California
OCD Center of Los Angeles
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Name
OCD Center of Los Angeles
Location
10921 Wilshire Blvd. #502
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Credentials and Degrees
Three therapists on staff, all of whom have advanced degrees in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or Social Work, and all of whom are either licensed or registered with the State of California licensing board.
- Tom Corboy, MFT
- Stacey Kuhl Wochner, LCSW
- Jon Hershfield, MA
Therapy methods
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with an emphasis on Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and Mindfulness Based CBT.
Description
The OCD Center Los Angeles is a private, outpatient clinic specializing in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related anxiety-based conditions. Among the disorders we treat are:
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking)
- Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling)
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD / body image anxiety)
- Hypochondria (health anxiety)
- Social Anxiety / Social Phobia
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
Research has consistently found CBT to be the most effective treatment for these disorders. While treatment may last many years with traditional therapy, most clients make dramatic improvement with CBT in just 4-6 months.
We treat adults, children, and adolescents. In addition to providing individual therapy, we also offers six low-fee therapy/support groups, including a weekly group specifically for adults with Dermatillomania / Compulsive Skin Picking and/or Trichotillomania. We also offer a bi-weekly group exclusively for adolescents aged 12-17 with OCD or related conditions, including Dermatillomania / Compulsive Skin Picking. These groups are led by our staff therapists, and use the same treatment protocol as our individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program.
The OCD Center of Los Angeles also offers telephone and webcam-based online therapy. Telephone and online counseling are ideally suited to people in the following situations:
- Those who have a physical condition which limits their mobility;
- Those with psychological conditions which restrict travel;
- Those who live in areas distant from our offices who are unable to find specialized care near their home.
Both telephone and internet therapy have repeatedly been found to be safe and effective in numerous research studies, and have been legal in California since 1997.
Our office is conveniently located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, just off both the 405 and the 10 freeways. We have office hours six days a week, including evening and Saturday appointments.
The first step towards entering individual or group therapy is to contact our office. This will give us an opportunity to briefly discuss your symptoms, as well as fees, scheduling, insurance, etc.
Contact info
OCD Center of Los Angeles
(310) 335-5443
director@ocdla.com
www.ocdla.com
Melany Friedlander, J.D., C.Ht.
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Name
Melany Friedlander, J.D., C.Ht.
Location
Santa Monica, Ca
Credentials and Degrees
Degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute (hypnosis.edu); Certified by the American Hypnosis Association
Therapy methods
I use hypnotherapy and neuro-linguistic programming to help clients identify the triggers that cause face picking so they can implement healthier coping skills and/or new strategies for dealing with the underlying anxiety. I create a personalized recording of the session which the client can listen to after the session.
Description
Melany Friedlander is a certified hypnotherapist with a private practice in Santa Monica. Melany takes great pleasure in serving her clients in a way that incorporates her diverse background and skills. She works with clients of all ages (including children as young as 6 years old). Her areas of expertise include: repetitive and addictive behaviors, including face picking and nail biting, stress reduction, and confidence building. In addition to being a certified hypnotherapist, Melany is also a California licensed attorney and a certified practitioner of NLP. She received her Juris Doctorate from USC and a BA degree from UC Berkeley.
Contact info
phone: 323-896-0931
email: melany [at] hypnoswitch.com
web: www.hypnoswitch.com
Dr. Sherise Prince
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Name
Dr. Sherise Prince
Location
1247 7th Street, Suite 202, Santa Monica, CA 90401
24050 Madison Street, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
Credentials and Degrees
Licensed Clinical Psychologist – PSY 22830
Description
Offers Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Habit Reversal, Stimulus Control, Relaxation/Meditation-Mindfulness, & Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for children, adolescents, and adults with compulsive skin picking and trichotillomania. Evening appointments and sliding scale fees available.
Contact info
Phone: 310-582-5225
Web: www.cbttherapist.net
Email: info [at] cbttherapist.net
Litsa R. Tanner, MS, MFT
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Name
Litsa R. Tanner
Location
Santa Rosa Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
319 South E Street, Suite B
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Credentials and Degrees
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (lic # MFC44119)
Treatment methods
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, Habit Reversal Training
Description
Litsa R. Tanner, MFT, has been using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for over ten years, and is a co-founder of the Santa Rosa Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She currently specializes in the treatment of OCD and habit disorders such as trichotillomania and skin-picking. Litsa has advanced training in the use of exposure and response prevention therapy and is a member of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, the Trichotillomania Learning Center, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Contact info
Phone: 707-545-4600 x3
Email: litsa [at] srcbt.org
Website: www.srcbt.org
Rodney Boone, PhD
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Name
Rodney Boone, PhD
Location
#1: 24445 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 109, Torrance, CA 90505
#2: 116 N. Maryland Ave., Suite 230, Glendale, CA 91206
Credentials and Degrees
Ph.D.; Licensed Psychologist; Certified in Cognitive Therapy by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Member of the Trichotillomania Learning Center (TLC) and Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF)
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Habit Reversal Training, Mindfulness Meditation, and more.
Contact info
Phone: 310-375-4855, 818-547-2623
http://www.cbtsocal.com/
rpboone [at] cbtsocal.com
Lori L. Riddle-Walker, MA MFT
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Name
Lori L. Riddle-Walker, MA MFT
Location
Escondido, CA
Credentials and Degrees
MA Counseling Psychology from Trinity College of Graduate studies, Anaheim, CA
Treatment methods
Habit Reversal
Contact info
760-715-7273
Tami Sonnier, MFT
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Name
Tami Sonnier, MFT
Location
3000 Citrus Circle, Suite 235
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Treatment methods
I work from an Attachment and Emotionally focused perspective. I also provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Habit Reversal, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
Description
I am a mother of a hair puller and a skin picker. I work on helping children, teens, adults and parents to comfort and accept themselves and others, and to see that they and their family members are so much more than their problems.
Contact info
phone: 925-980-1805
email: tsonnier [at] gmail.com
Lili Endlich, Ph.D.
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Name
Lili Endlich, Ph.D.
Location
3901 Kingswood Rd.
Sherman Oaks
Treatment methods
Offers cognitive-behavioral therapy, family therapy, interpersonal work for trichotillomania and compulsive skin-picking
Description
Specializes in treating anxiety disorders.
Treats adolescents and adults.
Contact info
phone: 818-783-2004
email: lendlich [at] sbcglobal.net
Dr. Doris Sami
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Name
Dr. Doris Sami
Location
132 Leland, St.
Santa Rosa
Treatment methods
cognitive-behavioral therapy, therapy group work
Description
Treats all ages.
Contact info
phone: 707-544-0821
email: doris [at] sami.org
Claudia Miles, MFT
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Name
Claudia Miles
Location
My office is in San Rafael, California (Marin County, SF Bay Area).
700 E Street, Suite 220
San Rafael, CA 94901
Credentials and Degrees
Master's degree in counseling, plus licensed as a marriage family therapist.
Description
Claudia Miles, MA, MFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Marin County,
California who devotes more than half her practice to working with clients who suffer from
trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) and other body-based repetitive behaviors
including skin picking. She also specializes in working with depression and anxiety,
addictions, body image, gay and lesbian issues, grief and loss, mid-life issues
(including career changes and dating after 40), starting over after divorce, teens,
job burnout and relationship issues of all kinds.
Contact info
My office phone is 415-460-9737
email: claudiamilesmft [at] gmail.com
