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Mary Kathleen Norris, LPC, has specialized in the treatment of OCD, and OCD spectrum disorders, including trichotillomania, for over 15 years. Cognitive behavioral therapy and therapy groups offered, as well as social skills training and study skills training for children. Also offers family training for family of identified patient. Can refer for medications. Works with all ages.

Psychotherapist licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California. Mary received her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Chapman University in Orange, CA. Prior to joining the clinical staff of the OCD Center of Los Angeles, Mary worked as a psychotherapist at The Gateway Institute in Costa Mesa, CA, where she specialized in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related-anxiety disorders. While there, Mary provided individual therapy, group therapy, and intensive outpatient treatment using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and mindfulness techniques. Mary has extensive experience working with all types of OCD (including all “Pure O” variants such as HOCD, POCD, ROCD, and Harm OCD), Social Anxiety, Phobias, Dermatillomania and Trichotillomania. Mary’s work at the OCD Center of Los Angeles focuses on CBT for adults, adolescents and children suffering from OCD. Mary has experience working with children ages 9-17, and collaborating with schools to form IEP and 504 accommodations. Her prior counseling experience includes The Francis Smith Center for Individual and Family Therapy, working with clientele suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Mood Disorders. Prior to entering the field of therapy, Mary earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Redlands. Mary is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), and the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), and was a presenter at the IOCDF annual conference in 2017. Mary has also been involved with OCD SoCal, an affiliate of the International OCD Foundation, since 2015.

Matt is a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist. He offers cognitive behavioral therapy, habit reversal training, and psychodynamic therapy for teens and adults who experience skin picking, hair pulling, anxiety, and image issues. When treating skin picking and hair pulling, it is important to recognize that it can be both a behavioral problem and an emotional problem and to treat both. Receiving emotional support and tools to manage the behavior can make the difference.

My name is Maythal Eshaghian and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I received my Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University and my Bachelor's degree in Psychology at University California Los Angeles (UCLA). I specialize in the treatment of OCD, anxiety, and other related anxiety disorders including body-focused repetitive behaviors (Trichotillomania and Skin-Picking Disorder) in children, adolescents, and adults.

My therapy approach integrates different therapeutic models which are evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Habit Reversal Training (HRT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy (CT). 

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with almost 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, college students/young adults, adults, and families. My professional background includes outpatient and community mental health, school-based social work and crisis intervention, and higher levels of care including IOP and PHP programs. I have advanced training and specialize in Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD and Complex Anxiety, as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. My therapeutic approach is collaborative, compassionate, interactive, and values-driven.

Offers the comprehensive model of behavioral intervention for hairpulling and skin-picking. Combines CBT and calm down strategies with environmental changes to help reduce hairpulling or skin-picking. In addition, she treats OCD, ADHD, anxiety, panic, social anxiety, depression, Tourette's Syndrome and insomnia.