High-intent, city-level rankings of the top OCD therapists across 24 major US metros. Every provider scored on ERP expertise, specialized training, research output, and institutional affiliations.
20 min read · OLEE Index · May 2026
Browse all 24 metros below, or view rankings by state.
We evaluated 159 OCD providers in the Los Angeles metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Sarosh Motivala
PhD · Los Angeles, CA
Spectrum CBT (Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), anxiety disorders, panic disorder
#2
Throstur Bjorgvinsson
PhD, ABPP · Santa Monica, CA
OCD & Anxiety Program of Southern California (Co-Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), anxiety disorders, depression
#3
John Piacentini
PhD, ABPP · Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Child OCD Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program (Director)
Specialties: OCD (pediatric), tic disorders, BFRBs/trichotillomania/skin picking, anxiety disorders
#4
Eda Gorbis
PhD, LMFT · Los Angeles, CA
Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD (refractory/severe), BDD, trichotillomania, anxiety disorders
#5
Jonathan Grayson
PhD · Pasadena, CA
The Grayson LA Treatment Center for Anxiety & OCD (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), generalized anxiety, panic, social phobia, PTSD
#6
Jenny Yip
PsyD, ABPP · Los Angeles, CA
Renewed Freedom Center (Founder/Executive Director)
Specialties: OCD (general/severe), perinatal/postpartum OCD, BDD, performance anxiety
#7
Michelle Massi
LMFT · Los Angeles, CA
Anxiety Therapy LA (Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), hoarding, scrupulosity/religious OCD, BFRBs
#8
Alegra Kastens
MA, LMFT · Los Angeles, CA
Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders (Founder / Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety Disorders, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Eating Disorders
#9
Kristen McDonald
PhD · Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Adult OCD IOP / Private Practice (Clinical Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD (general), anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma/PTSD, insomnia
#10
Ana Ribas
PhD · Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Adult OCD IOP / Private Practice (Asst Clinical Director (UCLA) / Private Practice)
Specialties: OCD (general), health anxiety, BDD, olfactory reference syndrome, perinatal/postpartum OCD
We evaluated 227 OCD providers in the New York City metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Fugen Neziroglu
PhD, ABBP, ABPP · Great Neck, NY
Bio Behavioral Institute (Director/Founder)
Specialties: OCD (refractory/severe), BDD, BFRBs, anxiety disorders
#2
Helen Blair Simpson
MD, PhD · New York, NY
Columbia Center for OCD and Related Disorders (Director)
Specialties: OCD (general)
#3
Steven Phillipson
PhD · New York (Manhattan), NY
Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD (all subtypes), BDD, trichotillomania, hoarding
#4
Avital Falk
PhD · New York (Manhattan), NY
My OCD Care / Weill Cornell Medicine (Director of Intensive Treatment / Vice Chair for Treatment Innovation)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, intensive treatment, anxiety in youth
#5
Sony Khemlani-Patel
PhD · Great Neck, NY
Bio Behavioral Institute (Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, hoarding, trichotillomania, skin picking
#6
Anthony Pinto
PhD · Glen Oaks (Queens), NY
Northwell Health OCD Center at Zucker Hillside Hospital (Director)
Specialties: OCD, OCPD, hoarding
#7
Elliot Kaminetzky
PhD · New York (Manhattan), NY
My OCD Care (Founder & Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD (all subtypes), anxiety, BDD
#8
Steven Poskar
MD · New York (Manhattan), NY
OCD NYC (Founder)
Specialties: OCD (all subtypes), BDD, trichotillomania, hoarding, skin picking
#9
Ariz Rojas-Cifredo
PhD · New York (Manhattan), NY
Central Park West Psychological Consulting / Mount Sinai (Former Co-Director Mt Sinai OCD Program)
Specialties: OCD (pediatric + adult), tics, Tourette, BDD
#10
Dean McKay
PhD ABPP · White Plains, NY
Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research (Co-Director)
Specialties: OCD, hoarding, BDD, disgust-related disorders
We evaluated 94 OCD providers in the Austin metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Samantha Bray
LPC · Austin, TX
Hill Country OCD (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#2
Ginny Fullerton
PhD · Austin, TX
Capital OCD & Anxiety Practice (Director)
#3
Katherine Nelsen
LPC · Austin, TX
Central TX Anxiety & OCD Center (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#4
Jack Tsan
PhD · Austin, TX
Anxiety Treatment Center of Austin (Clinician)
#5
Loni Itah
MA, LPC, LCPC, LMHC · Austin, TX
Resilience Room Counseling (Director / Solo)
#6
Rebecca Suffness
PhD · Austin, TX
Austin Anxiety & OCD Specialists (Clinician)
#7
Lauren Ranney
LPC · Round Rock, TX
Austin Anxiety & OCD Specialists (Clinician)
#8
Thien-An Le
PhD · Austin, TX
Capital OCD & Anxiety Practice (Clinician)
#9
Lauren Gentry
PhD · Austin, TX
Capital OCD & Anxiety Practice (Clinician)
#10
Jill Racine
PhD · Austin, TX
Racine Anxiety (Director / Solo)
We evaluated 72 OCD providers in the Houston metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Elizabeth McIngvale
PhD, LCSW, MBA · Houston, TX
OCD Institute of Texas (McLean OCDI Houston) (Director)
#2
Eric Storch
PhD · Houston, TX
Baylor College of Medicine OCD Program (Vice Chair & Head, Dept. of Psychiatry)
#3
Jennifer Sy
PhD · Houston, TX
OCD Institute of Texas (McLean OCDI Houston) (Training Director & Clinical Psychologist)
#4
Melissa Fasteau
PsyD · Houston, TX
Dr. Melissa Fasteau, PsyD (Solo)
#5
Cynthia Turner
PsyD · Houston, TX
OCD Institute of TX (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, OC-Related Disorders, Anxiety
#6
Ryan Judd
LCSW-S · Houston, TX
OCD Institute of Texas (McLean OCDI Houston) (Clinical Director and Behavior Therapist)
#7
Saharah Shrout
MA, LPC-S · Houston, TX
OATH Therapy (Director)
#8
Cali Werner
PhD, LCSW-S, CMPC · Houston, TX
OCD Institute of Texas (McLean OCDI Houston) (Director of Business Development & Behavior Therapist)
#9
Chad Brandt
PhD · Houston, TX
Dr. Chad Brandt, PLLC (Solo)
#10
Michael Soderstrom
MA, LPC-S · Houston, TX
Houston OCD Counseling (Solo)
We evaluated 75 OCD providers in the Dallas metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Molly Martinez
PhD · Richardson, TX
SOAR (Specialists in OCD & Anxiety Recovery), PLLC (Founder / Director)
#2
Whitney Dyer
DSW, LCSW-S · Dallas, TX
OCD & Anxiety Recovery (Founder / Director)
#3
Mary Kathleen Norris
LPC · Fort Worth, TX
DFW Center for OCD & Anxiety (Founder / Director)
#4
Justin Hughes
LPC · Dallas, TX
Private Practice (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#5
Mary 'Lexie' Low
PsyD · Fort Worth, TX
DFW Center for OCD & Anxiety (Clinician)
#6
Grant Holland
PhD · Dallas, TX
Dallas CBT (Clinical Psychologist & Director)
#7
Katie Croft-Caderao
PhD · Dallas, TX
Dallas CBT (Clinical Psychologist & Director)
#8
Madison Taylor
MSW, LCSW · Dallas, TX
OCD & Anxiety Recovery (Clinician)
#9
Laura Minze
PhD · Dallas, TX
Dallas CBT (Clinical Psychologist)
#10
Angela Beard
PsyD · Dallas, TX
Dallas CBT (Clinical Psychologist)
We evaluated 124 OCD providers in the San Francisco Bay Area metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Joan Davidson
PhD · Berkeley, CA
San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy (Co-Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), anxiety disorders, mood disorders, BFRBs
#2
Scott Granet
LCSW · Redwood City, CA
OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), BDD, BFRBs/trichotillomania/skin picking, intrusive thoughts
#3
Tejal Jakatdar
PhD · San Jose, CA
Willow Anxiety and OCD (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), BDD, BFRBs, perinatal OCD, perfectionism, ARFID
#4
Melody Keller
PhD · Menlo Park, CA
Pacific Anxiety Group (Formerly UCLA OCD Program Manager & UCSF Youth OCD IOP Director)
Specialties: OCD (pediatric), anxiety disorders (child/adolescent), tic disorders
#5
Candy Katoa
PsyD · San Francisco, CA
UCSF OCD Program (Director of Psychology)
Specialties: OCD (general), tics, BFRBs/trichotillomania
#6
Patricia Zurita Ona
PsyD · Walnut Creek, CA
East Bay Behavior Therapy Center (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), perfectionism, social anxiety, panic, PTSD
#7
Flint Espil
PhD · Redwood City, CA
Bay Area Anxiety Solutions / Stanford (Research Psychologist / Stanford Faculty)
Specialties: OCD (general), BFRBs, tics
#8
Katie Fracalanza
PhD · Palo Alto, CA
California Psychology Center (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD (general)
#9
Allison Libby
PsyD · San Francisco, CA
UCSF OCD Program (Associate Clinical Professor / Attending Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD (general)
#10
Christine Frazita
LCSW · San Francisco, CA
Private Practice (Solo Practitioner)
Specialties: OCD (general)
We evaluated 92 OCD providers in the Seattle metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Travis L. Osborne
Ph.D., ABPP · Seattle, WA
Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS) (Clinical Director / Director of Anxiety Center)
Specialties: OCD, Hoarding, Anxiety, IOP, Children/Adults
#2
Stacy Shaw Welch
M.S., Ph.D. · Seattle, WA
Private Practice (formerly EBTCS) (Psychologist / UW Adjunct Professor)
Specialties: OCD, Pediatric OCD, BFRB, Tics, Anxiety, PTSD, Depression
#3
Adina Aldea
Ph.D. · Seattle, WA
West Coast Anxiety Clinic (Director)
Specialties: OCD (70-80% caseload), Anxiety, PTSD, BDD, Children/Adults
#4
Danny O'Rourke
Ph.D., ABPP · Seattle, WA
Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS) (Assistant Director, Child Anxiety Center)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Child Anxiety, Eating Disorders
#5
Laura Smestad
Ph.D., LMHC, NCC · Seattle, WA
Informed OCD Counseling (Owner/Therapist)
Specialties: OCD (100% caseload), OCD Spectrum, Anxiety, Children/Adults
#6
Theresa Chiu
MSSW, LICSW · Seattle, WA
Olympic OCD Services (Founder/Owner)
Specialties: OCD (rumination specialty), I-CBT, ERP, MCT
#7
Jennifer Tininenko
Ph.D. · Seattle, WA
Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS) (Director, Child Anxiety Center)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Child Anxiety, School Refusal
#8
Quyen B. Nguyen
Ph.D. · Tacoma, WA
PNW Happy Healthy, PLLC (Owner/Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Trauma/PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Illness
#9
Chris Russo
LICSW · Seattle, WA
Seattle Anxiety Specialists (Director of Clinical Training)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP, LGBTQ+, Youth
#10
Jennifer Yeh
LMHC · Seattle, WA
Seattle Anxiety Specialists (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP, Cultural Identity, Perinatal
We evaluated 74 OCD providers in the Chicago metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Jameeka Moore
PsyD · Chicago, IL
Private Practice (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#2
Lindsay Brauer
PhD · Chicago, IL
CBT Consultants (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#3
Amanda Holly
PhD · Skokie, IL
Chicago Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Center (Founder & Clinic Director)
Specialties: OCD, social anxiety, eating disorders, ASD
#4
Taylor Newendorp
MA, LCPC · Chicago, IL
NOCD / TreatMyOCD & Chicago Counseling Center (Network Clinical Training Director (NOCD); Founder, Chicago Counseling Center)
Specialties: OCD, perfectionism, anxiety, binge eating
#5
Jenna Sheftel
PsyD · Chicago, IL
Private Practice (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#6
Mary Brooks Ablett
DSW · Chicago, IL
Private Practice (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#7
Jeff K. Abbott
MD · Chicago, IL
Private practice; Northwestern University faculty (Faculty Psychiatrist (ex-Chief Resident, Northwestern))
Specialties: OCD, anxiety, panic, ADHD, perfectionism, imposter syndrome
#8
Rachel Medema
LCPC · Oak Park, IL
RM Counseling, PLLC (Founder / Solo Practitioner)
Specialties: OCD, anxiety, SPACE
#9
Matthew Hiller
LCSW · Chicago, IL
Private Practice (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#10
Caitlin McIlwee
PsyD · Skokie, IL
Chicago Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Center (Staff Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, anxiety, ASD
We evaluated 70 OCD providers in the Boston metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Dr. Sabine Wilhelm
PhD · Boston, MA
MGH Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD) (Director / Endowed Professor)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Tics, Hoarding, Research
#2
Dr. Lisa W. Coyne
PhD · Cambridge, MA
New England Center for OCD & Anxiety (NECOA) (Founder / Executive Director)
Specialties: OCD, ACT, Pediatric OCD, Anxiety, Family-Based Treatment
#3
Dr. Jason Krompinger
PhD, ABPP · Cambridge, MA
New England Center for OCD & Anxiety (NECOA) (Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, ERP, Training, Anxiety
#4
Dr. Anne Chosak
PhD · Boston, MA
MGH Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD) (Director of Psychological Services / CBT Program Director)
Specialties: OCD, CBT, BDD, Related Disorders
#5
Dr. Erica Greenberg
MD · Boston, MA
MGH Pediatric Psychiatry OCD/Tic Program (Director, Pediatric OCD/Tic Program)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Tic Disorders, Child Psychiatry
#6
Dr. Daniel Geller
MBBS, FRACP · Boston, MA
MGH Pediatric Psychiatry OCD/Tic Program (Founder/Director of Research)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Tic Disorders, Research
#7
Dr. Elyse Stewart
PhD · Cambridge, MA
New England Center for OCD & Anxiety (NECOA) (Director of Intensive Outpatient Services)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, IOP
#8
Dr. Evelyn Gould
PhD, BCBA-D · Cambridge, MA
New England Center for OCD & Anxiety (NECOA) (Co-Founder)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Autism, Behavior Analysis
#9
Dr. Natasha Bailen
PhD · Boston, MA
MGH Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD) (Staff Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, BDD, Related Disorders
#10
Dr. Sarah Coe-Odess
PhD · Boston, MA
MGH Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD) (Staff Psychologist & Instructor HMS)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Child/Adolescent, Digital Interventions
We evaluated 73 OCD providers in the Atlanta metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Rebecca Schneider
PhD · Atlanta, GA
Emory COPE (Child OCD Program) (Director / Assistant Professor)
#2
Jordan Cattie
PhD, ABPP · Atlanta, GA
Emory University OCD & Anxiety Intensive Program (Director / Associate Professor)
#3
Josh Spitalnick
PhD, ABPP · Dunwoody, GA
Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta (CEO / Founder)
#4
Shala Nicely
MS, LPC · Marietta, GA
Private Practice (Solo)
#5
Theresa Schaffer
LCSW · Decatur, GA
Private Practice (Solo)
#6
Shannan Edwards
PhD · Dunwoody, GA
Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta (Clinical Psychologist)
#7
Christina Hall
PsyD · Atlanta, GA
Christina M. Hall PsyD, PC (Solo)
#8
Erin Nghe
LCSW · Decatur, GA
OCD Set Free (Founder)
#9
Michael Stier
LCPC, LPC, NCC · Dunwoody, GA
Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta (Director of Education & Training)
#10
Nathan Mascaro
PhD, ABPP · Atlanta, GA
Atlanta CBT (Contract Psychologist)
We evaluated 55 OCD providers in the Nashville metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Dr. Amy Mariaskin
PhD · Brentwood, TN
Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center (Founding Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, BFRBs, ERP, ACT, CBT
#2
Dr. Michael Greenberg
PhD · Nashville, TN
OCD Associates (Director)
Specialties: OCD, Rumination, Pure O, Sensorimotor OCD, BDD
#3
Jessica Cameron
LCSW, BC-TMH, PMH-C · Nashville, TN
Nashville Clinical Therapist PLLC (Owner/Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Perinatal OCD, Anxiety, ERP, ACT
#4
Chris Pursell
LCSW · Brentwood, TN
Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center (Director of Community Engagement)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Community Outreach, Children/Adolescents
#5
Kelly Flanagan
MA, LPC-MHSP · Brentwood, TN
Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center (Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Panic, BFRBs
#6
Meredith Wilson
LCSW · Nashville, TN
In Therapy (Founder/Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding, Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Anxiety
#7
Emily DeSalvatore
MS, LPC-MHSP · Nashville, TN
Nashville Anxiety and Performance Counseling (Owner/Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Performance Anxiety, Play Therapy
#8
Dr. Hillary Freshley
PsyD · Brentwood, TN
Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center (Clinician / Clinical Supervisor)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Panic
#9
Dr. Lindsay Ives
PhD · Brentwood, TN
Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#10
Dr. Daniel McBride
PhD · Brentwood, TN
Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
We evaluated 51 OCD providers in the Philadelphia metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Amy Young
PsyD · Media, PA
Anxiety & OCD Solutions (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#2
Lily Brown
PhD · Philadelphia, PA
Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA), Perelman School of Medicine, U Penn (Director, Assistant Professor)
Specialties: OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorders, suicide risk in anxiety
#3
Jessica Bodie
PhD · Philadelphia, PA
CTSA, U Penn (Director of Child Services)
Specialties: Child/adolescent OCD, ARFID, emetophobia, choking phobia
#4
Stephanie Gordon
PhD · Philadelphia, PA
Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center of Philadelphia (AOTCP) (Senior doctoral clinician)
Specialties: OCD, social anxiety, GAD
#5
Sandy Capaldi
PsyD · Philadelphia, PA
Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA), U Penn (Associate Director, Outpatient Clinic Director, Director of Implementation; Associate Professor)
Specialties: OCD, PTSD, anxiety, agoraphobia
#6
Nora Brier
PsyD · Philadelphia, PA
CTSA, U Penn (Assistant Professor; Director of Postdoctoral Training)
Specialties: OCD, PTSD, BFRBs, BDD, tic disorders
#7
Sophie Buinewicz
PhD · Philadelphia, PA
CTSA, U Penn (Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry)
Specialties: OCD, PTSD, OC-spectrum, youth anxiety
#8
Steven Tsao
PhD · Bryn Mawr, PA
Private Practice (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#9
Diane Dallal
PhD · Philadelphia, PA
CTSA, U Penn (Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry)
Specialties: OCD, PTSD, comorbid sexual dysfunction, eating pathology
#10
Christina DiChiara
PsyD · Bryn Mawr, PA
Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy (Clinician)
Specialties: PTSD, OCD comorbid with trauma, military/veterans
We evaluated 73 OCD providers in the Phoenix metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Natasha Daniels
LCSW · Scottsdale, AZ
Hill Child Counseling (Owner/Therapist)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Child Anxiety, ERP, Family-Based Treatment
#2
Kristin Kohn
LCSW · Scottsdale, AZ
Outsmarting Anxiety & OCD (Founder / Owner / President OCD Arizona)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP Intensives, Group Therapy
#3
Chris Trondsen
LMFT · Scottsdale, AZ
The Gateway Institute (OCD Specialist / Support Group Facilitator)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Anxiety, Trichotillomania, Social Anxiety
#4
Dr. Gabrielle Rozio
PsyD · Scottsdale, AZ
BrainBody Wellness Counseling (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP, I-CBT, ACT
#5
Rachel Tombaugh
LPC · Scottsdale, AZ
Epiphany Center for OCD & PTSD (Founder/Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, PTSD, Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Intensive Programs
#6
Sara Brungardt
LPC · Scottsdale, AZ
CalmOCD (Founder/Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, CBT, ERP, ACT
#7
Alyssa Mandel
LCSW, CEDS · Scottsdale, AZ
The Mandel Center of Arizona (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Trichotillomania, Skin Picking, Hoarding, Scrupulosity, Eating Disorders
#8
Amanda Nomicos
LPC, PMH-C, CCTS-I · Scottsdale, AZ
BrainBody Wellness Counseling (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Perinatal OCD, Anxiety, Trauma, ERP
#9
Molly Mahoney
LCSW · Scottsdale, AZ
True Therapy (Founder/Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP
#10
Cassie Vallo
LPC · Phoenix, AZ
Outsmarting Anxiety & OCD (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Phobias
We evaluated 61 OCD providers in the Denver metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Josh Kaplan
LCSW · Denver, CO
CBT for Anxiety / Former NOCD VP (Owner & OCD Specialist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP, Teens, Adults
#2
Dr. Rachel Davis
MD · Aurora, CO
CU Anschutz OCD & Anxiety Program (Medical Director / Associate Professor)
Specialties: OCD, Treatment-Refractory OCD, DBS, Neuromodulation, IOP
#3
Dr. Julia Carbonella
PhD · Englewood, CO
Rogers Behavioral Health — Denver (Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, IOP, Pediatric, Adult
#4
Alie Garza
LCSW · Boulder, CO
OCD & Anxiety Colorado (Founder & Lead Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Pediatric, Young Adult, IOP, SPACE, Neurodivergent-Affirming
#5
Dr. Sonia Izmirian
PhD · Englewood, CO
Rogers Behavioral Health — Denver (Clinical Supervisor)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, IOP, Pediatric, Adult
#6
Orah Fireman
M.Ed., LCSW · Aurora, CO
CU Anschutz OCD & Anxiety IOP (Behavioral Health Specialist / Senior Instructor)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, IOP, ERP
#7
Christina Byington
LCSW · Denver, CO
Elevation Behavioral Therapy (Founder & Owner)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Trauma, EMDR, ERP
#8
Dr. Jake Gadbaw
MD · Aurora, CO
CU Anschutz OCD & Anxiety IOP (IOP Psychiatrist)
Specialties: OCD, Medication Management, IOP
#9
Erin LeBeau
LSW · Aurora, CO
CU Anschutz OCD & Anxiety Program (Social Worker / Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, IOP, ERP
#10
Dr. Megan McKnight
PhD · Denver, CO
Colorado CBT (Trainee Supervisor)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP, CBT
We evaluated 62 OCD providers in the San Diego metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Sanjaya Saxena
MD · San Diego, CA
Private Practice (Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), hoarding, BDD, BFRBs, tic disorders
#2
Nader Amir
PhD · San Diego, CA
Center for Understanding and Treating Anxiety (CUTA) (Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), social anxiety, anxiety disorders
#3
Stephanie Eken
MD, FAAP · San Diego, CA
Rogers Behavioral Health (Regional Medical Director)
Specialties: BFRBs, BDD, hoarding, health anxiety
#4
Sadia Najmi
PhD · San Diego, CA
SDSU/CUTA (Director of Clinical Services)
Specialties: OCD (general), social anxiety
#5
Jill Stoddard
PhD · San Diego, CA
Center for Stress and Anxiety Management (CSAM) (Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), social anxiety, panic, phobias, perinatal/postpartum, BDD
#6
Joanna Kaye
PhD · San Diego, CA
Anxiety Trauma and OCD Center of San Diego (Founder/Director)
Specialties: OCD (general), PTSD, anxiety disorders
#7
Katherine Pica
LCSW · San Diego, CA
Resilience Counseling (Founder/Director)
Specialties: Contamination, harm, Pure O, BDD, BFRBs, health anxiety, emetophobia, perinatal OCD
#8
Anna Morgan
LCSW · San Diego, CA
Private Practice
Specialties: OCD (general), perinatal OCD
#9
Sue Chudy
LCSW · San Diego, CA
Private Practice (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD (general)
#10
Demet Çek
PhD · San Diego, CA
Rogers Behavioral Health San Diego (Clinical Supervisor)
Specialties: OCD (general)
We evaluated 51 OCD providers in the Portland metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Brian Thompson
PhD · Portland, OR
Portland Psychotherapy / OCD Portland (Director, Portland Psychotherapy Anxiety Clinic)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#2
Danielle Lieb-Foley
PsyD · Portland, OR
Portland OCD and Anxiety Center (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#3
Danielle Lieb-Foley
MA, LMFT, ATR · Portland, OR
Portland OCD and Anxiety Center (Founder & Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#4
Hayley Dauterman
PhD · Portland, OR
NW Anxiety Institute (Director of Clinical Training)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#5
Brian Thompson
PhD · Portland, OR
Portland Psychotherapy (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#6
Brad Schultz
PsyD · Portland, OR
NW Anxiety (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#7
Nicole Conterno
PsyD · Portland, OR
Portland Behavioral Therapy (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#8
Kevin Menasco
LCSW · Portland, OR
White Mountain Counseling (Owner)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#9
Alexia Spanos
PsyD · Portland, OR
Private Practice (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#10
Erin Headley
LPC, ATR-BC · Portland, OR
Portland OCD and Anxiety Center (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
We evaluated 47 OCD providers in the Miami metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Michael Greenberg
PhD · Miami, FL
OCD & Anxiety Center of Miami (Director)
Specialties: Pure O, Rumination OCD
#2
Jennifer Hochman
PhD · Fort Lauderdale, FL
OCD Resource Center (OCDHope) (Founder)
Specialties: OCD (all subtypes)
#3
Monica Chang
PsyD · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale OCD Center (Director)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding
#4
Laura Bykofsky
LCSW · Boca Raton, FL
OCD & Anxiety Specialists (Director)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding, Anxiety
#5
Marni Jacob
PhD ABPP · Boca Raton, FL
Jacob Center for Evidence-Based Treatment (Owner & Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, pediatric OCD, tics, anxiety
#6
Carmen Diaz-Rivera
LCSW · Coral Gables, FL
South Florida OCD Treatment (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding
#7
Wilfredo Rivera-Perez
PsyD · Coral Gables, FL
NeuroBehavioral Institute (Clinical Director NBI Coral Gables)
Specialties: OCD, complex co-occurring disorders
#8
Jason Spielman
PsyD · Boca Raton, FL
Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center of Florida (Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, anxiety, BDD
#9
Stephanie Gold
PhD · Miami, FL
Gold Psychology Miami (Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, BDD
#10
David Steinberg
PhD · Miami, FL
Cognitive Behavioral Institute of South Florida (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Panic, Social Anxiety
We evaluated 69 OCD providers in the Washington DC metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Kathryn Ziemer
Ph.D. · Alexandria, VA
Old Town Psychology (Clinical Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, OCD Spectrum
#2
Eliza Lanzillo
Ph.D. · Alexandria, VA
Old Town Psychology (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Misophonia, BFRB, BDD, Disordered Eating
#3
Renée Gallo
Ph.D. · Arlington, VA
Renee Gallo Psychological Services (Owner)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Anxiety, VR Exposure, ERP, ACT
#4
Alice L. Zafiris
PsyD · Arlington, VA
Peak Wellness Group (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, OCD Spectrum, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, DBT
#5
Sapna Doshi
PhD · Washington, DC
Mind Body Health, LLC (Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Child/Adolescent OCD
#6
Lisa Bateman
Ph.D. · Arlington, VA
Mind Body Health LLC (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Social Anxiety, Phobias, Panic, Eating Disorders
#7
Dr. Michelle Gryczkowski
PhD · Bethesda, MD
New Hope Anxiety & OCD Center (Owner & Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Pediatric, Parent coaching, ERP
#8
Cathy Webster
Psy.D. · Arlington, VA
Mind Body Health LLC (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Trichotillomania, BFRB, Anxiety, Children/Adults
#9
Sophie Bauer
LICSW · Washington, DC
DC Talk Therapy (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
#10
Sheeva Mostoufi
Ph.D. · Alexandria, VA
Old Town Psychology (Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, BFRB, Tics, Phobias, Panic, Insomnia
We evaluated 34 OCD providers in the Charlotte metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Kevin Gyoerkoe
PsyD · Charlotte, NC
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center (Director / Founder)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety Disorders, Postpartum Anxiety, Procrastination
#2
Anna Schneiderman
MSW, LCSW · Charlotte, NC
Live with OCD (Founder / Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Health Anxiety, Emetophobia, Body-Focused Fears, Perfectionism
#3
Kristin Running
PhD · Charlotte, NC
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Pediatric Assessment, Neurodevelopmental
#4
Victoria Schweiger
MEd, EdS, LCMHC · Charlotte, NC
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Pediatric OCD, Young Children
#5
Haley Rorabeck
MS, LCMHC · Charlotte, NC
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, GAD, Social Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, BFRBs
#6
Rachel Grzenia-Franchi
MSW, LCSW · Charlotte, NC
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center (Therapist (Virtual))
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, PTSD
#7
Nikki Pagano
MSW, LCSW · Charlotte, NC
BASE Cognitive Behavioral (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Eating Disorders, Selective Mutism, Anxiety
#8
Cristina Andreescu
PhD · Charlotte, NC
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, PTSD, Depression
#9
Ashley Zitter
PhD · Charlotte, NC
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center (Post-Doctoral Fellow)
Specialties: OCD, PTSD, Anxiety, ASD co-occurring
#10
Jessica Ribeiro
PhD · Charlotte, NC
Ribeiro Psychology (Clinical Psychologist)
Specialties: Eating Disorders, OCD, Anxiety, Depression
We evaluated 43 OCD providers in the Raleigh-Durham metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Jonathan Abramowitz
PhD · Chapel Hill, NC
UNC Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic (Director / Professor)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Perinatal OCD
#2
Aureen Pinto Wagner
PhD · Cary, NC
The Anxiety Wellness Center (Founder / Director)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Child/Adolescent Anxiety, Adult OCD
#3
Reid Wilson
PhD · Chapel Hill, NC
Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center (Director)
Specialties: OCD, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, Phobias
#4
Ben Eckstein
MSW, LCSW · Chapel Hill, NC
Bull City Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center (Founder / Director)
Specialties: OCD, GAD, Social Anxiety, Panic, BFRBs, Health Anxiety, Emetophobia, BDD
#5
Annette Perot
PhD · Durham, NC
Triangle Anxiety Center (Founder / Director)
Specialties: OCD, Hoarding Disorder, BFRBs, Anxiety Disorders
#6
Anna Lock
PsyD · Cary, NC
CBT Carolina (Founder / Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety Disorders, CBT
#7
Leigh Watson
PhD · Chapel Hill, NC
Bull City Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety Disorders
#8
Erin Jones
MA, LCMHC · Chapel Hill, NC
Bull City Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center (Therapist / IOP Manager)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Adolescent OCD, Adult OCD, Anxiety
#9
Kristen Valus
PsyD · Cary, NC
Private Practice (Psychologist)
Specialties: OCD, BFRBs, Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression
#10
Austin Bridges
MA, LPC · Durham, NC
Austin Bridges Therapy (Founder / Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Trauma, PTSD
We evaluated 49 OCD providers in the Baltimore metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Jon Hershfield
MFT, LCMFT · Baltimore, MD
The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt (Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP, Mindfulness-based CBT, BDD, Hoarding
#2
Dr. Sally Winston
PsyD · Towson, MD
Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland (ASDI) (Founder & Executive Director)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, BDD, Hoarding
#3
Dr. Joseph McGuire
PhD · Baltimore, MD
JHU Center for OCD, Anxiety & Related Disorders for Children (COACH) (Founder & Director)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Anxiety, Tourette's, Trichotillomania, Research
#4
Dr. Gerald Nestadt
MBBCh, MPH · Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins OCD Clinic (Director, Rudolf Hoehn-Saric Professor)
Specialties: OCD, OCD Genetics, Medication Management, Research
#5
April V. Moran
LCSW-C · Lutherville, MD
April V Moran, LCSW-C, LLC (Owner)
Specialties: OCD, Pediatric OCD, Anxiety, CBT
#6
Andrea G. Batton
LCPC · Towson, MD
Maryland Anxiety Center (MAC) (Founder & Director)
Specialties: OCD, BDD, Hoarding, Trichotillomania, Tics, Anxiety
#7
Dr. Paige Seegan
PhD · Baltimore, MD
JHU COACH (Faculty Clinician)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Anxiety, Research
#8
Dr. Kimberly Smith
PhD · Baltimore, MD
JHU COACH (Faculty Clinician)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, Anxiety
#9
Dr. Steve Shearer
PhD · Towson, MD
ASDI (Senior Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety, ERP
#10
Dr. Jonathan Mattanah
PhD · Towson, MD
ASDI (Senior Clinician)
Specialties: OCD, Anxiety
We evaluated 22 OCD providers in the Minneapolis metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Dr. Kathryn Hecht
PhD, LP · Bloomington, MN
Anxiety Treatment Resources (Psychologist/Partner)
Specialties: Selective Mutism, Social Anxiety, Phobias, Sleep
#2
Tracy Lewis
MSW, LICSW · Minneapolis, MN
Together Anxiety and OCD Treatment (Therapist/Owner)
Specialties: GAD, Illness Anxiety, Panic, Phobias
#3
Jenny Matthews
LMFT, LADC · Bloomington, MN
State of Mind Therapy (Therapist/Co-Owner)
Specialties: GAD, Panic, Agoraphobia, Social Phobia
#4
Lucy Grantz
LMFT · Minneapolis, MN
Pivot Psych MN (Therapist/Owner)
Specialties: Anxiety, OCD in teens
#5
Dr. Ann Layne
PhD, LP · Bloomington, MN
Anxiety Treatment Resources (Psychologist)
Specialties: Separation Anxiety, GAD, Social Phobia, Panic
#6
Dr. Sara Biebl
PhD, LP · Bloomington, MN
Anxiety Treatment Resources (Psychologist)
Specialties: Anxiety disorders
#7
Dr. Stacey Wright
PhD, LP · Bloomington, MN
Anxiety Treatment Resources (Psychologist)
Specialties: Anxiety disorders
#8
Dr. Tom Hicks
PhD, LP · Bloomington, MN
Anxiety Treatment Resources (Psychologist)
Specialties: Anxiety disorders
#9
Dr. Nick Seivert
PhD, LP · Bloomington, MN
Anxiety Treatment Resources (Psychologist)
Specialties: Anxiety disorders
#10
Dr. Sandra Ahumada
PhD, LP · Bloomington, MN
Anxiety Treatment Resources (Psychologist)
Specialties: Anxiety disorders
We evaluated 24 OCD providers in the Columbus metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Lawrence Needleman
PhD · Columbus, OH
Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic / OSU (Founder / Associate Professor)
#2
Matthew Free
PhD · Columbus, OH
Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic (Clinician)
#3
Justin Braun
LPCC · Columbus, OH
Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic (Clinician)
#4
Keri Willard
LPC · Columbus, OH
Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic (Clinician)
#5
Megan Bartholomew
PhD · Columbus, OH
OCD & Anxiety Center of Columbus (Clinician)
#6
Paul Kitzmiller
LPC · Columbus, OH
Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic (Clinician (Telehealth))
#7
Jay C.J. Fournier
PhD · Columbus, OH
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Director, Mood and Anxiety Program)
#8
Emily Hemendinger
LPCC · Columbus, OH
Columbus OCD and Anxiety Clinic (Clinician)
#9
Cheryl Colvin
PhD · Columbus, OH
Colvin Psychology (Director / Solo)
#10
Bethany Retterer
LPCC · Columbus, OH
Ember & Oak Counseling (Solo)
We evaluated 30 OCD providers in the Tampa metro area. Here are the top 10.
#1
Adam Lewin
PhD ABPP · St. Petersburg, FL
USF Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry (Director)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, tics, anxiety, intensive treatment
#2
Katie Merricks
PhD · Clearwater, FL
Katie Merricks Counseling (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, tics (CBIT), anxiety
#3
Lori Aitken
LMHC · Tampa, FL
Anxiety Center of Tampa (Co-Founder)
Specialties: OCD, anxiety, I-CBT
#4
Mary-Eugenia Brizuela
LMHC · Tampa, FL
Anxiety Center of Tampa (Co-Founder)
Specialties: OCD (pediatric + adult), anxiety
#5
Kimberly Young Brazill
LMHC · St. Petersburg, FL
St Petersburg Anxiety and OCD Counseling (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, postpartum OCD, anxiety
#6
Natalie Noel
LMHC · Tampa, FL
Anxiety & OCD Treatment Specialists (Founder)
Specialties: OCD (complex cases), anxiety
#7
Lacie Lazaroe
PhD · Wesley Chapel, FL
Magnolia Behavioral Health (Co-Owner)
Specialties: OCD, pediatric OCD, anxiety, tics
#8
Amy Parks-Urrutia
PsyD · St. Petersburg, FL
Wellness Psychological Services (Therapist)
Specialties: Pediatric OCD, selective mutism, anxiety
#9
Mariah Ramirez
LMHC · Tampa, FL
Anxiety & OCD Treatment Specialists (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, anxiety
#10
Mario Juster-Kruse
LMHC · Tampa, FL
Anxiety & OCD Treatment Specialists (Therapist)
Specialties: OCD, anxiety
We include providers practicing in the core city and surrounding suburbs commonly considered part of the metro area. For example, Los Angeles includes Santa Monica, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, and Encino. New York City includes Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and nearby Westchester communities.
Based on the Olee Index, the highest-scoring OCD therapists in Los Angeles are Sarosh Motivala (100/100), Throstur Bjorgvinsson (100/100), and John Piacentini (100/100). Scores are based on publicly verifiable signals of OCD expertise including ERP methodology, specialized training, and research.
The highest-scoring OCD therapists in the NYC metro area are Fugen Neziroglu (98/100), Helen Blair Simpson (98/100), and Steven Phillipson (94/100), scored on ERP expertise, specialized training, and research.
Use the Olee Index to search by state or take the quiz to get matched with top-scoring providers who offer telehealth in your area. Many high-scoring OCD specialists now practice across state lines via telehealth.
The Olee Index measures publicly verifiable expertise signals — not clinical outcomes. A high score means strong evidence of deep OCD specialization. Therapeutic fit, availability, and insurance also matter. Use the score as one input alongside your own judgment.
Looking for an OCD specialist near you?
The quiz takes 2 minutes and matches you with top-scoring providers.
Take the quiz →