OCD & Intrusive Thoughts Therapy for Women in Ohio

If you’re here, you may be dealing with thoughts that feel unwanted, distressing, or hard to turn off.

Many of the women I work with describe:

• Thoughts that feel intrusive (unwanted) or “Stuck”

• Constant overthinking or mental loops

• Replaying situations to feel certain or reassured

• Fear of what their thoughts might mean

• Trying to figure it out or “research” it but never feeling relief.

On the outside, you may seem high-functioning- but internally, your mind feels exhausting.

This experience is more common that you might think, and it often falls within patterns of OCD or anxiety-related thinking.

OCD is not just about visible behaviors. For women, it often shows up in more subtle, internal ways.

This can include:

• Instrusive Thoughts (unwanted harm, health, moral, or “what if” fears)

• Mental Checking or reviewing situations repeatedly

• Reassurance seeking (From others or self)

• Avoiding situations that trigger anxiety

• Feeling a strong need for certainty or control.

Even when you logically know something isn’t true, the anxiety can still feel very real.

OCD and anxiety patterns are maintained by:

• Trying to eliminate or control thoughts

• Seeking certainty or reassurance

• Avoiding discomfort

Unfortunately, these strategies often make the anxiety cycle stronger over time.

How Therapy Helps

I use evidence based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure Based Strategies (ERP) to help you:

• Understand how OCD/anxiety patterns work

• Respond differently to intrusive thoughts

• Reduce rumination and mental checking

• Gradually build tolerance to uncertainty.

What you can expect in Therapy

• A structured, evidence based approach

• Practical tools you can use between sessions

• A better understanding of your thought patterns

• Gradual relief from constant mental overwhelm

This approach may be a good fit if you:

• struggle with intrusive thoughts or overthinking

• feel stuck in mental loops or rumination

• want structured, skill-based therapy

• Are ready to work toward change

Logistics:

• Therapy is private pay, $145 per session.

• Superbills are available for out of network insurance reimbursement.

• I provide sessions in person at my office in downtown Wadsworth Ohio, or on secure video call remotely across Ohio.

Schedule a free Consultation: Click the button below to schedule a free consultation call, so we can check together if I am the right fit to work with you!