Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in Hendersonville, NC

Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it... We will work together in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment to increase understanding of which life choices have been healthy and adaptive, and which ones can be learned from and improved. There are no mistakes, as long as one learns from them.

Dr. Elder trained at the Albert Ellis Institute in Manhattan where she gained expertise treating anxiety and depression in adults using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). More recently, her interests have focused on the treatment of adults with obsessive -compulsive spectrum and other anxiety disorders at the Bio-Behavioral Institute in Long Island, NY, as well as the CBT Counseling Centers in Asheville, NC using CBT and exposure and response prevention (ERP) frameworks. She is currently the clinical director at the CBT Counseling Centers in Asheville, North Carolina, having relocated there from New York in 2014.

Deb Osgood-Hynes, Psy.D.: Doctoral degree in 1993. Internship and post-doc at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston). Continued at MGH and Harvard Medical School for 15 years. Founding staff in opening the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital. After 11 years there, final position before leaving OCDI was Director of Psychological Services and Director of Training. On OCD Foundation Scientific Advisory Board for 7 years. Owner of company in MA (LLC) offering CBT to diversity of clients for 12 years. Relocated to NC and received NC license in 2017. Now offering telehealth to clients in both NC and MA. Call to learn my availability.

Do you constantly reminisce back to a time in your life when things just “felt better?” We as humans tend to avoid things that make us uncomfortable, whether it be conversations, places, or even emotions. My goal as your therapist is to support you while you explore what is presently keeping you from feeling better as we identify and address what's keeping you stuck.

Life is difficult. Anxiety and depression are often normal results from the trials that we face now or have faced in the past. However, you can develop a different way of living that will reduce or eliminate this pain. You can learn to have safer, more loving relationships. You can develop meaning and purpose in your life. You are not stuck with the anxiety and depression you are experiencing. I focus on working with individual adults to help them overcome their mental health issues and live happier and more productive lives.

Children, teenagers and adults are welcome at my office. For 30 years, I have helped those ages 2 years to 75 years to lead confident and comfortable lives. I provide developmentally focused psychotherapy for chilren and teenagers. I also work with adults who want their lives to change. You and/or your family's relationship with me is confidential and respectful.

I find great joy in working with clients of all ages and stages. I am glad to come along side a client who desires to move forward in peace. I have experience working through anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep issues, impulsivity, emotional reactivity and mood regulation. *At this time I am no longer accepting new child/adolescent clients.

Full Circle Counseling and Wellness provides access to high quality, experienced counselors and integrative wellness practitioners who operate in a holistic, community oriented environment. Our counselors have experience with a wide range of emotional and psychological health challenges and seek to make effective treatment strategies affordable and sustainable. We employ the power of relationship for therapeutic benefit and to help foster belonging and connection by surrounding you with resources and support. Whether making art together, weeding gardens, or playing a board game, we hope to provide community oriented opportunities for everyone.

I provide relational and person centered therapy to individuals, couples, and families. For the last 12 years I have served a diverse population in treating mental health needs including, anxiety, addiction, relationship/marital trouble, negative behavior/thinking patterns. People often come wanting a solution to these and many other problems. In my practice I have found success in helping people look deeper than the surface or for an easy solution. I wish I could promise an easy road ahead. What I can promise is compassion, empathy, support, and guided help on this road to healing.

Accepting New Clients! I’m not your typical therapist. I am dynamic in the sense that I’ve been trained in many different evidenced-based models, theories, and techniques, but the therapy that I provide derives from what is needed most by the client sitting in front of me. I do not “follow the rules” of conventional talk therapy. I’m fun, energetic and real. I don’t mind being direct when necessary, and I think it’s okay to sometimes disclose information about myself; after all, the passion and interest that I have for helping others is directly related to my lived experience of trying to ground myself in an unsettled world.

Whether looking for a local counselor or you prefer a counselor with a little distance from where you live, I am ready to truly listen and care about where you would like your path to lead. You may not even have considered counseling before...then the Pandemic hit and you found the well of resilience you have always relied upon was not deep enough for all of the chaos, change and waves of grief. It's time to work through what surfaced while you were enduring incredible stress and upheaval in your world. Let's talk and see if this is a good fit for you.