--- title: "Services — Anxiety, OCD & Couples Therapy | The Solace Space" url: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/services description: "Practical, skills-based therapy for anxiety, OCD, panic, phobias, social anxiety, teens, and couples. In-person in Alpharetta and virtual across Georgia." lang: en --- Services # What we can actually _work on_. (short version: the loud stuff in your head.) Skills-based therapy for anxiety, OCD, and everything in the same neighborhood. In-person in Alpharetta, virtual anywhere in Georgia. CBT ## Anxiety Therapy For overthinking, worry loops, and a nervous system that never clocks out. Learn more https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/anxiety-therapy ERP ## ERP for OCD The gold-standard treatment for intrusive thoughts and compulsions. Learn more https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/erp-ocd-therapy CBT ## Social Anxiety Shrink the pre-game dread, the self-monitoring, and the midnight replay. Learn more https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/social-anxiety EFT ## EFT for Couples Get out of the same fight and back into feeling like a team. Learn more https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/eft-couples-therapy CBT / ERP ## Teen Therapy (13–17) Real skills for anxious teens. No lectures, no worksheets, no fake-cheerful. Learn more https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/teentherapy SPACE ## SPACE (Parent-Led) Help your child with anxiety or OCD — without them ever coming to therapy. Learn more https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/space-therapy More I work on ## A closer look at _specific_ patterns. - Intrusive Thoughts For unwanted thoughts that feel dangerous or disgusting, and why arguing with them backfires.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/intrusive-thoughts-therapy - Harm OCD For the thoughts you would never act on, and the avoiding and checking they cause.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/harm-ocd-therapy - Relationship OCD For the doubt loop about whether you love them enough, or whether they are the one.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/relationship-ocd-therapy - Pure O OCD For mental reviewing, neutralizing and analyzing: the compulsions nobody can see.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/pure-o-ocd-therapy - Generalized Anxiety For what-ifs about everything, a body that stays braced, and planning that never ends.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/generalized-anxiety-therapy - Overthinking For replaying conversations, over-preparing, and decisions that take all week.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/overthinking-therapy - Contamination OCD For washing, avoidance, and the feeling that clean is never clean enough.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/contamination-ocd-therapy - Checking OCD For repeated checks that never quite settle the doubt.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/checking-ocd-therapy - Teen OCD Collaborative ERP for teens ages 13 to 17 and support for the family at home.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/teen-ocd-therapy - People-Pleasing For the anxious yes that arrives before you know what you want.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/people-pleasing-therapy - Stress and Burnout For the pressure to keep doing more when your day is already full.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/stress-burnout-therapy - Work Anxiety For meeting dread, email checking, and a workday that follows you home.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/work-anxiety-therapy - Phobia Therapy Gradual steps for fears that have been deciding where you go.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/phobia-therapy - Driving Anxiety For detours, highway avoidance, and fear of panic behind the wheel.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/driving-anxiety-therapy - Agoraphobia For fear of being unable to leave and a world that has started to shrink.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/agoraphobia-therapy - Relationship Anxiety For rereading messages, seeking reassurance, and guessing what a pause means.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/relationship-anxiety-therapy - College Student Anxiety For exams, presentations, new friendships, and worry that follows you into the semester.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/college-student-anxiety-therapy - CBT for Anxiety Notice the prediction, test it, and practice a different response.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/cbt-therapy - Exposure Therapy Gradual, collaborative practice for fear, panic, and avoidance.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/exposure-therapy - Person-Centered Therapy Honest conversation, your goals, and a practical plan for anxiety.: https://thesolacespacetherapy.com/person-centered-therapy Also on the list ## A few things that often show up _alongside_ the above. - Panic disorder and panic attacks - Specific phobias - Relationship strain and disconnection - Stress and burnout in high-functioning adults Straight talk ## What I _don't_ treat. Suicidality or self-harm Depression as the primary concern Trauma-focused therapy Eating disorders Substance use Bipolar, psychosis, or personality disorders These need a different kind of care. On the consult I'll tell you honestly and, when I can, point you toward the right person. ## Not sure which one _fits_? Book a free 15-minute consult. We'll figure it out together. 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