Evidence-Based CBT & ERP Therapy for Anxiety and OCD

When Your Child Can't Turn Off the Worry

Intrusive thoughts, rituals, checking, reassurance-seeking, and avoidance can be incredibly distressing for children—and confusing for parents.

If you or your child are struggling with anxiety or OCD, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to keep fighting your thoughts on your own. At Evoke Psychology, we specialize in evidence-based treatment, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) to help individuals reduce anxiety, break out of obsessive-compulsive cycles, and regain control of their lives.

CBT and ERP are the gold-standard, first-line treatments for anxiety and OCD.
They work—and we’ll teach you exactly how they work, with support every step of the way.

  • Our NYC therapists provide CBT and ERP treatment for:

    OCD & Related Disorders

    • Intrusive thoughts

    • Checking, counting, cleaning, or repeating rituals

    • Contamination fears

    • Harm OCD

    • Sexual or violent intrusive thoughts

    • Scrupulosity / moral OCD

    • Perfectionism-driven compulsions

    • Relationship OCD

    • Health anxiety / somatic OCD

    • Pure O (obsessions without visible compulsions)

    Anxiety Disorders

    • Generalized anxiety (constant worry or rumination)

    • Social anxiety

    • Panic disorder & panic attacks

    • Health anxiety

    • Phobias

    • Performance anxiety

    • School or work-related anxiety

    • Stress from life transitions

    • High-achieving or perfectionistic anxiety

    Whether anxiety has become overwhelming or OCD is interfering with your daily life, treatment can help you get back your time, energy, and freedom.

  • Many people try to manage anxiety or OCD through reassurance, avoidance, or “figuring out” their thoughts—but these strategies actually strengthen the anxiety cycle.

    CBT and ERP change the cycle from the inside out.

    CBT Helps You:

    • Understand your anxiety or OCD patterns

    • Identify unhelpful or distorted thoughts

    • Build coping skills that work

    • Change behaviors that reinforce anxiety

    • Learn how to respond—not react—to intrusive thoughts

    ERP Helps You Break Free From OCD

    ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) gently teaches your brain that anxiety is survivable and doesn’t need a ritual to go away.

    You learn how to:

    • Face triggers with support

    • Resist compulsions

    • Reduce obsessive loops

    • Build tolerance for uncertainty

    • Create new, healthier patterns

    ERP is the #1 recommended treatment for OCD by leading experts and medical organizations.
    It’s powerful because it teaches the brain something new through experience—not fear.

  • Our approach is structured, collaborative, and personalized.

    Your treatment may include:

    • Psychoeducation on anxiety & OCD

    • CBT skills for thoughts, behaviors, and emotions

    • Hierarchy development (a step-by-step plan for exposures)

    • Supported exposures (ERP) at a pace that feels safe

    • Between-session practice to build momentum

    • Tools to handle intrusive thoughts without engaging

    • Long-term relapse-prevention strategies

    This is not vague talk therapy.
    It’s active, practical, and built to help you feel better—often sooner than you think.

“What if my fears feel too big or too embarrassing?”

Nothing is too strange, too scary, or too taboo for us to talk about.

OCD often targets the things you value most—your relationships, morals, safety, identity, and integrity.

Your thoughts don’t define you.

You deserve a space where your fears can be shared without judgment and treated with expertise.

If you’re ready to feel more grounded and less overwhelmed, we are here to help.

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