Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
Local experts in Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
Cory Anton
Licensed Professional Counselor
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is considered the gold standard treatment for OCD. While seemingly straight forward, the ideas behind how to utilize this method are nuanced and talking back to OCD can be tricky. We get creative together! ERP helps you learn to face your fear while preventing you from engaging in the compulsions (or responses) that maintain the fear. Consent is of utmost importance and you have the final say in readiness and motivation to face your fear head on.
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Gina Patrick (she/her)
Professional Counselor
ERP is the gold standard for treating OCD and other anxiety disorders. It is evidence based and highly effective. This is a behavioral intervention that we will work together to implement. I believe it is important to teach my clients as much as possible about these treatment approaches so that there is a thorough understanding of how they work and why they work!
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Rebecca Garetz (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC, LMHC, CYT
I use ERP to treat anxiety disorders and OCD. ERP is a type of CBT, that works on changing behaviors and managing unpleasant thoughts and feelings. We take the time to expose yourself to the anxiety without engaging in safety behaviors and/or compulsions. Through exposure we are training the brain to face fears despite anxiety being present, and when we prevent compulsions we train the brain that the feared stimulus isn't worth the extra time and energy. Let's be brave together.
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Gillian Sleeman
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
ERP is the gold standard for treating OCD and other anxiety disorders. It is evidence based and highly effective. This is a behavioral intervention that we will work together to implement. I believe it is important to teach my clients as much as possible about these treatment approaches so that there is a thorough understanding of how they work and why they work!
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Eli Cuda (they/them)
Professional Counselor Associate
Exposure and Response Prevention is the gold standard treatment for OCD, and is very effective in treating other anxiety disorders including phobias and hoarding disorder. This approach slowly and gradually exposes the client to situations that provoke obsessions or anxiety, while teaching the client skills to prevent their compulsions from taking over.
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Shanna Kramer (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
MA, LPC, CCATP
Exposure and Response Prevention therapy is an evidence-based practice for treating anxiety disorders. ERP is a fancy way of saying “I will face my fears and stop participating in behaviors that keep me scared and avoidant.” Through this collaborative process you will challenge your anxious thoughts and feelings by putting yourself in uncomfortable situations. You’ll come away from therapy with distress tolerance, self-trust, and skills to deal with any future scary stuff.
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Sarah Connor (she/her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy is a therapeutic modality that was developed to help people confront their anxieties, fears, obsessions, and phobias. When people are fearful of a thing or idea, they can completely change their lives to make avoiding this fear possible, often making the fear stronger and life unbearable. ERP focuses on gradual and controlled exposure ultimately aimed at taking the power away from anxiety and allowing people to re-engage with their own lives again.
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