Kathryn Wood (She/Her)

I am trained and experienced in trauma-focused therapy modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialetical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). With 13+ years in the field, I've come to understand that many of our core concerns, anxities, and unhelpful patterns stem from trauma experiences in some capacity, and I offer a compassion-oriented lens to support trauma healing.

With 13+ years treating issues stemming from anxiety, I combine my skills in a variety of evidenced-based, strengths-focused therapy tools to support clients facing anxiety. Whether it's anxiety that seems unfounded ("Why am I spiraling right now? I don't even know if ____ will happen? That's not even a real possibility!", etc.) or concrete (life transitions, trauma responses, social-economic hardships, etc.), I collaborate with you to understand, acknowledge, accept, and - ultimately - soothe.

I am trained and skilled in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Habit Reversal Training (HRT), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), all of which are gold-standards of treatment for those facing OCD symptoms - whether it's intrusive & disturing thoughts, compulsive actions, or both. These therapies also support related concerns, such as phobias, excessive picking of the body/hair, social anxiety, and other forms of anxiety. It IS possible to find healing, and my experience can help!

I utilize Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) in various forms - including through sound and physical tapping - to support you in processing underlying traumas, negative beliefs causing distress, and challenging responses. We work to de-strengthen the weight of these, to then replace with compassionate perspectives of yourself and your experiences. In doing so, many folks find not only mental clarity, but physical lightness and a renewed focus on their present and future.

Exposure and Response Prevention is the primary clinically-proven therapy treatment to work on confronting thoughts, images, objects, and situations that make you anxious & provoke obsessions. It's a gradual process that focuses on helping your nervous system and brain increase tolerance, and even acceptance, of these stressors to increase feelings of confidence, capability, and control over anxiety.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the gold-standard treatment for OCD and specific anxieties, such as phobias, hoarding, social anxiety, and related concerns. Together, we'll work gradually, but purposefully toward building skills that can built your confidence and capability in facing the fears that trigger your anxiety. Past clients have marveled at how far they've come in managing stress and finding relief through ERP skills, and most wish they had started sooner! :)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for OCD & anxiety helps individuals live a meaningful life by accepting uncomfortable obsessions rather than struggling to eliminate them. It uses mindfulness and values-based actions to reduce the power of thoughts (cognitive defusion) and break the cycle of compulsions. ACT is often used with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to provide a powerful 1-2 approach to lightening the load of intense anxious presentations long-term!