Therapy for Anxiety and OCD for adults in Salt Lake City, Utah
Anxiety and OCD can quietly but dramatically take over your life. Even when things look fine on the outside, the constant overthinking, ruminating, reassurance-seeking, avoidance, etc. can be utterly exhausting.
Fear doesn’t have to keep holding you back, and you can live a fulfilling life in spite of uncertainty. Our therapy will be focused on understanding the nature of anxiety/OCD, examining the truthfulness of the messages they tell us, and practicing new ways to respond so they have less power over your choices.
Our work begins with understanding how anxiety or OCD shows up for you. This may include:
- Constant worrying or overthinking – you know you’re doing it but can’t seem to stop
- A harsh inner critic that makes ranges from kind of rude to downright cruel
- Avoidance of things that are important to you but you can’t seem to make yourself get there
- Mental replaying or ruminating on the worst-case scenario, even when you know it’s unlikely to happen
- Intrusive or disturbing thoughts or images you didn’t ask for
- Thoughts or beliefs that seem a little extreme but feel VERY true
- Anxiety about physical sensations, and sometimes about fear itself
You’ll Learn To:
- Respond differently to anxious thoughts and OCD patterns without getting stuck in them
- Build confidence in your ability to tolerate uncertainty and discomfort
- Reduce reliance on reassurance, avoidance, or mental checking
- Recognize when fear is driving decisions and take the steering wheel back
- Reconnect with your values instead of organizing your life around anxiety
- Develop greater self-trust and steadiness over time
Who I Work Best With
I work best with adults who are motivated to actively engage in therapy for anxiety and OCD. My clients are thoughtful, self-aware, and tired of feeling run by their symptoms. This includes clients who are open to self-reflection, appreciate clear and honest feedback, and are willing to practice evidence-based approaches such as ERP. A sense of curiosity (and occasional humor!) about how anxiety/OCD operates can be especially helpful in this work.
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Laurel Mallonee LCSW 