OCD Therapy in NYC
Ages 6 - 55
Our treatment for OCD goes beyond just symptom management. Our team gets at its root causes.
First, we calm your body’s alarm system, then understand why it took over in the first place. Therapy with us puts you back in control of your body’s threat-detection system.
Are you exhausted from fighting your own thoughts?
Do you know the thoughts are irrational, but you still can’t stop them?
OCD can consume your time, routines, and sense of control. You may spend hours stuck in mental loops or rituals meant to prevent something bad from happening.
Clients Come to Us With:
Intrusive thoughts
Mental loops
Compulsions or rituals
Frequent reassurance-seeking behaviors
Avoidance behaviors
Rigid routines
High anxiety
Loss of control
“The best time to start therapy is
as soon as you’re thinking about it”
Ways OCD Shows Up in Kids
Excessive washing or cleaning
Counting or repeating rituals
Rigid rules and plans
Avoidance of people or situations
Needing constant reassurance
Types of OCD We Treat
Contamination
Rumination
Checking
Hoarding
Fear of harming oneself or others
Need for order and symmetry
Taboo thoughts like violent or sexual images
Guilt or anxiety about moral or religious wrongdoing
Our approach is structured, active, and deeply informed by how OCD actually works.
Therapy Modalities We Use
We start by getting symptoms under control so daily life feels manageable. From there, we do deeper work to understand what’s driving the OCD.
ERP helps dial things down. Then we go further.
We look at the emotional, developmental, and relational factors beneath the symptoms so your OCD treatment goes beyond symptom management.
How We Treat OCD at Mind Matters
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Gradually reduces compulsions and avoidance by retraining the brain’s alarm system, helping anxiety lose its power.
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Helps identify and shift distorted thinking patterns that fuel fear and urgency.
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Explores the emotional roots and unconscious conflicts that contribute to OCD once symptoms are stabilized.
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Builds tolerance for uncertainty and reduces reactivity to intrusive thoughts.
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Addresses how anxiety and fear live in the body, not just the mind.
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Supports children in expressing fears and learning to manage big feelings in developmentally appropriate ways.
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Helps parents and caregivers respond in ways that reduce, rather than reinforce, obsessions and compulsions.
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Therapy for neurodivergent individuals may require a specialized approach. Differences in executive functioning, emotional experience, communication, and sensory processing can require a therapeutic approach that is adapted to meet these needs. We have a deep understanding of neurodivergence and will work with you to tailor treatment to your needs.
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Mind Matters provides a non-judgmental and inclusive environment that validates LGBTQ+ identities, creating a safe space to help individuals explore their identities, address and navigate challenges like stigma, discrimination, and oppression, develop self-acceptance, and promote authenticity and authentic living. We take a culturally sensitive approach to LGBTQ+ mental health that is rooted in compassion, advocacy, and cultural responsiveness.
When appropriate, we will refer to, and collaborate with, medication prescribers as a part of your comprehensive care.
“OCD is fear that has hijacked your brain”
Our OCD Therapy Gets Results
After working with us, clients report:
Fewer intrusive thoughts
Less compulsive behavior
Control over routines
Increased anxiety tolerance
Emotional insight
Improved functioning
A new relationship with their thoughts
When OCD loosens its grip, life opens back up.
School, work, and relationships stop revolving around fear.
Our OCD Therapy Team
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![Dr. Mougeh Yasai]()
Dr. Mougeh Yasai
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![Dr. David Baskin]()
Dr. David Baskin
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![Zoe Malliaros, LMSW]()
Zoe Malliaros, LMSW
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Samantha Vasquez, LCSW
About Mind Matters Psychology Group
We get at the root of OCD so that it isn’t just managed, but solved. We take OCD therapy a step further than other therapists - we don’t stop at ERP. We dial down your symptoms and then peel back the layers to understand the root cause, freeing your mind from OCD’s control.
Sessions are collaborative and structured, with clear goals and steady progress. With children and teens, we work closely with families to create consistency and reduce unintentional reinforcement of OCD behaviors.
As a group practice, every therapist shares this integrated approach so care remains consistent and effective.
Availability: In-person on the Upper West Side, NYC. Telehealth available in New York.
Education, Credentials, & Trainings
Training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Clinical experience treating pediatric and adult OCD
Training in CBT, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic approaches
Licensed Psychologists and Social Workers in New York
3 Steps To Get Started
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Reach out through the contact form. We’ll help you decide the next steps.
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We’ll discuss symptoms, goals, and whether our approach is the right fit.
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We begin the assessment and tailor a treatment plan to bring OCD under control.