J. Paul Zawacki

I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW74251) with over 15 years of experience working in community, university, and private mental health. I treat adults with OCD, social anxiety, and other related disorders using the following evidence-based practices: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

My approach to treatment is...

• Structured and Goal-Oriented (Let's have a plan and actually work on it!)
• Empirical (I track progress with scientifically validated measures)
• Active (there will be homework, ;))
• Practical (Let's do what works to get your life back!)
• Present- and future-focused (Less "Tell me about your childhood" and more "Tell me about the life you want for yourself")
• Supportive and Kind (Who needs more judgment?)
• Accepting (Let's get better at life's inevitable struggles)

Having been regularly invited to face fears in therapy, clients can expect to discover how to live well in the presence of anxiety, doubt, guilt, disgust, and unwanted thoughts. Over time and with practice, they can expect unwanted thoughts and feelings to be far less problematic as they arise in their daily lives. They can expect to leave sessions having taken concrete action to grow the life they want and to be the person they want to be, and to know that this is possible even with anxiety.