The OCD Lab: The Self-Trust Framework
Accelerated, fast-paced treatment that doesn’t cut corners
The OCD Lab:
The Self-Trust Framework
Has your life become about anxiety? Have you lost time and energy to worrying, thought-loops, and double, triple-checking?
The OCD Lab is a therapy intensive designed to help you reclaim your time, energy, and peace of mind. With longer, more frequent sessions, this structured, accelerated program helps you break free from OCD’s grip and reconnect with what truly matters.
This isn’t just about managing symptoms. It’s about making your life less about anxiety, and more about you.
Now booking for Fall 2025
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Now booking for Fall 2025 •
The world is shifting.
Therapy should shift too.
The traditional 50-minute model is what we are used to, but that doesn’t always mean it’s the most effective. Now, more than ever, motivated clients are achieving expedited results with accelerated therapy.
Let’s shake things up.
If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed by your thoughts and worries, or frustrated with the slow progress of traditional weekly therapy, an OCD therapy intensive may be exactly what you need.
OCD intensives offer a focused, accelerated approach, giving you the time and structure to build real momentum in a shorter period. Instead of waiting days or weeks between sessions, we’ll work closely together in longer and more frequent sessions that allow you to go deeper, faster, and more effectively.
Whether you're navigating compulsive thought spirals, avoidance behaviors, fear-driven rituals or overwhelming anxiety and worry, this format allows us to work collaboratively and deeply, without cutting out the good stuff.
What You’ll Get in The OCD Lab:
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Structured, fast-paced therapy with the same results as therapy, faster
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A personalized workbook containing worksheets and resources tailored to your needs and areas of focus
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Between-session assignments to reinforce session concepts and skills
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Frequent sessions with a high touch experience
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Optional add-on services including nutritional recommendations and family meetings
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A 7-step guide to trusting yourself so you can get back to living your life
A Sneak Peek Into The Modules
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Introduction of modality, inferential confusion, what are obsessions and compulsions, introduce OCD sequence
Take-Home: complete OCD sequence log
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Review OCD sequence log, explore reasoning categoties and logic of OCD
Take-Home: Log logic of OCD examples
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Review obsessional story and bridging practice, learn about the feared self, your personal rulebook
Tale-Home: explore feared self examples, your personal rulebook
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Review feared self/personal rulebook examples, explore perception vs imagination, reasonable vs obsessional doubt, zooming in vs zooming out
Take Home: reasonable vs obsessional doubt examples
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Review reasonable vs obsessional doubt, explore direct evidence, blending, dismantle positive beliefs about worry/compulsions
Take-Home: direct evidence exercise, examples of blending, introduce 7-step guide to trusting self
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Values and Making Life Meaningful
Take-Home: exploratory values exercise
If you’re short on time but big on results, a therapy intensive might be right for you
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Intensive-style therapy allows us to “cut to the chase” without losing time to check-ins, wrap ups, and other things that come up week to week. Longer sessions allow for more time developing skills and getting relief, quicker.
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Therapy intensives can be a smart and strategic investment in your mental health. The quicker you see results, the less time (and money) you spend.
Using out-of-network benefits may be a great option, and therapy intensives allow you to reach your deductible faster!
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Therapy intensives allow for more trouble-shooting and deeper support. You and I will work closely together for a few weeks, allowing me to answer questions or address issues in live time, without having to wait a week in between sessions.
Why choose a therapy intensive?The OCD Lab may be a good fit if:
❊ You’re motivated and ready to dive in
You’re the kind of person who wants to cut to the chase and get to the good stuff- I get it. While we can’t “rush the process”, intensives absolutely allow us to expedite it. If you’re someone who loves results and are finding yourself ready for a deep dive, let’s chat.
❊ You’re currently in therapy but not focused on anxiety or OCD
If anxiety, OCD, or intrusive thoughts are starting to hijack the progress you’ve made in therapy, an intensive can help. I’ll coordinate with your current therapist to offer a short-term, focused reset. No need to start from scratch or rehash your whole story, just the support you need, when you need it.
❊ You are in a state of transition
Life transitions create space, and sometimes, that space is exactly what healing needs. Whether you’re on maternity leave, between jobs, on a school break, or in a pause between life chapters, this can be the perfect window for focused support.
❊ You are pregnant or a new mom
The hormonal and societal shifts that take place during pregnancy and postpartum are no joke (trust me, I’ve been there) - and they often bring up anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or other changes. A therapy intensive offers a focused, accelerated path to help you quiet the noise, reconnect with your instincts, and rebuild self-trust.
❊ You’ve been in therapy before, but it didn’t help that much
Maybe you’ve done deep breathing, downloaded the apps, journaled your heart out…and you’re still stuck. The truth? Not all therapy is created equal. OCD and anxiety require evidence-based practice, and I’m passionate about this. Let’s stick to what really works.
❊ You have an upcoming event you’d like to prepare for
Maybe you have a big trip coming up, or a presentation. Maybe a wedding. Maybe a reunion. Life events often bring OCD into sharper focus. Whatever it is, a therapy intensive can get you there, but with more confidence and trust in yourself than before.
What is the Self-Trust Framework?
Grounded in what works. Flexible in what works for you.The Self-Trust Framework is a structured approach to OCD treatment rooted in Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) and infused with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) principles.
What makes it different? It’s also deeply personalized. This framework blends proven interventions with a focus on your story allowing us to adapt the work to your unique symptoms, capacity, and lived experience.
Backed by science. Shaped by your story.The Self-Trust Framework was developed over years of specializing in OCD treatment and working with individuals whose anxiety didn’t respond to surface-level strategies or generic therapy.
It’s built on what the research tells us works and what real life requires:
✔ A clear roadmap for reducing symptoms
✔ A flexible structure that honors your nervous system and your values
✔ A focus on long-term self-trust, not just short-term relief
This isn’t just OCD treatment, It’s a return to trust.OCD makes you doubt everything: your thoughts, your senses, your memories, your identity The path forward isn’t to be sure. It’s to feel steady even when you’re not. To rebuild trust in yourself, your choices, and your future.
OCD is sneaky, draining, and consuming. Let’s fix the slow leaks so that you get energy back to what matters most.
All killer, no filler
We take our crabcakes seriously in Maryland, and as you know, the best ones are filled with nothing but the good stuff. No filler, no fluff.
Therapy intensives allow for targeted, focused work on your mental health without the time cost of check-ins, updates, and other non-clinical topics.
By the end of The OCD Lab, you’ll:
✹ Have a concrete, skill-based plan to navigate thought and worry spirals
✹ Reclaim trust in your self and your senses
✹ Face fear without avoidance
✹ Align your life with what truly matters
✹ Learn how to “trust your gut” and connect with your inner wisdom
✹ Have a framework you can apply time and time again to navigate future worries
✹ Step out of compulsions and mental loops
✹ Understand how OCD works to better understand how to deal with it effectively
Our Services
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OCD Track
Serving themes such as:
Relationship OCD, Contamination OCD, “Pure-O” OCD (mental compulsions), Harm OCD, Perfectionism/”Just Right” OCD, Religious OCD, Sexual OCD, Hit and Run OCD, checking compulsions, mental reviewing, reassurance-seeking and more
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Perinatal OCD Track
For Pregnancy, Postpartum & Beyond
Themes such as fear of contamination, fear of causing harm to baby, perfectionism, fear of losing control, concerns regarding safety of baby, over-responsibility, checking behaviors, constant Googling and more
Intensive Options & Investment
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The Steady Stream
✓ 2 hour sessions, 2x a week
✓ 9 sessions
✓ 18 hours of accelerated therapy
✓ personalized workbook and assignments
✓ 5 weeks
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The Deep Dive
✓ 90 minute sessions, 3x a week
✓ 12 sessions
✓ 18 hours of accelerated therapy
✓ personalized workbook and assignments
✓ 4 weeks
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Choose Your Flow
1) Choose your session length
90 minute - 2 hour sessions
2) Choose your frequency
2-3 times weekly
✓ personalized workbook and assignments
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Plus, optional add-ons including:
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Let’s bring your support team in to help them understand how to really support you.
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The mind/body connection is a two-way street. We have the ability to add on a session providing psychoeducation about ways to utilze nutrition and lifestyle changes to best support your anxiety and OCD recovery.
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We will have the option to continue with ongoing check-ins as needed, if you’d prefer
What if you didn’t have to wait months to feel better? Now more than ever, you need flexibility to get back to what matters most.
You’re managing a lot: work, relationships, caregiving, and the endless to-do list that never seems to shrink. And yet, behind it all, OCD is stealing time, energy, and peace of mind.
Let’s change that.
Are you a clinician wanting to refer a client for an intensive?
What To Expect
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1: Start with a phone call
I offer a complimentary 20 minute consult to answer any questions you may have and determine if we would be a good fit. If you choose to move forward, we will schedule our initial intake.
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2: Complete paperwork & questionnaires
After our initial consultation call, I will send over paperwork to review during our intake session.
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3: Intake Appointment
During your 90 minute intake session, we will review your paperwork, questionnaires and history. Based on this, we will either map out a schedule to move forward or I will provide alternative recommendations.
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4: The Work
Finally, the fun stuff. This is where the work begins! You will receive your personalized workbook and we will complete our therapy appointments as previously discussed.
Struggling with Intrusive Thoughts After Baby?
If you're dealing with constant doubt, scary “what ifs,” or obsessive urges to check and fix (and check again…), you're not alone, and you're not a bad mom. In fact, I’ve been there. You may be experiencing Perinatal OCD, a treatable condition fueled by anxiety, hormonal changes, and a deep need to protect what you love most.
Our OCD therapy intensives are perfect for women like you: new and expecting moms who need more than weekly therapy and want to feel better, quickly. We combine gold-standard treatment with a flexible, compassion-forward approach that honors your motherhood, your body, and your capacity.
Bring your baby and your scary thoughts. All are welcome.
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch, but on its own wings.”
―Charlie Wardle
FAQs:
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At this time, visits are being offered virtually through a secure video platform. Services are available to those residing in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Many insurance companies offer out-of-network benefits, and you may be able to be reimbursed for a portion of your session cost. I recommend contacting your insurance company to learn more.
One benefit of intensives is that due to the fast-paced nature of treatment, you may be able to reach a deductible faster!
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At this time, yes. If you have other areas you’d like to address through intensive-style therapy, you may discuss this with one of our therapists during your consultation call. (Psst: if you struggle with anxiety and worry, it’s possible an OCD intensive may be a good fit!)
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For OCD treatment I utilize I-CBT, an evidence-based treatment gaining popularity due to its effectiveness and long-lasting results. You can learn more about I-CBT here.
In my experience, OCD treatment works beautifully in a structured, fast-paced setting. Progress can be slowed by delays in between sessions and ‘outside’ issues taking up priority during sessions. If traditional OCD treatment hasn’t worked before, let’s chat more about what could be different.
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No! I-CBT is an appealing treatment option not only for its effectiveness, but also because there is no need for exposures. Truth be told, I have found exposures to be less effective for mental compulsions , which almost all clients of mine experience.
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First, we’ll start with a complimentary 20 minute consultation call so I can learn more. If all sounds good, we will complete a 90-minute intake session to clarify diagnosis and treatment areas to ensure a therapy intensive would be a good fit. At this point, we would choose to either move forward with an intensive, or I will provide recommendations or alternatives.
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A 50% non-refundable deposit is due at the time of booking your intensive and the remaining 50% is due on the first day of your intensive session.
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OCD intensives are NOT appropriate for:
Clients who want long-term, slower paced work
Clients with active eating disorders or suicidality
Clients who aren’t able to commit to practice outside of session
Now booking for Fall 2025
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Now booking for Fall 2025 •
Ready for a deep dive?
Whether you’re navigating high-functioning anxiety, postpartum intrusive thoughts, or longstanding OCD patterns, the Self-Trust Framework meets you with evidence-based care that respects your whole self.