Specialized Treatment for Anxiety & OCD
Evidence-based treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, alongside parent-based approaches for childhood anxiety and OCD.
Telehealth in Maryland and participating PSYPACT states.
Anxiety and OCD have a way of making life smaller.
They can begin by asking for a little—a little more attention, a little more certainty, a little more caution. More and more time and attention are pulled into worry, checking, rituals, and attempts to get relief. Things get avoided. Opportunities get passed up. Choices begin to be shaped by what feels safest or most certain. Gradually, life can begin to organize itself around avoiding what is frightening and trying to resolve what is uncertain.
Little by little, the work of managing anxiety and OCD can begin to crowd out the life happening around them. There is less room for the experiences that matter, the interests that make life richer, and the opportunities that allow us to discover what we are capable of.
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 do what matters, take on what once felt difficult, and make choices that allow life to feel more like one’s 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.
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. She also works extensively with parents of children and adolescents with anxiety and OCD.
Her approach draws on extensive clinical training and a foundation in psychological research, with particular expertise in cognitive behavioral and exposure-based treatments.
Considering treatment?
If you're considering treatment, complete the consultation inquiry form to arrange a complimentary initial call to learn more about my practice and next steps.
Telehealth in Maryland and participating PSYPACT states.