A different kind of exposure therapy for OCD
Working with complex trauma requires a robust, integrative, relational approach. Most trauma therapy focuses on processing what happened or understanding why you do what you do. We do both — because lasting change requires working at the level of memory, nervous system, and self-relationship at once.
This means:
It's trauma-informed. We bring somatic awareness and acceptance strategies into exposure work, emphasizing your agency and consent at every step. We don't push — we build capacity together.
It's client-driven. Your values guide the work, not a standardized protocol. What you care about most becomes the compass for what we practice together.
It's flexible. We adapt exposures for the full complexity of who you are — including your identity, your history, and the ways your OCD shows up that don't fit neatly into a textbook.
It's about more than symptom relief. We're not just trying to make OCD quieter. We're helping you build a life where OCD has less power over what you do, who you become, and what risks you're willing to take.
Is this you?
You've tried to "just sit with the anxiety" but it feels impossible without understanding why it matters
You're exhausted from rituals, reassurance-seeking, and avoidance — and you're ready for something that actually changes things
You want a therapist who gets that OCD isn't one-size-fits-all — especially if you're queer, a creative, or someone whose intrusive thoughts are tied up with identity
You're not just trying to manage your OCD. You want to stop letting it make decisions for you
What we offer
We provide individual therapy for OCD and related conditions, in person in Brooklyn and online across New York State. Our therapists are trained in both ERP and ACT, and bring a queer-affirming, trauma-informed lens to all of our work.
Individual therapy — weekly sessions, in person or online
EMDR + IFS intensives — for OCD presentations with complex trauma underneath
Queer-affirming care — we understand that OCD and identity are often deeply intertwined
How we work
We combine two evidence-based trauma therapies, in addition to other supplemental approaches, to work with complex trauma.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) EMDR helps your brain finally finish processing memories that got stuck. Through guided bilateral stimulation, distressing experiences lose their grip — not by forcing you to relive them, but by helping your nervous system complete what it couldn't at the time. It's structured, evidence-based, and often works where years of talk therapy haven't.
IFS (Internal Family Systems) IFS is a way of understanding the different "parts" of you — the inner critic, the people-pleaser, the one who shuts down, the one who rages. Rather than fighting these parts, IFS helps you get curious about them. When you understand what each part is protecting, something underneath opens up: a calmer, more grounded sense of self that was there all along.