Michele Bernal

Anxiety and OCD Specialist (Exposure Response/Prevention) ERP and ICBT for individuals and SPACE trained for helping parents I am a compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor who has worked with adolescents, and young adults: as well as parents for over a decade. My goal is to work collaboratively with you to help you gain power back over your life. I am a trained specialist and use evidence-based modalities to address obsessions and compulsive behaviors, as well as anxiety related struggles. ERP is a scientific proven treatment for OCD and is the gold standard treatment approach for reducing symptoms. I have received training through the International OCD Foundation BTTI program (IOCDF), SPACE trained (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), and MASS General Hospital. With a focus on OCD, I use Exposure Response and Prevention (ERP) therapy and ICBT in order to address and reduce obsessions and compulsions. I regularly promote social and emotional resiliency. I also support clients with PANS/PANDAS, Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease, OCD, sensory issues, anxiety, neurodivergence, gender identity and LGBQT+, and adjustment issues. I have extensive clinical experience helping clients through a client centered and strength-based cognitive behavioral approach (CBT) and research-based therapeutic approaches, including Solution Focused Therapy, EFT/Tapping, Mindfulness Techniques, and Parent Coaching. I can provide a super bill for you to submit to your insurance