Welcome! I’m Dr. Raquel Craney.
I am a Licensed Counseling Psychologist and OCD and anxiety specialist.
I utilize evidence-based treatments to help my clients accomplish their goals.
I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
I am well-versed in various approaches within the CBT framework, including:
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD and anxiety-related disorders
Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP)
Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
My approach to therapy is best characterized as active, curious, and collaborative. I aim to provide you with tangible tools to help you live a life unencumbered by OCD, anxiety, and depression.
I treat the following conditions & concerns:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive, distressing thoughts, images, or urges (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve discomfort. While anxiety is a common response to these symptoms, individuals may also experience disgust, anger, or a strong sense that something is “not quite right.” Some people engage in visible compulsions like cleaning, arranging, checking, or seeking reassurance, whereas others may rely on mental rituals or avoidance to manage their discomfort.
Below are some examples of OCD “themes” I commonly treat:
Scrupulosity (moral, religious)
Contamination
Relationship OCD
Harm OCD (ex. fear of harming oneself or others)
Just right
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
There are four types of PTSD symptoms:
Re-experiencing/Reliving the event
Avoidance of things that remind you of the event
Negative thoughts about yourself, others, and the world
Hyperarousal/Feeling on edge
I offer two first-line treatments for PTSD:
Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder
Health anxiety
Emetophobia/fear of vomiting
Panic attacks/Panic Disorder
Agoraphobia
Phobias (ex. needles, driving)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Insomnia
Trouble falling asleep? Staying asleep? Waking up earlier than planned?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is a relatively brief, highly effective treatment for insomnia that does not require the use of medication.
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Hair pulling
Skin picking
Nail biting
Cheek biting
Hoarding Disorder & Excessive Acquisition
Co-occurring Conditions
Many of the folks I work with have neurodevelopmental conditions (ex. ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder) and concurrent symptoms of anxiety, OCD and/or depression. I am able to treat co-occurring disorders (ex. OCD and PTSD), alleviating the burden of having to complete multiple rounds of treatment with different providers.