Heather McIntyre
Licensed Therapist, MS, LMFT
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As your therapist, I'd like to learn who you are outside of OCD: What makes you you? What do you love and care about? I’ll walk alongside you while challenging you to face fear, doubt, anxiety, and avoidance. I want to see you grow and become a better version of yourself. I also have experience with how OCD overlaps with generalized anxiety, depression, trauma, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, addiction, and drug and alcohol abuse. I'm an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist.
As your therapist, I'd like to learn who you are outside of OCD: What makes you you? What do you love and care about? I’ll walk alongside you while challenging you to face fear, doubt, anxiety, and avoidance. I want to see you grow and become a better version of yourself. I also have experience with how OCD overlaps with generalized anxiety, depression, trauma, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, addiction, and drug and alcohol abuse. I'm an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist.
Location
Licensed in California
About
Clinical Expertise
OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Skin picking, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Tics, Children and Adolescents
LGBTQ+ affirming
Cultural competencies
Agnosticism, Atheism, Judaism
Education
University of Phoenix
Insurance
Plans accepted by Heather
Aetna, Ascension SmartHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, ClaimDOC, Claritev (MultiPlan) PHCS, Curative, Forest County Potawatomi, GEHA, Horizon BCBS, Independence Blue Cross, Kaiser - Northern California Region, Kaiser - Southern California Region, Medical Mutual, Meritain Health, Oscar Health, Partners Direct Health, Positive Healthcare, UHC Student Services, UMR, UMR - The Alliance, United Health Care Student Services, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Shared Services, Western Health Advantage,
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Get to know Heather
Why I became a therapist
I love being a therapist. To be a part of people's growth and self-improvement, and to really be present for that part of their lives. I've seen just how devastating OCD can be and how disruptive it can be. I really believe in how important exposure and response prevention (ERP) is to help break that cycle of obsessions and compulsions.
How I create a safe, supportive environment in therapy
I want to know who you are outside of OCD. I want to know more about what makes you you—the things that you love and care about.
My message to you if you're considering therapy
Just being here is your first step. You're already starting to challenge some of that uncertainty, some of that doubt and anxiety. I want to help you continue to face that fear and that avoidance—and we can do that together.
What you can expect when we work together
In addition to supporting you and walking alongside you in this journey, I'm also going to challenge you. I'm going to be direct. I'm going to do exposures with you because I want to see you grow and become a better version of yourself.
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