Steven Brodsky, Psy.D.

The top Panic and OCD expert on TV, providing treatment without medication with 90% success for 30 years.

RESULTS YOU CAN EXPECT:

Do results matter to you? For 30 years, everyone I've treated has had OCD, Panic, Agoraphobia, Body Dysmorphia, PTSD, or Social Anxiety. I have a 90% success rate without medication. Most of my clients saw multiple therapists before, but sadly never got the right kind of treatment. I aim to eliminate symptoms permanently, not just help you "live with" them better. I appear regularly on TV and in the media, and authored or contributed to multiple best selling anxiety self-help books, and founded the free OCD Hotline. My approach is comprehensive. Part of the therapy is highly behavioral. Together we will gently move forward in a step-by-step manner directly addressing anxiety, avoidant behaviors, obsessions, compulsions, and coping skills. We'll practice something new every session. It will always be something you say you're comfortable doing, never scary. I will give you homework exercises to practice between sessions and contact you every week to answer questions or help you if you are stuck. I use cutting edge Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, and gradual exposure therapy for panic, agoraphobia, social anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBIT for tics, Habit Reversal and ComBT for Trichotillomania, picking, and other BFRBs. We'll also use Schema Therapy, an experiential and transformative treatment, to really get to know you as a whole person, identify life-long patterns of behavior, ineffective coping mechanisms, and self-limiting beliefs that might fuel the anxiety along. By the end of therapy, some people actually forget why they came to him, advancing in careers or school and enjoying happy relationships. I fight for your right to the therapy you deserve and will personally advocate to most private insurance companies to get you the highest reimbursement, even if you don't have out of network coverage or are cash pay, and am usually successful.

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY:

I am inquisitive, warm, open, methodical, and compassionate. I start work with new clients with a hunch, but I never assume I know anything without thoroughly investigating it, like a scientist or detective, and getting confirmation from you whether my hypothesis is consistent with your own experience. Through this collaborative process, I refine my hypothesis until you feel it's laser accurate. I won't give advice to you just because it worked for someone else. Each person is a whole universe and I love exploring it and getting to the root of the problem. The same symptom can have different causes in different people and require very different treatment. I see your struggle. There is no shame in compulsive, avoidant, or angry behavior. They're simply your sincere but frustrated attempts to protect yourself, relieve suffering, and to get your basic human needs met, needs we all share. I'll help you get everything you deserve with greater success and satisfaction. https://OCDhotline.com.

Feel free to submit a question online and receive a quick and thorough personalized reply from Dr. Brodsky himself (not AI!) or request a free same day consultation at https://OCDhotline.com or 212-726-2390 or book an immediate appointment at https://makeanappointmentwithdrbrodsky.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=1913821.