Anxiety & OCD Therapy
Anxiety and OCD often feel less like isolated symptoms and more like patterns that quietly take over constant monitoring, overthinking, or an ongoing sense that something isn’t quite safe. Many people with these concerns are high-performing, insightful, and outwardly doing well, yet feel stuck in cycles of worry or mental exhaustion. The issue is rarely a lack of understanding. These reactions tend to happen faster than we can notice. Therapy offers space to slow these patterns down and understand what is driving them.
Who Anxiety & OCD Therapy Is For
This work may be a good fit if you:
Feel stuck in persistent worry, rumination, or mental loops
Experience anxiety that feels disproportionate but hard to stop
Struggle with intrusive thoughts, urges, or compulsive behaviors
Find yourself seeking reassurance or certainty repeatedly
Feel controlled by fear, vigilance, or a need to “get it right”
Are exhausted by managing your own mind
How the Work Approaches Anxiety & OCD
This approach focuses on understanding how anxiety and obsessive patterns operate under stress, rather than trying to eliminate them outright. Anxious and obsessive responses often develop as attempts to create safety or certainty, but tend to reinforce the cycle over time. Therapy incorporates Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) alongside work that helps you relate differently to anxious or obsessive thoughts, increasing tolerance for uncertainty and choice in how you respond.
In-person individual therapy is offered in Farmington, Connecticut, and is accessible to clients from West Hartford, Avon, Canton and Simsbury. Telehealth therapy is available across Connecticut. Willow Tree Psychotherapy accepts Aetna, Husky, and Optum insurance. Private pay options are also available.