You wake up without that familiar dread weighing on your chest. The intrusive thoughts that once hijacked your entire day? They’re still there sometimes, but they don’t control you anymore.
Your hands aren’t raw from washing. You don’t spend hours checking locks or redoing tasks until they feel “right.” You can touch doorknobs, use public restrooms, and leave your house without elaborate rituals.
Most importantly, you have your time back. The hours you used to lose to compulsions are now yours to spend on relationships, work, hobbies—the life you actually want to live. This isn’t wishful thinking. It’s what happens when you get the right treatment for OCD.
We bring together clinicians who don’t just study OCD—many of us have lived it. Our lead specialist, William Schultz, struggled with OCD for ten years before finding freedom through proper treatment.
This isn’t another practice where you’ll spend months explaining why you can’t “just stop” your compulsions. We get it. We’ve been in your shoes, felt that crushing anxiety, and know exactly what it takes to break free.
We’ve been serving the East Texas region for years, helping people in Longview and surrounding communities access evidence-based care that actually works. No judgment, no quick fixes, just proven methods delivered by people who truly understand.
First, we’ll spend time understanding your specific OCD symptoms and triggers. No two people have identical experiences with OCD, so your treatment needs to be tailored to you.
Then we create what’s called an exposure hierarchy—basically a roadmap that starts with manageable challenges and gradually works up to the things that feel impossible right now. Think of it like physical therapy for your anxiety response.
During exposure sessions, you’ll face your fears in a controlled, supportive environment while learning to resist the compulsions that have kept you trapped. Yes, it’s uncomfortable at first. But here’s what happens: your brain learns that the feared outcomes don’t actually occur, and your anxiety naturally decreases over time.
We’ll never surprise you or force you into anything. Every step is collaborative, transparent, and moves at a pace that works for you.
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We offer both traditional weekly sessions and intensive treatment options, including our innovative four-day intensive program. Research shows that concentrated ERP can produce breakthrough results that might take months in weekly therapy.
For Longview residents, we provide secure telehealth sessions that are just as effective as in-person treatment. This is especially valuable in East Texas, where specialized OCD care has traditionally been harder to access.
Our approach combines the gold standard ERP method with additional techniques like Motivational Interviewing and Metacognitive therapy. We also provide family support and education, because OCD affects everyone in your household.
Whether you’re dealing with contamination fears, harm obsessions, “just right” compulsions, or any other form of OCD, we have the expertise to help. We serve children, adolescents, and adults, meeting you exactly where you are in your journey.
ERP therapy is remarkably effective—it’s considered the gold standard treatment for OCD for good reason. Research consistently shows that more than 60% of people who complete ERP therapy experience significant symptom reduction, with over 30% becoming completely symptom-free.
In intensive programs, success rates are even higher, with some studies showing 80-90% of participants achieving substantial improvement. What makes ERP so effective is that it directly targets the core mechanism that keeps OCD alive: the cycle of obsession, anxiety, and compulsion.
Unlike other treatments that might help you feel temporarily better, ERP actually rewires your brain’s response to anxiety-provoking situations. The skills you learn extend far beyond therapy sessions, giving you tools to handle uncertainty and discomfort for life.
Yes, research has definitively shown that virtual ERP therapy can be just as effective as in-person sessions. This is particularly important for people in Longview and surrounding East Texas communities, where access to specialized OCD treatment has traditionally been limited.
Virtual ERP works because the core elements—exposure to feared situations and prevention of compulsive responses—can be effectively guided through secure video sessions. In fact, many exposures are actually easier to set up in your home environment.
We use HIPAA-compliant platforms and provide the same level of support, guidance, and expertise you’d receive in our office. Many clients actually prefer virtual sessions because they can practice facing their fears in the real-world settings where OCD typically shows up most.
Most people start noticing improvements within 8-16 weeks of consistent ERP therapy, though everyone’s timeline is different. The key factor isn’t just the number of sessions—it’s how willing you are to practice exposures between sessions.
Research suggests that people with OCD typically need to complete 60-100 exposures combined with response prevention to see substantial, lasting benefits. In weekly therapy, this might take several months. In our intensive programs, we can often achieve these results in a matter of weeks.
What’s important to understand is that ERP isn’t just about symptom reduction during treatment—it’s about building skills that last. The people who do best are those who commit to the process and continue practicing the techniques they learn, even after formal therapy ends.
The biggest difference is that our team includes clinicians who have actually lived with OCD ourselves. This isn’t just academic knowledge—we understand the terror, the shame, and the exhaustion that comes with this disorder because we’ve been there.
We also combine ERP with additional evidence-based techniques like Motivational Interviewing and Metacognitive therapy. This helps address not just the symptoms, but the underlying thought patterns and motivational barriers that can interfere with recovery.
Our intensive treatment options set us apart too. While most therapists offer only weekly sessions, we provide concentrated programs that can produce breakthrough results much faster. We also maintain complete transparency about our methods, fees, and what you can expect—no surprises or hidden agendas.
Absolutely not. We will never surprise, pressure, or force you to complete any exposure. In fact, we won’t ask you to do anything that we wouldn’t be willing to do ourselves.
Every exposure is planned collaboratively. You’ll understand exactly why we’re suggesting each step, and you’ll have complete control over when and how we proceed. The goal is for you to voluntarily choose each challenge because you understand how it fits into your recovery.
That said, effective ERP does require facing your fears—that’s how your brain learns that the things you’re afraid of aren’t actually dangerous. But there’s a huge difference between being gently challenged by a supportive therapist and being pushed beyond what you can handle. We always stay on the side of challenge with support.
We treat all forms of OCD, regardless of the specific content of your obsessions or compulsions. Whether you’re dealing with contamination fears, harm obsessions, “just right” feelings, religious scrupulosity, relationship OCD, or any other manifestation, we have the expertise to help.
Many people worry that their particular type of OCD is too weird, too severe, or too different to be treatable. The truth is, while the content of obsessions varies widely, the underlying mechanism is the same across all types of OCD.
Our approach is highly individualized. We create exposure hierarchies specifically tailored to your fears and design treatment plans that address your unique symptoms and life circumstances. We also work with children, adolescents, and adults, adapting our methods to be age-appropriate and developmentally suitable.
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