What Members are saying about NOCD

Adrian Bewley is an amazing therapist. He is a great coach, friend and very patient with me. I made very good progress with him. He is very cool and give me confidence to do ERP.

Jason is awesome. Super good vibes. It feels like theres less pressure on me to be like, perfect, which ummm I need for obvious reasons 😂 He's lgbtq affirming and has always been very respectful of me as a nonbinary person. I appreciate how he incorporates humor into his sessions to keep it light hearted while also being super informative, and he provides me with even more useful tools and resources to continue exploring outside sessions. I have made so much progress; I genuinely am so happy with where I am at. I have learned much from Jason, not only about OCD as a whole but also how my OCD works and how to shut the crummy thoughts down. Rock on.

I seem to be working great with Magdalene and our sessions zoom right by! I'm starting ERP next week and I am so excited to be able to work with Maggie, as well as my bench therapists on improving my OCD symptoms. Thank you for all your support, Magdalene!!

She was very knowledgeable and informative. She paid close attention to me and was completely focused, without any distractions. I really appreciated the time and attention she gave me.

Very helpful, listens well, explains the treatment and explores all the ways OCD affects me.

Excellent with a child.

Such a great healing, non judgmental, understood experience for such a large, daunting, dreadful part of my life. It feels amazing to be heard and understood finally about my ocd.

Ally is amazing. Very kind, understanding, and a true expert. Even when my OCD wants to argue with myself or her, she keeps everything on track so we can move forward. Very early in the process, but I can tell the ERP plan is already changing how I see myself and the world. I have a long way to go, but Ally is making the journey a lot easier.

Where to even start. Stephen was amazing. From the very start I was so comfortable because he was super humorous and brought that into sessions where we were talking about quite dark stuff and that helped so much! I genuinely looked forward to session and the progress made in every session made it so worthwhile. 6 months ago I genuinely could not see a world without eternal suffering from OCD and I have a 90% reduction in symptoms now. It does not affect my day to day life even 1/10th as much as it did, and this is with 4-5 months of therapy. I would recommend Stephen to anyone, of any age as he is so easy to talk to and so informative. If you are willing to put in the work which I appreciate is so tough, you will make so much progress in a short amount of time. Stephen, I could not have done this without you and will forever be grateful for getting my quality of life back.

I have really appreciated Tierra in helping me wrap my mind around my struggles with relationship OCD. Tierra is kind, validating, and helpful in navigating the nuances of the program and the struggles I have experienced. Thanks Tierra!

I’ve only had three sessions and have already surfaced self awareness through what I’m learning in my sessions and the materials and videos shared through the app have been informative and helpful as well. As I navigate understanding more about OCD, I look forward to accomplishing my goals through ERP and better understanding.

Matt has helped me so much with my OCD. There have been days when I’ve felt so overwhelmed that even showing up for therapy felt difficult, but I’ve always been glad that I did. I consistently leave our sessions feeling better, more grounded, and like I have practical tools I can actually use. I’ve learned so much from him about understanding my OCD and how to work through it instead of letting it control me. He’s patient, supportive, and makes difficult sessions feel manageable. I’m incredibly grateful for the progress I’ve made working with him.

Carrie is phenomenal. I have never felt so understood and supported by a provider. She has helped me work through some of my toughest days and get me on the road to healing. When we navigate difficult seasons of life, it is crucial to have someone to assist you in the way that Carrie can. Could not recommend enough.

I really enjoy Merlyn. She listens to me, asks clarifying questions, and utilizes reflective listening to ensure she understands what I’m saying and where I’m coming from. Shes attentive, caring, and she ensures that I am not overwhelming myself.

I tell Brian things and thoughts I’ve never told anyone and there is no judgement. He’s kind and really understanding. He’s helped me so much and I know we have a lot of work left but I feel more positivd about it than I have in years!

I came to NOCD as a clinician’s worst nightmare. I was skeptical, resistant, and scared. I didn’t really understand what was happening in my own mind, and I had spent so much time trying to control my fears that my life had become smaller and smaller. My NOCD journey started after a traumatic experience at work when a homeless man attempted to assault me. It triggered so many fears that I was already struggling with, and suddenly I felt completely consumed by my OCD. My checking OCD became overwhelming. I was afraid that I might accidentally harm a man if I thought he was going to assault me. My thoughts became so dark that I started ruminating about how everyone’s life would be better without me. At the same time, I was dealing with the trauma of my childhood cancer diagnosis and infertility diagnosis. Those thoughts began to consume me too. I was constantly googling symptoms and avoiding doctor appointments because I was terrified of what I might find. I was also in an abusive relationship where my body was constantly picked apart. I started taking photos of myself, weighing myself constantly, starving myself, and doing anything I could to change the way I looked, so that I could feel like I was enough. By the time I started treatment, I was a shell of a person. I completely lost myself. After my first session with Kaitlin Blum Hatfield, something changed. For the first time, I realized I wasn’t crazy. The things I was experiencing were real. The things that had happened to me were real. And my safety behaviors were ways I had learned to cope with those experiences and try to make myself feel safe in an uncertain world. We started building my fear and response list, and one fear in particular broke my heart. I grew up as a competitive swimmer. Swimming was something I loved. But after being assaulted by two boys on my swim team, I never felt safe in the water again. I eventually stopped doing the one thing I loved because my brain had convinced me that somehow the water was dangerous and something bad would happen to me. For 9 years, I stayed away from that part of myself. Today, I went to a pool alone and got in the water alone for the first time in 9 years! It was exhilarating. I’m saying that with happy tears because I never do things alone. I have been so afraid of being attacked or something bad happening, that even something as simple as going to a pool by myself felt impossible. But I did it! I did it by myself! And for the first time in 9 years, I felt like I got a piece of myself back. I took my life back. I came to NOCD terrified that there was something fundamentally wrong with me. Today I have hope. I’m excited about my future, and I’m excited to start actually living my life instead of organizing it around fear. Kaitlin, you have saved my life. I truly don’t know where I would be without your care, patience, wisdom, and support. You have helped me understand myself, face things I never thought I could face, and take back pieces of my life that I thought I had lost forever. I will forever be grateful for you and for the work you have helped me do.

Anastacia is extremely supportive and understanding. She is passionate about the work she does and makes a great effort to provide the best assistance. I highly recommend!!!

Great at asking the right questions and not being distracted laughter by my tangents I wish I could meet with her everyday to help me learn more

I cannot express in words how much working with Diana has positively impacted me every day. When we started I had been weighed down with OCD for 15+ years without knowing what it was. Diana is a gifted therapist who has a special way of creating a safe place to explore the dark corners of OCD without judgement. She has equiped me with tools and understanding so that my symptoms are impacting me so much less. I feel extremely fortunate to be lucky enough to work with her.

As usual Casey and I hit on some tough topics that have caused me some OCD stress. She was also very aware of my speech patterns and said it sounded unusual. I listened to her rationale and concerns! I’m sure to get some answers for her before our next session!