Bret Turecek
Licensed Therapist, MA, LPCC
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There is hope and real help for people struggling with OCD. You can gain relief from your distress. In our sessions, there will be a clear focus and path forward, but we can be flexible. Your unique needs and concerns are important and will be taken into account. Your sustained effort will be rewarded with increased pride, self-confidence, control, and freedom, and overall happiness and better quality of life. I will be alongside you in your journey, because I want you to succeed! Beyond OCD, I specialize in treating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
There is hope and real help for people struggling with OCD. You can gain relief from your distress. In our sessions, there will be a clear focus and path forward, but we can be flexible. Your unique needs and concerns are important and will be taken into account. Your sustained effort will be rewarded with increased pride, self-confidence, control, and freedom, and overall happiness and better quality of life. I will be alongside you in your journey, because I want you to succeed! Beyond OCD, I specialize in treating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Location
Licensed in California
About
Clinical Expertise
OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Skin picking, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Tics
Cultural competencies
Christianity
Education
Azusa Pacific University
Insurance
Plans accepted by Bret
Aetna, Ascension SmartHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Shield, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Curative, EMI Health, Forest County Potawatomi, GEHA, Horizon BCBS, Independence Blue Cross, Kaiser - Northern California Region, Kaiser - Southern California Region, Oscar Health, Partners Direct Health, Positive Healthcare, UHC Student Services, UMR - The Alliance, United Health Care Student Services, United Healthcare, Western Health Advantage,
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Get to know Bret
My personal connection to OCD and mental health
I struggle with my own anxiety, which helps me relate to the challenges my Members face with OCD, anxiety, or depression. Before I came to NOCD, I worked with people with OCD and kept feeling like there had to be a way I could better help them. Learning about the nature of OCD and ERP through my training at NOCD has made me better equipped to provide effective care.
How I create a safe, supportive environment in therapy
I check in with my Members regularly during our sessions and slow things down when we need to. We make whatever adjustments are needed to help you feel safe and supported. I can usually tell when we're comfortable with one another by how we chit-chat, joke, or stay in the moment without taking ourselves too seriously.
What I want you to stay connected to
I want you to remember the things you value—the things that are important to you that it may feel like OCD is holding you back from. If you want to visit certain places in the world or pursue hobbies and goals, but OCD gets in the way. I want to help you move toward those things again.
My message to you if you're considering therapy
I'll be honest with you and say that there are parts of exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy that can be challenging. But if we don't take steps to face our fears, we stay stuck in the same cycle of anxiety. If you're going to feel distress either way, I'd rather it come from something that helps you overcome your fears. ERP helps you get a payoff and move forward.
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