OCD therapy with the treatment that actually works.
Doctoral-level (PhD/PsyD) psychologists treating ocd for people
in Oakland and across the East Bay — online, in-network, and usually with no waitlist. From the hills to the flats, you can meet with your psychologist from home instead of crossing the East Bay for it.
The intrusive thought you'd never act on but can't stop reacting to. The checking, the reassurance-seeking, the mental review that eats hours. OCD is not "being particular" — it's a specific, treatable disorder, and generic talk therapy can make it worse.
OCD therapy, explained.
OCD runs on a loop: an intrusive thought spikes anxiety, a compulsion relieves it for a moment, and the loop gets stronger. The gold-standard treatment is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) — deliberately facing the trigger without the compulsion until the brain learns the alarm is false. For clients who don't tolerate ERP, we also offer Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT). This is specialist work; our OCD clinicians are trained in it, and a typical course runs 12–20 sessions to substantial relief.
OCD therapy in Oakland.
Oakland is proudly its own place — diverse, creative, and navigating fast change and cost-of-living pressure that wears on people quietly.
You can meet your psychologist from home instead of crossing the East Bay for it — and pick from every California-licensed clinician, not only the few nearby. Every one of our
psychologists is licensed in California and sees clients across Alameda County — Rockridge, Temescal, Fruitvale, and the neighborhoods from the hills to the flats —
by secure video. Where you are in Oakland decides the view out your window during session, not whether
you can get ocd care.
What ocd therapy here looks like.
- ERP — the gold-standard, research-backed OCD treatment, delivered by trained specialists
- Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) as an alternative for those who don't tolerate ERP
- A clear course of care — most people reach substantial relief in 12–20 sessions
Who you’d work with.
Dr. Jessica Habashy
Dr. Maria Meinerding
Dr. Sara Chamberlin
