OCD Therapist In Tampa2026-10-01T19:38:25+00:00

Break Free From OCD With a Therapist Who Gets It

Break Free From OCD With a Therapist Who Gets It

Work with a dedicated OCD therapist trained in Reality Based ERP, the leading evidence-based treatment for OCD. Telehealth sessions available worldwide.

Work with a dedicated OCD therapist trained in Reality Based ERP, the leading evidence-based treatment for OCD. Telehealth sessions available worldwide.

Tampa’s OCD Therapist for Reality Based ERP Treatment

If intrusive thoughts, compulsions, or constant checking are running your day, you don’t need general therapy, you need an OCD therapist who treats OCD and only OCD. At The OCD Therapists, every session is built around Reality Based Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard, evidence based treatment for OCD, delivered in the context of your real life rather than a generic office routine.

We work with teens and adults living with contamination fears, harm OCD, relationship OCD, pedophilia OCD (POCD), sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD), and other OCD subtypes, wherever those thoughts are showing up for you.

Why Choose an OCD Therapist Who Specializes Only in OCD

OCD doesn’t respond well to generic talk therapy, and a therapist who only sees a handful of OCD cases a year often isn’t equipped to recognize subtler subtypes like Pure-O, POCD, or SO-OCD. As a dedicated OCD therapist, our practice focuses exclusively on OCD and related anxiety disorders, which means treatment plans are built specifically around exposure hierarchies, response prevention, and the compulsions that are actually keeping you stuck, not a one-size-fits-all approach.

  • Reality-Based ERP: exposures practiced in the environments where your OCD actually shows up
  • Specialized treatment for OCD subtypes, including Harm OCD, Relationship OCD, POCD, and SO-OCD
  • Care for teens and adults
  • Secure telehealth sessions across Florida, South Carolina, Utah, and New Jersey
  • Private pay model with superbills available for insurance reimbursement
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Lee Solomon

Meet Your OCD Therapist

Lee, the OCD therapist, is a Tampa based OCD therapist who also lives with OCD himself, which gives him a firsthand understanding of how intrusive thoughts and compulsions actually feel, paired with formal clinical training in Reality Based ERP. 

OCD Therapy Services

Whatever form your OCD takes, treatment starts with an accurate understanding of your specific subtype. Explore our specialized OCD therapy services: 

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OCD Therapy

Reality-Based ERP treatment for any form of OCD, customized around your specific obsessions, compulsions, and triggers.

Regain freedom from OCD cycles

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Harm OCD Therapy

Specialized treatment for intrusive, unwanted thoughts about causing harm to yourself or others, even though you have no desire to act on them.

Break free from harmful fears

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Relationship OCD Therapy

Treatment for persistent doubt, compulsive checking, and reassurance-seeking about your relationship or feelings toward your partner.

Stop overanalyzing, enjoy relationships again

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Pedophilia OCD (POCD) Therapy

Confidential, judgment-free treatment for distressing intrusive thoughts involving children, a deeply misunderstood OCD subtype that responds well to ERP.

Find stability, confidence, and peace

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Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD) Therapy

Treatment for intrusive doubts and anxiety about your sexual orientation, separate from your actual identity or attractions.

Finding calm in uncertainty

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OCD Coaching Support

OCD coaching provides support and accountability to help individuals reduce compulsions, manage anxiety, and build lasting recovery skills.

Support, accountability, & recovery

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What Clients Say

Clients consistently describe finally feeling understood after years of generic therapy that didn’t address their OCD directly. Read more on the Testimonials page.

I spent years convinced something was wrong with my body. I was constantly checking, Googling, asking for reassurance. Lee helped me break that cycle. It wasn’t easy, but once I stopped feeding it, everything changed. I finally feel calm in my own body again.

Amanda L.

I didn’t even realize most of my compulsions were mental. I was constantly analyzing and trying to figure things out in my head. Lee helped me see that clearly and gave me a completely different way to respond. That shift gave me a level of relief I didn’t think was possible.

Daniel K.

As a parent, it was heartbreaking watching my child struggle and not knowing how to help. Lee gave us a clear plan and showed us how to stop reinforcing the OCD. My daughter is now more confident, more independent, and no longer controlled by fear.

Rachel D.

Frequently Asked Questions About OCD Therapy

An OCD therapist uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a specialized, evidence-based treatment that retrains your response to intrusive thoughts rather than just discussing them. General therapists without OCD-specific training often unintentionally reinforce compulsions through reassurance, which can make OCD worse over time.

Reality-Based ERP is Exposure and Response Prevention practiced in the actual settings and situations where your OCD shows up, rather than only talking through them in an office. This approach is designed to create faster, more lasting change because you’re building new responses in real conditions, not hypothetical ones.

Many clients notice measurable change within the first several weeks of consistent ERP work, though full treatment length depends on OCD severity and subtype. Our structured approach is designed to create progress in months rather than years of open-ended talk therapy.

We treat all major OCD subtypes, including Harm OCD, Relationship OCD, Pedophilia OCD (POCD), Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD), contamination OCD, and Pure-O (primarily intrusive thoughts without visible compulsions). Each subtype is treated with a tailored exposure hierarchy specific to its triggers.

Yes, The OCD Therapists are a telehealth-only practice, offering secure video sessions to residents of Florida, South Carolina, Utah, and New Jersey. This allows clients to do exposure work from the actual environments where their OCD occurs, which can make sessions more effective than office-based treatment.

We work with both teens and adults experiencing OCD and related intrusive thought conditions. Treatment is adapted to be age-appropriate while still following the same Reality-Based ERP framework.

The OCD Therapists operates on a private-pay model and provides superbills so clients can seek reimbursement directly from their insurance provider. Full pricing is available on our Fees page.

Start with a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your symptoms and confirm Reality-Based ERP is the right fit before committing to ongoing sessions. From there, you can book your free consultation or request an appointment directly online.

Yes, ERP is widely recognized by clinical organizations as the leading evidence-based treatment for OCD. For an outside, research-backed overview, see the International OCD Foundation’s guide to ERP.

Take the First Step Toward Relief

The first step is a free, no-pressure conversation about what you’re experiencing and whether Reality-Based ERP is the right fit.

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