Therapy for Children, Teens, & Young Adults with OCD

We provide evidence-based individual therapy for children, teens, and young adults with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including for the following types of OCD presentations:

• Contamination

• Fear of Harm

• Compulsive Checking

• Mental Compulsions

• Rumination

• Intrusive Thoughts

• Perfectionism

• “Just right” OCD

• Relationship OCD

• Religious/ moral OCD

Our clinicians most commonly utilize the following evidence-based modalities for treating OCD:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

• Exposure and response prevention (E/RP)

• Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)

Additionally, Dr. Amy Bohlander periodically offers a 6-session small-group workshop titled Parenting Anxious Kids, which is appropriate for parents of children with anxiety and/or OCD. More information can be found here. Please complete our New Client Inquiry Form if you would like to participate.

• Looking for support for OCD?

  Please complete the New Client Inquiry Form.

OCD Resources 

Books

• Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents by Eli Lebowitz, PhD

• The ACT Workbook for Teens with OCD, by Patricia Zurita Ona, PsyD 

• Stuff That's Loud: A Teen's Guide to Unspiraling When OCD Gets Noisy by Ben Sedley PhD and Lisa W. Coyne PhD

• The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD: Reclaim Your Life and Help Your Loved One by Jonathan S. Abramowitz

Websites

• International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) website and online camp

Podcasts

• The OCD Stories

• A Special Episode for Kids: The Fear Facer (from NY Times The Daily)

These resources are provided for educational purposes only. CAPSS does not assume responsibility for the content.