I’m a licensed clinical mental health counselor with over two decades of experience helping individuals navigate anxiety, OCD, and life transitions with clarity and purpose. I specialize in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and take a practical, compassionate approach to treatment that emphasizes building resilience and reducing avoidance. My work is grounded in evidence-based methods and shaped by a belief in each person’s capacity for growth—even in the midst of distress. Whether you’re facing intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, or overwhelming fear, I’ll walk alongside you with clear tools and steady support. Together, we’ll work toward greater freedom, emotional strength, and confidence in facing life on your terms. Message me for additional session times.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, you’ll get a safe space to talk openly about what’s been going on and what’s bringing you to therapy. I’ll guide us through a structured conversation that includes your history, current struggles, and goals for treatment. We’ll begin identifying the patterns and fears that might be keeping you stuck, and I’ll explain how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) or other evidence-based tools could help. This session is collaborative—I’ll ask questions, offer insights, and help us start building a clear path forward. Most of all, you’ll leave with a sense of direction, hope, and a realistic understanding of how therapy with me works.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My greatest strengths lie in my ability to bring clarity, structure, and deep empathy into the therapy room. I have a calm, steady presence that helps clients feel safe—even when facing distressing thoughts or overwhelming anxiety. I’m skilled at guiding people through Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) with both precision and compassion, helping them confront fears without judgment. I’m also deeply intuitive and able to see patterns quickly, which allows me to ask the right questions and help clients make meaningful shifts. Whether we’re tackling OCD, anxiety, or related disorders, I’m committed to helping clients move forward with resilience, purpose, and renewed confidence.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My ideal client is someone who’s tired of being controlled by fear, intrusive thoughts, or anxiety—and is ready to do the hard work of change. They may be struggling with OCD, religious scrupulosity, or generalized anxiety, and are looking not just for relief, but for real transformation. They’re curious, courageous, and open to trying a structured, evidence-based approach like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), even if it feels scary at first. Many of my clients are high-functioning but stuck—people who look like they have it all together on the outside but feel overwhelmed internally. I love working with those who are motivated to grow, who want someone honest, supportive, and skilled to walk with them through discomfort and into greater clarity, resilience, and peace.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as my primary modality when treating individuals with OCD and related anxiety disorders. My experience with ERP includes formal training through NOCD and I only use telehealth. In my sessions, I begin by building a strong psychoeducational foundation—explaining the OCD cycle, the role of compulsions, and how ERP disrupts this cycle. I work with clients to collaboratively develop a fear hierarchy, often using shared tools like HIPAA-compliant Google Docs. We rate each feared stimulus using SUDS and identify the associated compulsions. During exposures, I coach clients through intentionally facing feared thoughts, images, or situations, while resisting the urge to perform compulsive responses. This is often done both in session (when appropriate) and as between-session assignments. I monitor progress and distress levels, and we celebrate habituation and cognitive shifts over time. I integrate ERP with values-based work when needed—especially if there is comorbid anxiety, religious scrupulosity, or existential fear. My role is not to reassure or correct thoughts, but to help clients build tolerance for uncertainty and regain control of their lives by breaking the OCD cycle.
2 ratings with written reviews
November 14, 2025
Jim is direct and solution-oriented, but is also warm, and speaks to me as a person sitting next to him rather than at a cold distance. He's very interested in my successes, and building upon them. I look forward to meeting with him. Thanks, Jim!
October 24, 2025
Jim is a really nice guy. He does a great job making room for the other to share and is very kind in how he listens. It's clear he doesn't treat this as a job for money but as an opportunity to help someone in need. I really respect and appreciate that about him.