Brian Kees
Licensed Therapist, MS, LPC
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As your OCD therapist, I'll build rapport and trust during our sessions. This is a non-judgmental space of radical acceptance. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) really works! It's the most empirically validated treatment for OCD. Beyond OCD, I also specialize in treating depression. Like OCD, it's another disorder that can rob so much of your life from you. Working with depression has given me a stronger and broader view of OCD. I know that you can grow and change in ways you thought were impossible.
As your OCD therapist, I'll build rapport and trust during our sessions. This is a non-judgmental space of radical acceptance. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) really works! It's the most empirically validated treatment for OCD. Beyond OCD, I also specialize in treating depression. Like OCD, it's another disorder that can rob so much of your life from you. Working with depression has given me a stronger and broader view of OCD. I know that you can grow and change in ways you thought were impossible.
Location
Licensed in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas
About
Clinical Expertise
OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Skin picking, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Tics, Children and Adolescents
LGBTQ+ affirming
Cultural competencies
Christianity
Education
Oklahoma State University-Tulsa
Insurance
Plans accepted by Brian
Aetna, Ascension SmartHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, Capital BlueCross, Cigna, ClaimDOC, Claritev (MultiPlan) PHCS, Curative, EMI Health, Forest County Potawatomi, GEHA, Healthcare Management Administrators, Highmark, Highmark Delaware, Highmark WV, Horizon BCBS, Imagine Health, Independence Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Medical Mutual, Meritain Health, Partners Direct Health, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, Regence BlueShield, Regence BlueShield of Idaho, Regence Group Administrators, UHC Student Services, UMR, UMR - The Alliance, United Health Care Student Services, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Shared Services,
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My personal connection to OCD and mental health
When I look back on my mom growing up, I'm pretty sure she had OCD. I also have a lot of anxiety in my family. A lot of the people that I work with have a family member with some kind of diagnosis and I think I'm able to relate to them in that way.
How I create a safe, supportive environment in therapy
I don't mind talking about my own life. If you want to ask me any questions, I'm fine being an open book when we're having fun with it and doing it in a respectful way. If I pick up on someone not enjoying that, we take a different approach.
My message to you if you're scared to try therapy
It can sound scary because we're going to do things that can be a bit difficult, but we're never going to start in a place where you're uncomfortable. If I'm asking you about an exposure, and you're telling me, "Oh, that's a 10 out of 10," we're not doing that. We're going to start somewhere that you're comfortable with.
What my Members say helps them feel comfortable with me
I play a few instruments-that's a big part of my life. Usually, I'm especially able to connect with someone who's doing something creative. Everyone can be creative, especially using ERP, and we can kind of draw from each other that way.
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