OCD Therapy — Online Therapy in Colorado
Support for Intrusive Thoughts, Compulsions, and Anxiety
You’re in the right place if intrusive thoughts, compulsions, checking, or mental review loops are taking up energy, time, or emotional space. You want to respond differently to your thoughts without shame or fear.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can feel relentless. You may experience intrusive thoughts, images, or worries that don’t feel rational — yet still feel urgent and distressing. To relieve the anxiety, you may find yourself repeating behaviors, checking, mentally reviewing, seeking reassurance, or avoiding situations altogether.
Even when you know the thoughts don’t make sense, they can still feel incredibly real — and exhausting.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and OCD is treatable.
I’m David Rothman, LPC, and I provide online OCD therapy for adults throughout Colorado. I work with people experiencing intrusive thoughts, compulsions, rumination, and anxiety who want steady, compassionate support in understanding and responding differently to OCD patterns.
What OCD Can Feel Like
OCD usually involves two parts:
Obsessions — intrusive, repetitive thoughts, images, urges, doubts, or fears
Compulsions — mental or physical actions meant to reduce anxiety or feel “certain” again
You might notice:
intrusive or disturbing thoughts you don’t want to have
repetitive checking, counting, or reviewing
fear of harming someone, making a mistake, or being “at fault”
washing or cleaning rituals
mentally replaying conversations or events for reassurance
needing things to feel “just right”
seeking constant reassurance from others
avoiding certain places, people, or topics
OCD often comes with shame, secrecy, or self-criticism — but none of this means something is “wrong with you.” It means your brain is trying to protect you from uncertainty in a way that has become painful and consuming.
How OCD Therapy Can Help
Therapy with me is steady, collaborative, and non-judgmental. We take the time to understand how OCD shows up in your life — then work carefully toward loosening its grip.
Together, we’ll work to:
understand the cycle of obsessions and compulsions
reduce shame and fear around intrusive thoughts
respond differently to uncertainty
build skills to tolerate anxiety safely
untangle OCD from identity, values, and relationships
regain a sense of calm, agency, and self-trust
The goal isn’t to control every thought — it’s to change your relationship with them so they have less power.
My Approach to OCD Therapy
My work is attachment-based, emotionally focused, trauma-informed, and psychodynamic. I also integrate approaches that help people safely face anxiety while learning new ways of responding.
This means we look at:
the OCD cycle
the emotions underneath the fear
nervous-system responses
perfectionism, shame, or self-criticism
relational and attachment dynamics
past experiences that shaped how you cope
We move at a steady, manageable pace — you’re never pushed beyond what feels tolerable.
Types of OCD I Commonly Work With
I support adults experiencing:
intrusive harm-related thoughts
contamination fears and washing rituals
checking, counting, or ordering compulsions
relationship OCD (doubt/uncertainty about relationships)
religious or moral scrupulosity
health-related anxiety
obsessive rumination
You don’t need to hide your thoughts here. They can be talked about — safely, respectfully, and without judgment.
A Compassionate Note About Safety
If you are experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, please reach out for immediate help by calling 911 or the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. You deserve care and support right now.
Online OCD Therapy in Colorado
OCD can take up a lot of mental and emotional energy — but you don’t have to manage it on your own. I offer online OCD therapy for adults across Colorado, providing a confidential, supportive space to work through intrusive thoughts and compulsions with steadiness and care.
If you’re looking for online OCD therapy in Colorado, I’m here to help.
Schedule an Appointment or Contact Me when you’re ready to take the next step.