Picture waking up without that crushing wave of intrusive thoughts hitting you before your feet touch the floor. Your morning routine becomes just that—routine, not a two-hour ordeal of checking, washing, or avoiding triggers.
You can touch door handles, shake hands, or enter crowded spaces without your brain launching into crisis mode. The mental loops that trap you in “what if” scenarios finally break, giving you space to think about things that actually matter.
Your relationships heal because you’re present instead of battling invisible demons. Work becomes manageable again because your focus returns to your actual job, not managing anxiety all day. You get to live in your life instead of just surviving it.
We bring together nationally recognized researchers, published clinicians, and advocates—many who’ve personally fought the same battles you’re fighting right now. This isn’t textbook knowledge. It’s lived experience combined with clinical expertise.
Our lead clinician, William Schultz, survived ten years of OCD before achieving remission and dedicating his career to helping others break free. His research has shaped international treatment standards, but more importantly, he knows what it’s like to feel trapped by your own mind.
We serve Midland, TX and surrounding communities through secure virtual appointments and in-person sessions. No insurance games, no surprise fees, no vague treatment plans. You’ll know exactly what we’re doing and why, because transparency isn’t just nice—it’s necessary for real healing.
We start with a thorough assessment to map out your specific triggers, patterns, and goals. No cookie-cutter approaches here—your treatment plan gets built around your actual life and challenges, not some generic protocol.
During exposure sessions, you’ll gradually face feared situations in a controlled environment with a therapist who gets it. We might use virtual reality exposure therapy to simulate flying, public speaking, or contaminated environments when real-world practice isn’t practical or safe.
You’re never ambushed with surprise exposures or pressured into situations you’re not ready for. Every step gets discussed and agreed upon beforehand. Between sessions, you’ll practice specific exposures at home, building real-world confidence that transfers to your daily life.
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Our exposure therapy tackles OCD, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobias, and PTSD using proven approaches like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and cutting-edge virtual reality exposure therapy. We treat children, adolescents, and adults with the same level of specialized care.
Living in Midland, TX means dealing with unique stressors—economic uncertainty in the oil industry, limited mental health resources, and the isolation that comes with rural living. Our virtual appointments eliminate the barrier of driving hours for quality care, while our in-person options provide face-to-face support when you need it.
Texas has some of the nation’s highest anxiety rates, with one in five adults experiencing mental health conditions annually. But here’s what most people don’t know: anxiety disorders and OCD respond incredibly well to specialized exposure therapy when it’s done right. We also offer intensive four-day programs for those ready to make accelerated progress.
Regular counseling focuses on talking through your problems and learning coping strategies, which can help but rarely eliminates anxiety disorders or OCD. It’s like learning to manage a broken leg instead of actually healing it.
Exposure therapy goes straight to the source by gradually exposing you to feared situations while preventing your usual escape routes—avoidance, compulsions, or safety behaviors. This retrains your brain’s alarm system to recognize that most of your fears aren’t actually dangerous. Instead of spending years talking about your anxiety, you’re actively rewiring the neural pathways that create it. Research consistently shows exposure therapy, especially ERP, delivers faster and more lasting results than traditional talk therapy for anxiety disorders.
You’ll wear VR equipment that creates realistic scenarios tailored to your specific fears—flying, public speaking, contaminated environments, social situations, or trauma-related triggers. The technology is so immersive that your brain responds as if you’re actually in those situations, which makes the therapy incredibly effective.
What makes this powerful is the control factor. If you’re afraid of flying, we can simulate takeoff, turbulence, or landing without booking actual flights. For social anxiety, we can create crowded rooms or presentation scenarios you can practice in repeatedly. The virtual environment lets us adjust intensity levels precisely and pause whenever needed. Many clients find VR exposures less intimidating than real-world practice initially, making it an excellent stepping stone to facing fears in actual situations.
Most people notice initial improvements within 2-3 weeks of consistent exposure therapy, but significant, lasting changes typically happen after completing 60-100 exposures with response prevention. In weekly therapy, this usually means 12-20 sessions, though our intensive four-day programs can dramatically accelerate this timeline.
Here’s the key: your progress depends heavily on doing exposure exercises at home between sessions. Clients who consistently practice their “homework” exposures see results much faster than those who only do exposures during appointments. Unlike medications that provide temporary relief, the skills you develop in exposure therapy create permanent changes in how your brain processes fear and anxiety. The improvements compound over time, meaning you get stronger and more confident with each successful exposure.
Absolutely, when conducted by properly trained exposure therapy specialists. We always start with manageable challenges and build up gradually at your pace. Think of it like physical therapy—you wouldn’t start with heavy weights after an injury, but you would progressively strengthen the affected area.
You maintain complete control throughout the process. We never spring surprises or force you into situations you haven’t agreed to beforehand. Our therapists are specifically trained to recognize and manage high anxiety responses safely. Many clients with severe anxiety actually benefit more from exposure therapy than gentler approaches because it directly addresses the avoidance patterns that keep their symptoms strong. The controlled discomfort you experience during exposures is temporary and purposeful, unlike the chronic suffering that comes from avoiding your fears indefinitely.
Yes, we offer prolonged exposure therapy specifically designed for PTSD, available through both virtual sessions and in-person appointments for Midland, TX residents. This evidence-based treatment helps you safely process traumatic memories and reduce the avoidance behaviors that keep PTSD symptoms active.
Prolonged exposure involves gradually confronting trauma-related memories, emotions, and situations you’ve been avoiding since the traumatic event. We might incorporate virtual reality scenarios when appropriate—for example, simulating driving environments for car accident survivors or combat situations for veterans. The entire process happens in a supportive, controlled environment where you can safely revisit difficult experiences and learn that the memories themselves can’t hurt you. This approach has strong research backing and often produces significant improvement in PTSD symptoms within weeks rather than months or years.
Three main differences: lived experience, specialized focus, and proven results. Our lead therapist William Schultz is an OCD survivor whose research has been used by international organizations to set treatment standards. When he tells you he understands what you’re going through, he means it literally.
We exclusively treat anxiety disorders and OCD, not depression, relationship issues, or general therapy concerns. This specialization means we catch nuances and challenges that general practitioners often miss. We also offer cutting-edge treatments like virtual reality exposure therapy alongside traditional approaches, always customized to your specific situation. Our transparent approach means no surprise fees, no vague treatment plans, and no pressure tactics. We meet you where you are geographically through our virtual options and emotionally through our understanding of what it’s actually like to live with these conditions.
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