Helpful OCD Resources
If you or someone you know has OCD, a mental illness, is struggling emotionally, or has concerns about their mental health, there are ways to get help. Use these resources to find help for you, a friend, or a family member.
Please note that The Struggling Warrior is dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to people suffering with OCD throughout the world.Resources on this page are provided for informational purposes only. The list is not inclusive, and The Struggling Warrior is not endorsed by them.
For a more in depth look on the resources provided, please visit The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).
USA (NORTHEAST)
1 –Tics, OCD and Related Disorders Program (NEW YORK)
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Description:
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Tics, OCD and Associated Diseases Program supports a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing, comprehending, and treating OCD, Tourette disorder, and related disorders. Our clinicians conduct thorough assessments and collaborate with clients’ families to create treatment plans that make use of interventions that are supported by research. These interventions may include specialized CBT techniques like exposure and response prevention, habit reversal therapy, and comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT). Children, adolescents, and adults receive outpatient care from our clinicians.
Director: Dorothy Grice MD
Contact Name: Anita Batuure
1425 Madison Ave Department of Psychiatry,
4th Floor New York, New York 10029
Phone: 917 275 7971
Fax: (212) 659-1693
Email: ticsOCD@mssm.edu
Website: http://www.mountsinaiocd.org
2 – Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia (PENNSYLVANIA)
Intensive Treatment Program
Description:
Leading experts in treating anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder are found at Rogers Behavioral Health. At Rogers, patients with OCD, OC-spectrum, and related anxiety disorders get empathetic, research-based care in order to manage their symptoms and lead fulfilling lives.
To improve patient outcomes and direct our care for more than 20 years, Rogers has been measuring treatment outcomes. Patients and their families can have confidence in the efficacy of our care because it is supported by more than one million assessments each year.
Children, teenagers, and adults can get intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization (PHP) care at Rogers’ facility in Philadelphia. There are areas in Wisconsin where inpatient, residential, and supportive living are also offered. Children and teenagers on the autistic spectrum can also receive treatment for anxiety and sadness at Rogers’ facilities in Tampa and Skokie.
Our treatment strategy is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which incorporates ERP as well as medication administration and family engagement. Patients receive the skills they need to face obstacles from a multidisciplinary team of experts.
Director: Brian Haney, MBA
Contact Name: Annie Jaworska, MBA, LCPC, CADC
1 Winding Drive
Suite 106
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
Phone: 888-927-2203
Email: annie.jaworska@rogersbh.org
Website: http://www.rogersbh.org
USA (SOUTHEAST)
1 – Center for Anxiety (FLORIDA)
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Description:
Each professional member of our team has received great training in the use of cognitive behavioral therapies for anxiety disorders and a variety of other issues. Additionally, as listed below, each member of the clinical team has unique skills and strengths. We are ideally positioned to provide compassionate, specialized care for adults, adolescents, and children who appear with a range of difficulties because to our collaborative, team-based approach.
Director: Thanos Nioplias
Contact Name: Hillary Cohen
Florida
Phone: (646) 837-5557
Fax: (646) 837-5495
Email: info@centerforanxiety.org
Website: http://www.centerforanxiety.org/
2 – The Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center (NORTH CAROLINA)
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Description:
We provide individual outpatient/intensive therapy for OCD and OCD – related disorders.
Director: Kevin L. Gyoerkoe, Psy.D.
Contact Name: Kevin L. Gyoerkoe, Psy.D.
8832 Blakeney Professional Drive
Suite 105
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
Phone: (704) 631-3980
Email: kevin@anxietyandocdtreatmentcenter.com
Website: http://www.anxietyandocdtreatmentcenter.com
USA (MIDWEST)
1 – Compass Health Center (CHICAGO)
Intensive Treatment Program
Description:
OCD sufferers and those with other complex anxiety disorders can receive partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care at Compass Health Center. We provide daily Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) with a strong emphasis on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as skill development in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, both on-site and virtually (CBT). We want our participants to practice handling anxiety in the service of their own morals. By doing this, we draw attention to the fact that it is possible to have a happy life even in the face of uncertainty or suffering.
The intensity of the person’s symptoms is the primary factor in determining the level of care and length of therapy, which is continuously monitored by the person’s treatment team throughout programming. The adults in our programs collaborate with family therapists, psychiatric staff, individual and group therapists, and other professionals to create thorough treatment plans catered to their unique objectives. When necessary, we also offer assistance with substance abuse and academic and professional coaching.
The OCD & Complex Anxiety Program at Compass Health Center offers high-quality care to its patients through evidence-based procedures, all-encompassing services, and tailored treatment. Our customized curriculum enables people with complex anxiety disorders like trichotillomania/excoriation, OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety, illness anxiety, and others to resume fulfilling lives.
Patients with moderate substance use disorders, trauma, and mood and anxiety disorders were treated at Compass Health Center. To accommodate the needs of these people, we offer specialised programs and therapists. A treatment strategy that is most effective for each patient will be developed by their treatment team. Before or after the OCD and Complex Anxiety program, some patients will change programs, join specialty groups in other programs, or schedule one-on-one consultations with a specialist. Everything is dependent on the individual’s treatment requirements.
Director: Mia D’Agostino, LCSW
Contact Name: Dr. Gabrielle Gotta
2500 W Bradley Pl
Suite 100
Chicago, Illinois 60618
Phone: (844) 552-0232
Fax: (773) 649-0770
Email: info@compasshealthcenter.net
Website: https://compasshealthcenter.net/programs/adults-ocd-and-complex-anxiety/
2 – Indianapolis Anxiety Center (INDIANA)
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Our strategy is basic. We offer professionals with expertise in treating anxiety and OCD evidence-based therapies and technologies. We are a one-stop shop offering the whole spectrum of NueroHealth treatments, including coordinated psychiatric care for medication management, TMS, infusion therapies, and CBT.
When you walk into our offices, you’ll discover a facility dedicated to providing high-quality patient care as well as a setting that has been created to promote convenience, comfort, and privacy. When you receive services from our center, you will receive short-term, tailored, useful, and action-oriented therapy in order to help our patients reach a positive outcome. This is because our clinicians work from a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach.
All diseases will be treated by us if they are stable enough to be managed as outpatient procedures. Across diagnoses, Cognitive Behavior Therapy is the main treatment method we use.
Director: Nathan Fite, PhD; Skyler Weisenborn, LCSW-S; Jessica Rigas, APRN
Contact Name: Beth Lammers
7340 Crossing Pl
Ste 100
Fishers, Indiana 46038
Phone: (463) 220-0437
Fax: (317) 245-3067
Email: nathanfite@cincinnatianxietycenter.com
Website: http://www.theanxietycenter.com
USA (SOUTHWEST)
1 – Baylor College of Medicine OCD Program (TEXAS)
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related illnesses like body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding, and trichotillomania are assessed and treated at the BCM OCD program. We specialize in OCD that has not responded to first line therapeutic treatments through device-based interventions such as deep brain stimulation, in addition to direct outpatient ERP treatment and medication for OCD (DBS). We perform research on the neuroscience of OCD at BCM in an effort to understand the root causes of these diseases and uncover potential treatment approaches.
The utilization of brain imaging, genetic testing, behavioral and pharmaceutical treatments, neuroethics, genetics, and NIH-funded investigations of DBS are all part of our ongoing, NIH-funded research. We work with specialists in the field of OCD, such as renowned psychiatrist Dr. Wayne Goodman, who has over 25 years of expertise in the field, was a co-founder of the IOCDF, and was a key contributor to the creation of the Y-BOCS. Dr. Eric Storch is a well-known CBT expert who focuses on the causes of and treatments for anxiety disorders, OCD in children and adults, and anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder.
Director: Wayne Goodman, MD
Contact Name: Yolonda Bean
1977 Butler Blvd
Suite E4.400, 4th Floor
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: (713) 798-3080
Fax: (713) 798-3669
Email: ocdprogram@bcm.edu
Website: https://www.bcm.edu/ocdprogram
OCD Specialists at this clinic:
Wayne K. Goodman, MD
Eric Storch, PhD
Amanda Palo, PhD
Jeffrey Khan, MD
Yasemin Omar, PhD
Shirali Patel, MD
2 – Rogers Behavioral Health in Nashville (TENNESSEE)
Intensive Treatment Program
Leading experts in treating anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder are found at Rogers Behavioral Health. At Rogers, patients with OCD, OC-spectrum, and related anxiety disorders get empathetic, research-based care in order to manage their symptoms and lead fulfilling lives.
To improve patient outcomes and direct our care for more than 20 years, Rogers has been measuring treatment outcomes. Patients and their families can have confidence in the efficacy of our care because it is supported by more than one million assessments each year.
Children, teenagers, and adults can get intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization (PHP) care at Rogers’ clinic in Nashville. There are areas in Wisconsin where inpatient, residential, and supportive living are also offered. Children and teenagers on the autistic spectrum can also receive treatment for anxiety and sadness at Rogers’ facilities in Tampa and Skokie.
Our treatment strategy is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which incorporates ERP as well as medication administration and family engagement. Patients receive the skills they need to face obstacles from a multidisciplinary team of experts.
Director: Monica Robertson, RN-BSN
Contact Name: Elizabeth Edwards
4230 Harding Road, Suite 707
Medical Plaza East – St. Thomas West Campus
Nashville, Tennessee 37205
Phone: 888-927-2203
Email: Elizabeth.Edwards@rogersbh.org
Website: http://www.rogersbh.org
USA (WEST)
1 – UCSF OCD Clinical-Translational Program (CALIFORNIA)
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Description:
Over 30% of adults have at some point in their lives struggled with an anxiety problem. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), one of the top 10 causes of impairment in young adults worldwide, affects one in every 50 adults and children. Tic disorders are marked by repetitive, undesired, and involuntary movements and vocalizations that are distressing and interfere with daily life.
Patients with anxiety-spectrum disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), tic disorders, and associated disorders can get specialist care at the UCSF Adult Anxiety, OCD, and Tic Disorder Clinic. In our resident training and staff clinics, we offer cognitive behavioral therapy and medication management. Our main areas of expertise are Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention Therapy (CBIT) for the treatment of tic disorders and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD. Patients with treatment-resistant OCD who might benefit from deep brain stimulation (DBS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can also be referred to our TMS and Neuromodulation Clinic (DBS).
Director: A Moses Lee, MD PhD
Contact Name: Tenzin Norbu
Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic
401 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: 415-885-7707
Fax: 415-502-6361
Email: ocdprogram@ucsf.edu
Website: https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/AOT
2 – Beyond Borders CBT (COLORADO)
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Description:
Beyond Borders CBT is committed to providing OCD and related illnesses with compassionate, evidence-based care. Our teletherapy clinic serves several US states as well as other nations through live video and provides outpatient and intensive outpatient services. As our name suggests, we are dedicated to assisting people in reclaiming their life regardless of their financial situation, geography, or language.
We provide care in a variety of languages and, when necessary, employ qualified translators. We also provide cheaper choices for individual and group treatment. All of the therapists in our practice are highly qualified and experienced clinicians, with the majority having at least ten years of experience. You may only work with one therapist, but through weekly case consultations, your case receives the therapeutic expertise of our entire team.
Director: Ashley Annestedt, LCSW
Contact Name: Johanna Delgado
Golden, Colorado 80401
Phone: (303) 517-3800
Fax: (720) 634-0712
Email: hello@beyondborderscbt.com
Website: https://beyondborderscbt.com/
OCD Specialists at this clinic:
Ashley Annestedt, LCSW
Jack Jacobsen, MSW, LCSW
Melissa K. Hunter, LPC, NCC
Melissa Lillie, LCSW
Pam Katz, LPC
UK
1- The OCD Treatment Center
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Description:
We are a group of fully licensed therapists who operate in accordance with NICE standards. We are fully insured and full members of the BACP Accredited registry, giving all of our clients the peace of mind that they are working with therapists who uphold moral standards and have years of experience. Every single one of our therapists has first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to live with OCD. Our professional background and personal experiences, in our opinion, enable us to approach our job from a special perspective that makes our clients feel understood right away.
Director: Craig Shirley, MBACP (Clinical Lead)
Contact Name: Leah Southcott
York House, 27 Canon St, Taunton TA1 1SW
UK
Phone: 0333 090 1376
Email: info@ocdtreatmentcentre.com
Website: https://ocdtreatmentcentre.com/
2 – OCD/BDD Program, Nightingale Hospital, London UK
Intensive Treatment Program
Description:
The Nightingale London has been offering an OCD/BDD treatment for more than ten years. Professor David Veale, a consultant psychiatrist with expertise in CBT, serves as the program’s medical director. He co-authored a professional BDD treatment handbook as well as self-help publications on overcoming OCD and body image issues. He has written academic and instructional pieces on OCD, BDD, and emetophobia. Clinical psychologists and an assistant therapist are on the team to help with exposure assignments. There are typically 4-5 persons with OCD or BDD under the team’s care at any given time, despite the fact that this is a national specialised service in the UK located on a general psychiatric ward.
Director: David Veale, FRCPsych
Contact Name: Lisa Weller
11-19 Lisson Grove
Marylebone
London, NW1 6SH
United Kingdom
Phone: 020 3137 9911
Email: secretary@veale.co.uk
Website: http://www.veale.co.uk
3 – Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit
Intensive Treatment Program, Residential Program
Description:
Professor Isaac Marks established the Bethlem Royal Hospital’s Residential Unit for Anxiety Disorders in 1969. During the early years, nurse therapists for OCD collaborated with Professor Jack Rachman to create exposure and response prevention. It changed from a commercial building to a residential one in 1991. Recently, the group has transformed into a positive reinforcement and compassionate mind-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Community. Consultant psychiatrist and CBT expert David Veale serves as the medical director. He has co-authored self-help publications (such as Robinson’s Overcoming OCD and Overcoming Body Image Issues) and a professional BDD treatment manual.
Director: David Veale, MD, FRCPsych
Contact Name: David Veale, MD, FRCPsych
Bethlem Royal Hospital Dower House
Monks Orchard Road
Beckenham, Greater London BR3 3BX
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 203 228 4146
Fax: +44 203 228 4051
Email: David.Veale@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://www.veale.co.uk/
4- Vyas – Lee Practice
Specialist psychological therapy for adults and children.
Description:
We want to foster a culture where taking care of your emotional wellbeing is appealing and easy to do.
We will do everything in our power to make psychological therapy accessible and understandable because that is our mission.
We achieve this by providing therapy in a cutting-edge and efficient manner. We give quick consultations, a free consultation, and work at your pace. Please let us know which topics are most important to you to discuss.
Director: Dr Jenna Vyas-Lee, Clinic Director and Clinical Psychologist
Contact Name: Dr Jenna Vyas-Lee
Vyas-Lee Practice, Suite 86 The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street,
London Bridge, London SE1 1TY.
United Kingdom
Phone: 07752466513
Email: jenna@vyasleepractice.com for queries regarding children / jordan@vyasleepractice.com for queries regarding adults
Website: https://vyasleepractice.com/
CANADA
OCD North
Intensive Treatment Program, Specialty Outpatient Clinic.
Description:
OCD North is a specialist mental health facility with locations across Canada that is based in Barrie, Ontario. OCD North was established in September 2018 in response to a clear need for care and support for people and families living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Our clinic, led by a group of knowledgeable and forward-thinking social workers, blends connection, compassion, cooperation, evidence-based methods, and caring to offer therapeutic treatments, educational resources, and various forms of support. To raise knowledge of and access to OCD best practices, OCD North has created an MSW field education competency program. We welcome Master of Social Work students every year from academic institutions all over the world.
For people and families living with OCD who want to take the first steps on the road to recovery, OCD North works to create a safe environment. Our clinic follows the evidence-based, best practice Exposure and Response Prevention (Ex/RP) treatment program for OCD in order to make this a reality. Ex/RP is still being used by OCD North to foster a community that is active, supportive, and full of hope for overcoming OCD. Every chance we get, we work to dispel the stigma surrounding OCD and increase public awareness of its effects. We take pride in creating an atmosphere where our volunteers, staff, students, and clients feel empowered to face fear every day, endure ambiguity, and overcome OCD.
Director: Merrisa Bragg
Contact Name: Heather Armstrong
11 Sophia Street West
Barrie, L4N1H9
Canada
Phone: 7052439923
Email: info@ocdnorth.com
Website: https://ocdnorth.com
AUSTRAILIA
Perth OCD Clinic
Specialty Outpatient Clinic 
Description:
Dr. Gayle Maloney established the Perth OCD Clinic in Western Australia, which is staffed by a group of clinical psychologists with extensive experience and OCD-specific training. In order to help OCD sufferers and their families, our clinic seeks to provide evidence-based therapy for OCD as well as other co-occurring psychological disorders. Regular collaboration between our team of clinical psychologists and Perth’s top general practitioners and specialist psychiatrists allows us to incorporate medication management into a multidisciplinary therapy strategy.
The director of the Perth OCD Clinic and assistant clinical professor of the Yale OCD Research Clinic is Dr. Gayle Maloney. In 2015, Dr. Maloney received a renowned Fulbright fellowship, giving her the chance to work at Yale University School of Medicine. Upon her return to Perth, Dr. Maloney established a specialty OCD clinic to meet the critical needs of the people of Western Australia. Prior to this, the senior clinical psychologists at the Perth OCD Clinic had collaborated since 2006 at the Psychological Wellness Centre, a clinic linked with Dr. Maloney that offered clinical psychology services for a range of psychological conditions.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Gayle Maloney has treated OCD patients and their families. She has presented her research on OCD in national and international OCD conferences and symposiums, as well as in peer-reviewed academic articles. In addition, Dr. Maloney offers workshops on OCD, professional development training, and supervision.
We continue to work together on research initiatives with the Yale OCD Research Clinic on the development, testing, and publication of adjunct psychological techniques for treatment-resistant OCD in order to keep the Perth OCD Clinic clinic at the forefront of OCD treatment.
Director: Gayle Maloney M.Psych, PhD
Contact Name: Gayle Maloney M.Psych, PhD
24 Colin Street
West Perth, West Australia 6005
Australia
Phone: (+61) 413570222
Fax: (+61) 0861021711
Email: gayle.maloney@perthocdclinic.com.au
Website: http://perthocdclinic.com.au
CHINA
Xiamen Mental Health Center OCD Clinic
Specialty Outpatient Clinic
Description:
The Xiamen Mental Health Center’s Department of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a reputable non-profit medical facility. Our OCD program service started in 2012 after being trained by Drs. Thröstur Björgvinsson, Jeff Szymanski, and Szu-Hui Lee.
We are committed to assisting patients and their families by offering expert OCD diagnosis and care. Our goal is to offer people with OCD, their families, and the general public evidence-based best practices for clinical treatment, teaching, promotion, and related scientific research.
Based on scientific research, we offer medication management. We also provide a wide range of psychotherapies, such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Family Therapy, and Group Therapy.
Director: Lijun Ding, MD, Psychiatrist
Contact Name: Ying Chen
Xianyue Road 387-399#
Xiamen, Fujian 361012
China
Phone: 86-592-5371476
Fax: 86-592-5392520
Email: xmocd2020@126.com
Website: http://www.xmxy.net/