Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in Wheat Ridge, CO

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Carrie Nelson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033  (Online Only)
I really enjoy my work with teens, adults, & couples who are struggling with various mental health concerns, such as addiction, depression, anxiety, OCD, and trauma. Our work is a collaborative relationship. I know you are the expert of your own experiences. I am here to walk alongside you in your healing. Are you ready to start your new healing journey? Are you ready to face OCD? I know it can be scary. I make it a little more fun than the average therapist. If you have had uncomfortable situations in therapy before, I might be a good fit. Give therapy another try...I help you focus on what's important.
I really enjoy my work with teens, adults, & couples who are struggling with various mental health concerns, such as addiction, depression, anxiety, OCD, and trauma. Our work is a collaborative relationship. I know you are the expert of your own experiences. I am here to walk alongside you in your healing. Are you ready to start your new healing journey? Are you ready to face OCD? I know it can be scary. I make it a little more fun than the average therapist. If you have had uncomfortable situations in therapy before, I might be a good fit. Give therapy another try...I help you focus on what's important.
(720) 790-3920 View (720) 790-3920
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Jo Angela Johnston
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
My ideal client is someone who is ready to take action to make changes in their thoughts and behavior. They are open to learning different perspectives and techniques to address symptoms directly. They would be experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, ocd, ptsd, and/or personality disorders. My ideal client could be anyone 18 to 90. I have worked as a psychologist for 15 years and have extensive experience working with a population diverse in cultural and ethnic identity, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status. I value each person has a unique experience and perspective.
My ideal client is someone who is ready to take action to make changes in their thoughts and behavior. They are open to learning different perspectives and techniques to address symptoms directly. They would be experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, ocd, ptsd, and/or personality disorders. My ideal client could be anyone 18 to 90. I have worked as a psychologist for 15 years and have extensive experience working with a population diverse in cultural and ethnic identity, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status. I value each person has a unique experience and perspective.
(720) 571-1699 View (720) 571-1699
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Barry Fowler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
I specialize in anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, specific phobias and OCD behaviors, and borderline personality disorder.
Note: I also accept in-network Kaiser clients. I work to explore your full potential and to help you build the life you want to live. I seek to overcome the challenges of depression, anxiety and the personal road blocks that inevitably present themselves in life. Drawing on your inner wisdom, together we will discover the strength and fire that makes you uniquely you. As a compassionate therapist who will walk side by side with you along this path, I offer support and skill to guide you through the challenges, opportunities and transitions your life presents.
I specialize in anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, specific phobias and OCD behaviors, and borderline personality disorder.
Note: I also accept in-network Kaiser clients. I work to explore your full potential and to help you build the life you want to live. I seek to overcome the challenges of depression, anxiety and the personal road blocks that inevitably present themselves in life. Drawing on your inner wisdom, together we will discover the strength and fire that makes you uniquely you. As a compassionate therapist who will walk side by side with you along this path, I offer support and skill to guide you through the challenges, opportunities and transitions your life presents.
(866) 441-2539 View (866) 441-2539
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Katherine Longley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
I treat clients who struggle with symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, substance abuse, codependency, women's issues, obsessive-compulsive disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, and trauma.
Welcome! My name is Katherine Longley. I'm excited to work with you to build resources, develop skills, and assist you in taking any necessary steps toward achieving your goals. I work with teens and adults, and my style is relational, holistic, empathetic, and collaborative; I believe that you are the expert of your experience. I enjoy working to understand where you're coming from so that we can explore your roadblocks in life together. I use a combination of approaches that will be catered to your individual needs. Give me a call, text, or email to see if we're a good fit!
I treat clients who struggle with symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, substance abuse, codependency, women's issues, obsessive-compulsive disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, and trauma.
Welcome! My name is Katherine Longley. I'm excited to work with you to build resources, develop skills, and assist you in taking any necessary steps toward achieving your goals. I work with teens and adults, and my style is relational, holistic, empathetic, and collaborative; I believe that you are the expert of your experience. I enjoy working to understand where you're coming from so that we can explore your roadblocks in life together. I use a combination of approaches that will be catered to your individual needs. Give me a call, text, or email to see if we're a good fit!
(719) 259-2459 View (719) 259-2459
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Jordan Gorrell- Accepting New Clients
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ACS
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
We all long for happiness, purpose, meaning, and community, but few of us believe we deserve it. We hide parts of ourselves out of fear of rejection and go through the world not feeling seen. In our work together, we will discover the patterns, beliefs, and experiences that prevent you from creating the future and relationships you want. I work with adolescents (10 years old to 12 years old), teens, adults, and couples.
We all long for happiness, purpose, meaning, and community, but few of us believe we deserve it. We hide parts of ourselves out of fear of rejection and go through the world not feeling seen. In our work together, we will discover the patterns, beliefs, and experiences that prevent you from creating the future and relationships you want. I work with adolescents (10 years old to 12 years old), teens, adults, and couples.
(720) 605-5335 View (720) 605-5335
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Raven Roth
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Raven Roth is dual-licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addictions Counselor with more than 5 of experience specializing in life transitions, depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Raven has experience treating individuals between the ages of 15 and 90 in utilizing a variety of therapeutic approaches and modalities such as Person Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Attachment Theory. She has extensive experience working with a wide spectrum of individuals, couples, and other family dynamics.
Raven Roth is dual-licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addictions Counselor with more than 5 of experience specializing in life transitions, depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Raven has experience treating individuals between the ages of 15 and 90 in utilizing a variety of therapeutic approaches and modalities such as Person Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Attachment Theory. She has extensive experience working with a wide spectrum of individuals, couples, and other family dynamics.
(720) 802-9717 View (720) 802-9717
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Diana Rose Frances
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Our therapeutic space will be bold, brave, and supportive. I aim to strike a balance of validating feelings of fragility or fear with a genuine belief in the potential to heal. Maybe you’ve been called “too much” or can’t quite carve the life and relationships that you want, despite an inner knowingness of your innate goodness and loving nature. It may at times feel hopeless, but I say there is hope here! This space is particularly effective for those eager to take a deeper dive into themselves and their most difficult material.
Our therapeutic space will be bold, brave, and supportive. I aim to strike a balance of validating feelings of fragility or fear with a genuine belief in the potential to heal. Maybe you’ve been called “too much” or can’t quite carve the life and relationships that you want, despite an inner knowingness of your innate goodness and loving nature. It may at times feel hopeless, but I say there is hope here! This space is particularly effective for those eager to take a deeper dive into themselves and their most difficult material.
(720) 770-8599 View (720) 770-8599
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Amanda Kruger
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and EMDR for millennials recovering from burnout and chronic stress. Too much pressure for too long has programmed us to default to stress/survival mode. Maybe you see it in yourself - the irritability, rigidity, brain fog, fatigue, and apathy. You probably didn't think it would be like this. Most of us thought the continuous climbing and caregiving would make up happy. It is so heartbreaking when it doesn't. By reducing stress, and reversing the damage it caused you can get back to feeling like yourself and enjoying the life you have worked so hard to build.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and EMDR for millennials recovering from burnout and chronic stress. Too much pressure for too long has programmed us to default to stress/survival mode. Maybe you see it in yourself - the irritability, rigidity, brain fog, fatigue, and apathy. You probably didn't think it would be like this. Most of us thought the continuous climbing and caregiving would make up happy. It is so heartbreaking when it doesn't. By reducing stress, and reversing the damage it caused you can get back to feeling like yourself and enjoying the life you have worked so hard to build.
(720) 463-1337 View (720) 463-1337
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Bridget Abare LCSW BCN Wave Neurofeedback
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCN
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Hello, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Bridget Abare and I am a board certified Neurotherapist. My private practice is centered on providing Neurofeedback, also known as EEG Biofeedback or Neurotherapy to children and adults. Wave Neurofeedback, LLC, provides Neurofeedback therapy, qEEG brain mapping, Neurocognitive Testing and Academic testing to children and adults with ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, behavioral issues and Learning Disabilities. If you are looking for something, with quantifiable results, that will help you and or someone you love, this is it.
Hello, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Bridget Abare and I am a board certified Neurotherapist. My private practice is centered on providing Neurofeedback, also known as EEG Biofeedback or Neurotherapy to children and adults. Wave Neurofeedback, LLC, provides Neurofeedback therapy, qEEG brain mapping, Neurocognitive Testing and Academic testing to children and adults with ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, behavioral issues and Learning Disabilities. If you are looking for something, with quantifiable results, that will help you and or someone you love, this is it.
(303) 963-9734 View (303) 963-9734
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Julie Blumenfeld
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
When you meet with Julie, you'll feel safe, secure, and comfortable. You'll feel connected and accepted so you can be yourself. You'll enjoy the humor Julie brings to each session when appropriate. Julie's clients can overcome relational issues and general life struggles, such as interpersonal communication and life transitions, depression, anxiety, and trauma. Active listening and unconditional positive regard are some of the tools Julie uses, as well as providing a balance between education and process. She provides clients with the skills and tools that they need to work through their struggles, inspiring confidence in them.
When you meet with Julie, you'll feel safe, secure, and comfortable. You'll feel connected and accepted so you can be yourself. You'll enjoy the humor Julie brings to each session when appropriate. Julie's clients can overcome relational issues and general life struggles, such as interpersonal communication and life transitions, depression, anxiety, and trauma. Active listening and unconditional positive regard are some of the tools Julie uses, as well as providing a balance between education and process. She provides clients with the skills and tools that they need to work through their struggles, inspiring confidence in them.
(720) 790-3267 View (720) 790-3267
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Launa LaPorta
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Launa LaPorta, LPC, is an individual psychotherapist, who has been practicing since 2016. She graduated from The University of Denver, Denver CO, with a MA in Clinical Counseling Psychology. Launa believes in providing client centered, trauma informed, and psychodynamic therapy with a strong utilization of clinical interventions based on client's desired areas of growth and needs.
Launa LaPorta, LPC, is an individual psychotherapist, who has been practicing since 2016. She graduated from The University of Denver, Denver CO, with a MA in Clinical Counseling Psychology. Launa believes in providing client centered, trauma informed, and psychodynamic therapy with a strong utilization of clinical interventions based on client's desired areas of growth and needs.
(720) 802-3842 View (720) 802-3842
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Jolie A Anderson
Counselor, LPC, NCC, BS, MA
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
I am eager for the opportunity to help you create the change you wish to see in your life. I have assisted many clients with setting new life goals, creating healthy boundaries, build coping skills,provide deep insight, self-awareness and reflection. I want to be your next big support system, I want all my clients to look back ten years from now and remember how my therapeutic services greatly impacted the quality of their lives!! The goal of my services is to provide a non-judgemental, empathetic and safe environment for my clients and assist clients with anything that may be troubling them.
I am eager for the opportunity to help you create the change you wish to see in your life. I have assisted many clients with setting new life goals, creating healthy boundaries, build coping skills,provide deep insight, self-awareness and reflection. I want to be your next big support system, I want all my clients to look back ten years from now and remember how my therapeutic services greatly impacted the quality of their lives!! The goal of my services is to provide a non-judgemental, empathetic and safe environment for my clients and assist clients with anything that may be troubling them.
(720) 580-4647 View (720) 580-4647
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Kari Arvisais
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033  (Online Only)
It is an honor and privilege to help people and to co-create a space for people's pain to heal. I believe that mental health is part of our whole health, and building a trustworthy collaborative relationship in which the client feels empowered to lead a healthy life is valuable. Today, we are all faced with great uncertainty and stress. Life's stressors can take a toll on us mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Life's stressors don't have to control our lives. I love inspiring people to move beyond life's stressors and thrive in life having peace of mind and heart.
It is an honor and privilege to help people and to co-create a space for people's pain to heal. I believe that mental health is part of our whole health, and building a trustworthy collaborative relationship in which the client feels empowered to lead a healthy life is valuable. Today, we are all faced with great uncertainty and stress. Life's stressors can take a toll on us mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Life's stressors don't have to control our lives. I love inspiring people to move beyond life's stressors and thrive in life having peace of mind and heart.
(720) 986-4064 View (720) 986-4064
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Liesel Hunter
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Dr. Hunter has over 20 years experience in the field of psychology and mind-body-spirit therapies. She is a psycho-spiritual therapist who helps clients gain access to their truest being and the light within. She seamlessly weaves together traditional psychotherapy with intuitive reading, meditation, Ketamine Assisted Therapy and somatic interventions. Her clients are able to shed patterns which no longer serve them and awaken the highest version of themselves. If you have tried traditional, talk therapy but are looking for something different or are a spiritual seeker by nature, Dr. Hunter may be the right fit for you.
Dr. Hunter has over 20 years experience in the field of psychology and mind-body-spirit therapies. She is a psycho-spiritual therapist who helps clients gain access to their truest being and the light within. She seamlessly weaves together traditional psychotherapy with intuitive reading, meditation, Ketamine Assisted Therapy and somatic interventions. Her clients are able to shed patterns which no longer serve them and awaken the highest version of themselves. If you have tried traditional, talk therapy but are looking for something different or are a spiritual seeker by nature, Dr. Hunter may be the right fit for you.
(720) 636-8844 View (720) 636-8844
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Chris J Howard
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC, MA, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Are you ready to move past trauma, mood disorders, or relationship/attachment issues? Struggling with low self-esteem or a lack of identity? Perhaps you keep feeling stuck, like you're just going through the motions? Regardless the issue, you don't want to stay in therapy forever, and my goal is to help you get to the point where you no longer need my help. I work with individuals and couples, helping them tackle challenges with greater compassion and curiosity. Using evidence-backed therapeutic approaches, we'll utilize techniques you can practice outside of sessions, emphasizing attainable goals and long-term integration.
Are you ready to move past trauma, mood disorders, or relationship/attachment issues? Struggling with low self-esteem or a lack of identity? Perhaps you keep feeling stuck, like you're just going through the motions? Regardless the issue, you don't want to stay in therapy forever, and my goal is to help you get to the point where you no longer need my help. I work with individuals and couples, helping them tackle challenges with greater compassion and curiosity. Using evidence-backed therapeutic approaches, we'll utilize techniques you can practice outside of sessions, emphasizing attainable goals and long-term integration.
(720) 674-7394 View (720) 674-7394
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Kristen Oliver
Pre-Licensed Professional, MFTC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Esther Perel writes, “The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.” Are you currently struggling in your relationship or within your sex life? Do you often feel stressed out, and unsure of how to get reconnected? Or perhaps you're longing to explore aspects of your unique identity that have yet to be fully expressed. If you feel ready to start exploring change, I am here for you. In therapy we will work together to identify the relational patterns that keep you stuck, and how to create sustainable change for greater intimacy.
Esther Perel writes, “The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.” Are you currently struggling in your relationship or within your sex life? Do you often feel stressed out, and unsure of how to get reconnected? Or perhaps you're longing to explore aspects of your unique identity that have yet to be fully expressed. If you feel ready to start exploring change, I am here for you. In therapy we will work together to identify the relational patterns that keep you stuck, and how to create sustainable change for greater intimacy.
(720) 664-6962 View (720) 664-6962
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Wendy Youngsmith
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
I work with adults, teens, transition age youth, and their families. I help them manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral concerns. This includes high achievers struggling with perfectionism/anxiety, depressed clients where brushing their teeth in the morning was a success, those going through or post a divorce, families who are struggling to get along or function, and anyone experiencing a change in life that causes stress. It is my aim to help clients understand both themselves and their relationships more fully.
I work with adults, teens, transition age youth, and their families. I help them manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral concerns. This includes high achievers struggling with perfectionism/anxiety, depressed clients where brushing their teeth in the morning was a success, those going through or post a divorce, families who are struggling to get along or function, and anyone experiencing a change in life that causes stress. It is my aim to help clients understand both themselves and their relationships more fully.
(720) 807-9963 View (720) 807-9963
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Front Range Family Resource Center
LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Finding the right mental health clinician can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. At FRFRC, we hire only the best clinicians and our number one priority is you and your family. We offer help for those who suffer with depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, and so much more. Do you find yourself in a toxic relationship? Maybe you and your partner need some help with communication. We offer counseling for marriage, couples, or other relationships like father/son or mother/daughter for example.
Finding the right mental health clinician can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. At FRFRC, we hire only the best clinicians and our number one priority is you and your family. We offer help for those who suffer with depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, and so much more. Do you find yourself in a toxic relationship? Maybe you and your partner need some help with communication. We offer counseling for marriage, couples, or other relationships like father/son or mother/daughter for example.
(720) 664-5357 View (720) 664-5357
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David G Mirich
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80214
Present-moment awareness -- mindfulness, are generally the missing pieces in the field of general psychology. I am interested in working with individuals dealing with addictions, compulsions, irrational thinking and/or general life problems. I strive to engage the human spirit of each individual in a joint effort to identify and manage or overcome problems. Each person has a vast background and different experiences. Each treatment plan must be tailored to the individual. I offer insight, energy, structure, and support. It is exciting and rewarding to me to be part of your journey toward health and happiness.
Present-moment awareness -- mindfulness, are generally the missing pieces in the field of general psychology. I am interested in working with individuals dealing with addictions, compulsions, irrational thinking and/or general life problems. I strive to engage the human spirit of each individual in a joint effort to identify and manage or overcome problems. Each person has a vast background and different experiences. Each treatment plan must be tailored to the individual. I offer insight, energy, structure, and support. It is exciting and rewarding to me to be part of your journey toward health and happiness.
(720) 439-7692 View (720) 439-7692
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Alissa Kammerling
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
More than likely you learned along the way that staying guarded or numb or that distracting yourself with substances or an overbooked schedule was easier than actually feeling difficult emotions. But now you’re coming to terms with the reality that avoidance is only making everything feel worse. It’s affecting your relationships, your health, your work, even your sense of self. It’s getting harder to manage every day.
More than likely you learned along the way that staying guarded or numb or that distracting yourself with substances or an overbooked schedule was easier than actually feeling difficult emotions. But now you’re coming to terms with the reality that avoidance is only making everything feel worse. It’s affecting your relationships, your health, your work, even your sense of self. It’s getting harder to manage every day.
(720) 640-4866 View (720) 640-4866

Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists

How long does OCD treatment take?

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often treated on a weekly or twice-weekly schedule, depending on symptom severity and the client’s preferences. Some clients may start to see a noticeable improvement in symptoms in as little as six weeks, but it’s also possible, especially in more severe cases, for treatment to take several months to a year before significant progress is made.

What happens if OCD is not treated?

Some people with OCD, especially those with mild symptoms, may find that they are able to adapt reasonably well to life with the condition, even if their symptoms never resolve completely. However, many people, particularly those whose symptoms are severe at the outset, find that their obsessions and compulsions grow more intrusive with time, making it harder to maintain relationships, hold down a job, or navigate the world successfully.

Are there medications for OCD?

Medication can be used to treat OCD. The class of drugs most often prescribed are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which include fluvoxamine (under the brand name Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac), and sertraline (Zoloft), among others. In cases of treatment-resistant OCD, other classes of medication, such as tricyclic antidepressants or atypical antipsychotics, may be prescribed. Medication is frequently used in conjunction with therapy.

Can OCD come back after treatment?

Yes. Major life transitions, periods of stress, or other factors can cause symptoms to return or, if they were never fully eradicated, to ramp back up in intensity. For some, these relapses are brief and do not require additional treatment; identifying specific triggers and practicing the skills learned in therapy can help speed their course. For others, returning to therapy for a brief period can help address the underlying stress and strengthen coping mechanisms.