Alexandra Hollander

I started out in elementary education, and I had a lot of children in my classes who had problems and needed help beyond basic schoolwork. I thought that I had to help them in a different capacity. I went back to school to get my degree in human development and master's in mental health counseling. I started in community mental health, because I wanted to get experience with a broad spectrum of experiences. I worked a couple of years in community mental health, and when the pandemic hit, I realized I love working from home and doing Zoom therapy.

I have family members and a couple of friends with different forms of OCD. When I heard a former coworker of mine had begun working for NOCD, I researched the company and heard really good things. At the time, I was treating a couple of clients with OCD, and when I started researching OCD and how to help him better, I learned about ERP and became very interested in that. So I decided to specialize.

I have a lot of experience treating anxiety, depression, grief counseling, and ADHD. I also have quite a few clients with schizophrenia. And I am working on another specialization in social media addiction.

The most important thing is not to be afraid going into it. Be positive going into OCD therapy, and things will likely go much better. ERP is proven to be highly successful. The condition may not go away, but we will learn to manage and handle life as normally as we can together.

I'm all about building a therapeutic relationship. We will work on sharing bits and pieces gradually. Not everything has to be shared in the first session. We will build trust and a relationship over time, and it will become easier.