Specialized Treatment for Anxiety & OCD
Evidence-based treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, including parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent anxiety and OCD.
Telehealth in Maryland and participating PSYPACT states.
Telehealth in Maryland and participating PSYPACT states.
Effective treatment changes more than how we feel.
Anxiety and OCD can begin by asking for a little: a little more caution, a little more certainty, a little more attention. Over time, the efforts to manage them can consume increasing amounts of time and energy, shape what people do and avoid, and gradually narrow the life they are living. Little by little, the work of managing anxiety and OCD can begin to crowd out the life happening around them.
Effective treatment creates room for something else. Not a life without uncertainty or discomfort, but one in which anxiety and OCD take up less space - leaving more room to pursue what matters and to live in ways that feel more fully their own.
Areas of Specialization
Anxiety & OCD
Evidence-based treatment for anxiety, OCD, and related concerns using CBT and exposure-based approaches, including ERP.
Children & Adolescents
Developmentally informed treatment for childhood anxiety and OCD, with parent involvement and coordination with schools and medical providers when appropriate.
For Parents
Parent-based treatment for anxiety and OCD, with direct work with parents across childhood through young adulthood.
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Telehealth is available in Maryland and other states through PSYPACT. View participating states →
Alison Newcomer
PhD · MHS · LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Newcomer is a clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety, OCD, and related concerns across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Her approach emphasizes cognitive behavioral and exposure-based therapies, including evidence-based, parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety and OCD.
Her clinical training includes Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children's National Hospital, and Georgetown University Hospital, complemented by a background in psychological research at Johns Hopkins.