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OCD Therapy
Therapy for intrusive thoughts and compulsive behavior with gold-standard Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)—tailored to your symptoms and goals.
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OCD Therapy in Ventura County, CA
Specialized OCD TreatmentIn-Person in Ventura & Online Across California
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ABOUT VENTURA OCD THERAPY
Specialized, Evidence-Based OCD Care
Ventura OCD Therapy is a specialized psychotherapy practice focused on treatment for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related conditions.
Treatment draws on evidence-based approaches such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and developmentally-informed trauma sensitive care. Therapy is approached with an appreciation of your history, family dynamics, personality, and coping strategies.
Ventura OCD Therapy offers an integrative approach, allowing for the opportunity of symptom relief and exploration of deeper emotional and relational challenges. Therapy can be short-term with a focused number of sessions to target the most pressing concerns, or longer-term and open-ended for more self-awareness and change.
Founded by Teva Johnstone, LCSW, the practice offers compassionate, individualized care for clients who need a specialist who understands obsessive-compulsive and related conditions. In-person sessions are available in Ventura County, with secure online therapy available throughout California. Browse areas served or request a consultation.
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Specialized OCD Therapy for Lasting Change
OCD is exhausting and isolating, but you don't have to face it alone. Using highly effective treatments like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), I'll help you stop compulsions and avoidance. You will learn skills to get off the mental roller coaster of rumination to create a life that is more free and meaningful.
I offer in-person therapy in Ventura County and secure online sessions throughout California.
OCD Therapy
Specialized treatment for adults, teens, and perinatal mothers with obsessive-compulsive disorder using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
Anxiety & Phobias
Integrative therapy for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, perinatal anxiety, and spiraling thoughts.
Perfectionism
Break free from unhelpful perfectionism, self-criticism, and workaholic tendencies that burn you out.
Life Transitions
Professional support so you can approach new chapters with self-compassion and increased confidence.
In Person & Online Therapy
In-person therapy in Ventura and secure online sessions throughout California for your convenience.
OCD & ANXIETY THERAPIES
How I help you recover
Therapy is a relational process that targets distressing symptoms while building the capacity to tolerate emotions. While talking about what troubles you is important, the therapy I practice is experiential and goes beyond exclusively talking. OCD recovery is achieved through the consistent practice of intentional action. Through behavioral and emotionally-focused interventions, I help you gently approach what you've been avoiding and support you while you change patterns that feel stuck. Therapy is collaborative and paced to your particular needs and challenges.
Licensed Therapist
Hi, I'm Teva Johnstone, LCSW
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over ten years of experience in the field. I currently specialize in treatment for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Conditions using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). I help people develop greater self-awareness and courage so they can live a life that feels grounded, meaningful, and authentic.
I have extensive training, supervision, and consultation in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD. I practice integrative, individualized therapy drawing from several effective approaches.
As an OCD Specialist in Ventura, my training and clinical experience is laser focused on helping people take their lives back from emotionally driven rituals and cravings that cause shame and suffering. Within the context of an encouraging therapeutic relationship and high quality clinical interventions, change is possible.
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Our Office
In-person sessions are available at our private Ventura office—a calm, welcoming space designed for focused OCD and anxiety treatment.
Office Location
5450 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003, United States
“I urge you to find a way to immerse yourself fully in the life that you've been given. To stop running from whatever you're trying to escape, and instead to stop, and turn, and face whatever it is. Then I dare you to walk toward it.”
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Teva Johnstone, LCSW is listed across leading clinical directories, professional networks, and community publications serving Ventura County and California.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about OCD treatment, insurance, and who I work with. Browse the full FAQ page for more, or see rates and office policies for fees and practice details.
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