Conditions Treated

At What If Therapy, we specialize in providing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and evidence-based behavioral treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders across all of California. ERP is the gold-standard, research-supported therapy for conditions driven by fear, avoidance, intrusive thoughts, and compulsive behaviors.

Below are the primary conditions we treat through secure statewide telehealth.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can appear in many forms—often far beyond what most people expect.
Common OCD presentations include:

• Harm OCD 
• Contamination OCD
• Intrusive thoughts 
• Relationship OCD (ROCD)
• Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD)
• Symmetry, ordering, and “just right” OCD
• Scrupulosity OCD
• And More

Common symptoms of Social Anxiety include worries about:

• Being judged or embarrassed
• Speaking up at work or school
• Eating, writing, or performing tasks while observed
• Interactions with peers, coworkers, or strangers

 Illness Anxiety disorder often involves:

• Persistent fear of having or developing a serious disease
• Constant symptom checking
• Repeated searching for medical reassurance
• Frequent doctor visits or avoidance of doctors altogether
• Difficulty trusting medical results

 ERP is highly effective for a wide range of Specific Phobias, including:

• Needles
• Flying
• Heights
• Driving
• Vomiting (emetophobia)
• Animals
• Blood or injury
• Claustrophobia
• Water
• Invasive medical procedures

Common symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder include:

• Chronic worry
• “What if?” spirals
• Catastrophic thinking
• Fear of making the wrong decisions
• Constant mental reviewing

Common symptoms of Panic Disorder include:

• Rapid heartbeat or chest tightness
• Shortness of breath or choking sensations
• Dizziness, shaking, or sweating
• Numbness or tingling
• Intense fear of losing control, going crazy, or dying
• Feeling unreal or detached (derealization/depersonalization)