OCD therapy & support · Chelsea & online
OCD is exhausting. You don't have to manage it alone.
OCD often feels like a problem of thoughts, but it lives in the body too: the surge of alarm, the tightness that won't settle until something is checked, undone, or made certain. Rituals can become a way of managing feelings that seem too big to hold. Over time, they take more and more of a life, and shame can make it hard to tell anyone what is happening.
At CAP, our OCD work is integrative. It draws on Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), with a clinician certified in I-CBT, alongside body-based and experiential work that helps your nervous system find steadier ground. Within a consistent, attuned therapeutic relationship, you can begin to feel distress without needing to fix it right away, and to trust your own sense of what is real.
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Does this sound like you?
OCD is a lot more than being neat or organized
OCD is a loop of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and the things you do to quiet them (compulsions). It might look like:
Intrusive thoughts or images that feel horrifying and not you — and won't leave
Checking, washing, counting, or repeating until it feels "right"
Mental rituals no one can see — reviewing, praying, neutralizing, seeking certainty
Needing reassurance over and over, and the relief never lasting
Avoiding people, places, or thoughts that might trigger doubt
Hours disappearing, and deep shame about all of it
Understanding the cycle
The relief is real and temporary
An obsession creates doubt, alarm, or a sense that something must be resolved. A compulsion offers short-term relief. That relief teaches the brain to return to the compulsion the next time doubt appears, which keeps the cycle going.
This is why reassurance can feel caring and still reinforce OCD. It is also why nonspecialized therapy that repeatedly analyzes the content of the thought may become another form of checking rather than treatment.
The goal is not to prove every feared outcome impossible. It is to change the process that turns an imagined possibility into an urgent problem requiring certainty.
What actually helps
Direct OCD treatment that works with the mind and the body.
I-CBT is an evidence-based OCD treatment that works directly with the reasoning process that creates obsessional doubt. It helps you recognize how the doubt takes hold and return to trusting your own senses and common sense.
I-CBT is a validated OCD treatment that works directly with the reasoning that creates obsessional doubt. Alongside it, we draw on somatic, Gestalt, and creative arts approaches to work with what OCD feels like from the inside: the physical alarm, the urgency, the shame. Through Somatic Experiencing, we approach that distress in small, manageable doses and help your body find its way back to steadiness, building the capacity to feel an urge without having to act on it.
Jennifer Byxbee a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), brings more than 20 years of clinical experience working with OCD.
Lindsay Lederman is certified in I-CBT and has specialized OCD training. When ERP or another specialized intervention is the better fit, we will say so and help you connect with a trusted provider or coordinate care.
How we help
Treating the loop is the start. We help with everything it’s cost you.
OCD doesn’t only take your time — it takes a toll on how you see yourself, how safe you feel in your body, and your relationships. Alongside direct OCD treatment, our talk, art, and body-based work helps with what the loop leaves behind:
With OCD, reassurance feels like relief. It's actually the loop being fed.
Who this is for
This is a good fit if…
Whether you're mid-treatment or just starting to name what's happening, it's a fit if intrusive thoughts and the rituals that follow are running more of your life than you want — and you want honest guidance about what actually helps.
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You're carrying the shame, exhaustion, and low self-worth OCD leaves behind
You want direct treatment for OCD itself, matched to what fits you — not a one-size-fits-all protocol
Your OCD travels with anxiety, depression, or trauma you also want to work on
OCD has strained your relationships, family, or sense of self
You want honest guidance about what treatment actually fits — without a sales pitch
A quick, important note: OCD treatment isn't one-size-fits-all, and neither are we. On your consult, we'll talk through what you've tried, what hasn't worked, and what's likely to help, whether that's working with us directly or connecting you with another specialist. Our job is to get you the right help, not just our help.
Approaches may include: I-CBT, Somatic Experiencing, art therapy, Gestalt therapy, and coordinated ERP care when appropriate.
What happens next
Starting is simpler than it feels.
There's no long intake to dread and nothing you need to sort out beforehand. Getting started is three simple steps:
Book a free 15-minute consult
Tell us what's going on — no judgment, no pressure.
Get matched
A real person replies within one business day and helps you figure out what fits — support with us, ERP with a specialist, or both.
Begin, at your pace
Meet in Chelsea or online, and start with the right kind of help.
FAQ
Common questions about OCD therapy.
Still unsure? The free consult exists exactly for this — ask us anything, no commitment.
Will you reassure me that my intrusive thoughts are not true?
Do you offer ERP?
What is I-CBT?
Do you offer OCD support in person or online?
My OCD comes with anxiety or depression — can you help with that?