Living with uncertainty and yearning for control has been exhausting.
Whether or not others realize it, you've been trying to get a handle on this. But each time you try, the fear of what could happen feels so powerful that you end up just trying to get rid of the distress.
So, you fight this invisible battle, every single day.
Endless Doubts, Exhausting Loops
You feel like you're trapped in a loop you didn’t choose. Intrusive, unwanted, and distressing thoughts or images invade your mind. These aren’t just “worries” or fleeting concerns — they feel urgent, threatening, and intolerable.
Even though you logically know these fears are irrational, that awareness doesn’t stop the anxiety.
In an attempt to gain control, you perform mental or physical rituals such as checking, rearranging, counting, cleaning, seeking reassurance, reviewing memories, or avoiding certain situations altogether. These rituals — called compulsions — reduce anxiety in the short term, but never for long. The relief is temporary, and the cycle begins again.
You Are Not Your Thoughts
Decision-making becomes agonizing. Doubt dominates.
What if I missed something?
What if I hurt someone?
What if this means something awful about me?
What if I get sick and die?
What if something bad happens to my loved one?
What if I didn’t do that exactly the right way?
Everyone gets weird thoughts, but in OCD, they become urgent and hard to dismiss.
Having these thoughts does not mean you agree with them or will act on them.
Grow Beyond OCD — One Step, One Triumph at a Time.
I blend my curiosity and problem-solving ability with a nonjudgmental and empathetic stance. We sit together in this distressing space, explore the triggers for your obsessions, and collaboratively brainstorm and practice strategies to help you sit with discomfort and distress — so you can fully engage in and be present for a fulfilling life. This form of therapy is called Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Click here to learn more.
I honor our time together by designating a time slot just for you. Weekly sessions are required because research has shown that weekly therapy leads to the best outcomes in therapy; however, I wouldn’t want to hold you back from growth, so as you make progress in therapy and towards your goals, we decrease the frequency to every other week, every three weeks, monthly, and so on, leading to the final termination session.
How to Get Started
1
Complete the Phone Consultation
Schedule a free 15-minute phone call consultation on Calendly. Robyn will call you at the time you select. If it is a good fit, you will be scheduled for your first appointment.
2
Complete Forms Online
Complete intake forms on the secure client portal no later than 24-hours before your first appointment.
3
Start Therapy
You will have your first intake assessment appointment. Then weekly 50-minute therapy sessions.
“We sit in this distressing space together, explore your triggers, and then collaboratively brainstorm and practice activities to sit with discomfort and distress so that you can fully engage in a fulfilling life.”
— ROBYN TAMANAHA, LMFT
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