OCD & Anxiety Therapy in Florida
Evidenced-Based ERP and I-CBT for OCD and Anxiety
| In Largo and Virtually Across Florida
You don't need one more answer.
You need a different way to respond to the doubt.
The questions anxiety and OCD ask can sound very reasonable.
DOES THIS FEEL FAMILIAR?
What if I said the wrong thing?
What if I don't really love my partner?
What if I did something wrong and can't remember?
What if I could hurt someone?
What if this symptom is the one everyone missed?
What if that prayer didn't count?
What if I touched something and now it's everywhere?
What if this thought means something about who I am?
So you do what makes sense. You replay. You check. You Google. You ask someone else what they think. You go over it in your head until it finally feels right.
And for a little while, it does.
Then the doubt comes back, sometimes with a new topic and the same urgency.
You may already know the fear doesn't add up. That's part of what makes this so exhausting. You can know all of that and your brain still won't let it go.
What We Actually Do in Therapy
My job isn't to convince you the fear is false. OCD would just ask for a better argument. My job is to help you respond differently, so OCD and anxiety have less say in how you live.
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We plan steps toward the things OCD has you avoiding, then practice staying with the doubt without checking, Googling or seeking reassurance. We set the pace together.
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We look at the story OCD tells to make a doubt feel believable, and how it pulls you away from what's actually in front of you.
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For anxiety, we work on making room for discomfort so anxiety stops making your decisions for you. You may still feel anxious sometimes. The goal is to stop organizing your life around avoiding it.
We'll use what fits for you and the way your OCD or anxiety shows up.
Therapy With Me May Be a Good Fit If...
✓ You've started arranging your life around not feeling anxious
✓ Reassurance used to help, and now it barely lasts
✓ Your coping skills have turned into one more thing to get right
✓ You have thoughts you've never told anyone
✓ You're ready to do hard things, in session and between sessions
✓ You want someone who'll be kind to you and still be honest with you
*I work with teens and adults, ages 14 and up*
What Becomes Possible When Anxiety and OCD Have Less Say
More Time
Less of your day goes to checking, replaying and researching.
More Trust
You can make a decision without running it past three people first.
More Room
A thought can show up without taking over your whole afternoon.
More Life
Less "fixing" yourself. More living your life.
You may still have anxious or intrusive thoughts. They just don't get to run the day.
Hi, I’m Amanda Kohl, MA, LMHC
I help people with OCD and anxiety stop living their lives around doubt and fear.
Most of the people who find me have already tried to think their way out of it. They've done the research, asked the questions and gotten the answers, and their brain still won't let the doubts go. Some have started to believe they're the problem. They're not.
So we'll do something different. I use ERP and I-CBT to help you actually respond differently to doubt, fear and intrusive thoughts. You can be kind to yourself AND do hard things; that's the whole idea.
If this sounds like what you've been looking for, book a free consultation. We'll figure out if we're a good fit.
FAQ
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Self-pay sessions are $150 for 50 minutes. Your consultation is free.
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I accept eligible UHC, Cigna and Aetna plans through Alma, and I also see self-pay clients. We can go over your options during your consultation.
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Both! I see clients in person at 801 W Bay Dr in Largo and virtually throughout Florida.
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You don't need to know before you reach out. Tell me what's been happening and we'll look at it together.
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No. We build the steps together, and you have a say in what comes next.
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That depends on what we're working on, your goals and how much practice happens between sessions. We'll check in on your progress along the way.
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Yes. If trauma is part of the picture, I use Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), with EMDR available when appropriate.
If something here resonates, change is possible.
Schedule your free consultation and we’ll talk through what’s been coming up for you and what support could look like.
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