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East Tennessee OCD & Anxiety Specialist

Smoky Mountain
OCD & Anxiety Counseling

Specialized evidence-based therapy helping you navigate the complexities of OCD and anxiety with local, compassionate clinical expertise.

My Approach

Guided by
Your Values,
Not Your Fear

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I use evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) model, to help you build a different relationship with anxiety, OCD, and body-focused repetitive behaviors. Rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts and feelings, we focus on helping you make room for them, so they no longer dictate your choices.

 

For generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic, I draw on core CBT tools to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns. For OCD, we use ERP, a specialized form of CBT and the gold-standard treatment, to gradually and collaboratively face the situations and thoughts you've been avoiding, building tolerance for uncertainty rather than seeking constant reassurance or certainty. For skin picking and hair pulling, I use ComB to identify the sensory, cognitive, affective, motor, and place-based factors driving the behavior, alongside Habit Reversal skills to build a competing response. Throughout, ACT helps build willingness, allowing thoughts and feelings to be present without needing to fix, avoid, or control them, so you can act in line with what matters most to you.

 

As a local specialist in OCD, anxiety, and related conditions, I offer compassionate, values-driven care rooted in these approaches. Together, we'll work toward a life shaped by what you care about, not by fear.

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Let's Connect!

I invite you to reach out if you’re wondering whether we might be a good fit for therapy.

Feel free to send me an email sharing a little about what brings you to therapy, and I’ll respond as soon as I can.

 

**Availability Update:**

I’m not currently accepting new clients, but I maintain a waitlist and would be happy to add you.

I’m an out-of-network provider and can provide superbills for you to submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.

If you’re looking for support sooner, I’d also be happy to provide referrals to other providers who may be a good fit.

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