Hannah Rodriguez

I started my career in the business world, which was not very fun for me. I wanted to help people—that's where I found my passion. So I switched to helping professions and started as a school counselor. I wanted to help kids learn skills to help themselves, especially with their situations at home. To help them feel like, 'I've got this—I can learn how to help myself.'

Working with anxiety is what really brought me toward working with OCD. I see many people dealing with anxiety. I'm also a yoga teacher. Witnessing the impact of anxiety on the yoga mat really helped me recognize that I wanted to help people find relief and alleviate some of that pain. Learning more about OCD, and how locked-in and trapped people with OCD can feel, made me want to provide help and freedom from those symptoms.

I've been a therapist for about nine years. A lot of my work has been with anxiety and depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, and a couple of other specialized areas. I also teach yoga for addiction, substance abuse, and mental health relief. In addition to helping provide tools and skills, I'm focused on showing people that they have someone on their team. One of my biggest strengths is being able to provide a safe space where people feel cared for and nurtured, no matter what they're dealing with.

Come in as authentically as possible. I understand that can be hard at times. Often we don't have any spaces where we can show up authentically unless we're given that permission. Give yourself permission to be who you are. Know that I'm here as a resource to witness you as you are and to help you get better in the path you would like. I am here on your team, and we'll move forward together.

Fear can definitely have a tight grip. Know that it's okay to feel that fear. We all have fears. I can give you a little psychoeducation around fear and help you understand that we're working to overcome fear. It doesn't have to be a roadblock. We can learn the tools to witness the fear and learn there can be guidance within it.