieve your goals. Plus, we offer support between sessions through direct messaging and a community of peers with OCD, ensuring you never feel alone.
I also integrate CBT and ERP when helpful.
My clients are thoughtful, high-functioning individuals struggling with OCD—intrusive thoughts, doubt, and relentless overthinking. They often feel stuck trying to “figure things out” or get certainty. Using I-CBT, I help them understand how OCD works, step out of mental loops, and regain trust in themselves so they can move forward with clarity and confidence.
I also integrate CBT and ERP when helpful.
My clients are thoughtful, high-functioning individuals struggling with OCD—intrusive thoughts, doubt, and relentless overthinking. They often feel stuck trying to “figure things out” or get certainty. Using I-CBT, I help them understand how OCD works, step out of mental loops, and regain trust in themselves so they can move forward with clarity and confidence.
Using gold-standard, evidence-based treatments—specifically ERP for OCD, CBT, and ACT—we will manage your symptoms so you can live fully.
If you are trapped in relentless OCD loops, exhausted by an eating disorder, or navigating the heavy physical toll of chronic pain, illness, and severe insomnia, you likely feel disconnected from your own life and body. These struggles often become even more complicated during reproductive milestones like infertility, pregnancy, or postpartum. I specialize in helping clients reclaim their lives from these overlapping mental and physical burdens.
Using gold-standard, evidence-based treatments—specifically ERP for OCD, CBT, and ACT—we will manage your symptoms so you can live fully.
If you are trapped in relentless OCD loops, exhausted by an eating disorder, or navigating the heavy physical toll of chronic pain, illness, and severe insomnia, you likely feel disconnected from your own life and body. These struggles often become even more complicated during reproductive milestones like infertility, pregnancy, or postpartum. I specialize in helping clients reclaim their lives from these overlapping mental and physical burdens.
I specialize in anxiety and OCD treatment using Exposure and Response Prevention ( ERP), the gold standard evidence based treatment.
You are successful and driven but inside your mind never stops racing. Your heart feels heavy. You second guess, overthink, and people please, leaving little space for yourself. Lately you have been up at night thinking "I give so much to others and I have forgotten myself."
Maybe it goes even deeper. Maybe there are thoughts that will not leave you alone no matter what you do. Thoughts that feel shameful, confusing, or completely out of character. You seek reassurance but the cycle always starts again.
Whether you are navigating anxiety or OCD, you deserve care that actually addresses what is keeping you stuck.
I specialize in anxiety and OCD treatment using Exposure and Response Prevention ( ERP), the gold standard evidence based treatment.
You are successful and driven but inside your mind never stops racing. Your heart feels heavy. You second guess, overthink, and people please, leaving little space for yourself. Lately you have been up at night thinking "I give so much to others and I have forgotten myself."
Maybe it goes even deeper. Maybe there are thoughts that will not leave you alone no matter what you do. Thoughts that feel shameful, confusing, or completely out of character. You seek reassurance but the cycle always starts again.
Whether you are navigating anxiety or OCD, you deserve care that actually addresses what is keeping you stuck.
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Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) Therapists
Do I need exposure and response prevention therapy?
Many clients decide to seek help for obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors when these symptoms are distressing enough to disrupt everyday life. Any thoughts or behaviors that cause friction in close relationships are also worth addressing. In addition, the client’s symptoms don’t have to be severe for them to benefit from ERP therapy.
Is exposure and response prevention therapy part of cognitive behavioral therapy?
Exposure and response prevention is one specific type of CBT that focuses on behavioral change in response to triggering stimuli. It is related to exposure therapy but adds an additional component of preventing compulsive and harmful responses.
How long does exposure and response prevention therapy take?
While every patient is different, exposure and response prevention therapy typically lasts around 12 sessions, although some treatments can take longer. A therapist will determine if the treatment is complete based on how the client faces their fears, particularly the strongest ones. When a client feels less anxiety about stimuli that once evoked terror or distress, that is generally an indication that they are nearing the end of ERP therapy.
What are the limitations of exposure and response prevention therapy?
The most common pitfalls of exposure and response prevention therapy include not addressing a client’s core fears, allowing the client to avoid their most distressing stimuli, and using imaginary exposure when the client requires real-life exposure (and vice versa). ERP therapy is most effective when the client commits to the full course of treatment; if the client stops early or doesn’t practice what they have learned outside of therapy sessions, they are less likely to have successful outcomes.