Therapy to Get You Unstuck from OCD

A boy with dirty hands visualizing the active, engaged, and successful life children achieve after receiving specialized counseling for OCD at Schafer Consulting LLC in Lansing, Michigan
Stuck in the mud with OCD? Reach out and get specialized therapy in East Lansing MI or virtually to move from chaos to calm.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

What could have brought you to this page:

  • Intrusive thoughts/overthinking things
  • Spending too much of your day working on avoiding or getting rid of thoughts, emotions or physical sensations
  • Feeling your life is limited by experiences you can’t have because of your anxiety
  • Constantly frustrated with yourself because of the compulsions you cannot stop
  • Feeling guilt/overly responsible for things you can't control.

How I help:

OCD therapy always starts by collecting information about the client's experiences. This of includes an assessment (YBOCS/CYBOCS) to assist clients in identifying what their most common obsessions, compulsions and triggers are they are currently avoiding as well as giving measurement of how much the OCD symptoms are interfering with their everyday life. I will then provide psychoeducation on OCD, outlining the OCD cycle to help clients gain clarity on the endless loop they feel stuck in. Together we will then explore different treatment options including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Inference Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) as well as trauma work potentially tied into the OCD symptoms with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Regardless of the specific treatment plan we form, the overarching goals are always the same: increase the ability to tolerate uncomfortable thoughts/images/sensations and to tolerate uncertainty. I strive to help clients cope with the persistent and distressing thoughts in order to keep them grounded in the present and to want they want to be giving their time and energy to.

If you're interested in connecting with me to see how therapy could help you create the life you want that OCD is holding you back from please go to my contact page to reach out.