Intensive CBT Program
Intensive
CBT Program
A 2-week Accelerated Program for Anxiety & OCD
Our Intensive CBT Program is a highly specialized form of concentrated and accelerated treatment that directly targets your specific anxiety or OCD using concrete tools and strategies. It is a short-term, 2-week program, in which you meet 1-on-1 with our team of highly qualified licensed clinicians. Prior to starting the formal 2-week program, you will receive a 2-hour assessment and 1-hour treatment planning session with your personally assigned senior clinician, to determine your clinical diagnoses, create a customized treatment plan, and ensure that this format of treatment is a good fit for your needs.
Our high dose treatment program can jump start your anxiety or OCD treatment, get you back on track, give you strong foundational CBT knowledge and practice, and teach you to become your own CBT therapist. It offers a more intensive dose of treatment than traditional weekly outpatient therapy, while keeping you in your home setting to practice the new skills and exposures in your own environment.
“The intensive program was just the catalyst I needed to regain my life back from OCD. Within the first few days, I had greatly reduced the length and frequency of compulsions. I was given an exceptional number of CBT and ACT tools to combat my intrusive thoughts and to say “yes” to the fear rather than shrinking from it. Thank you!”
- 100% of participants rated the program as “excellent”
- 100% of participants said they would recommend the program to others
— Data from our IOP clients who completed the feedback survey, as of January 2025
“Before I attended the Intensive Program, my panic attacks and debilitating anxiety controlled every aspect of my life. I was unable to be alone, leave my house, complete daily tasks and take care of my children. After completing the Intensive Program, I am now able to drive, go places, take care of my children, and interact with other people without fearing my anxiety. This program gave me my life back.”
“The staff was really caring and they worked with your needs.”
- 100% of participants said they were “very satisfied” with the quality of their clinicians
— Data from our IOP clients who completed the feedback survey, as of January 2025
Program Benefits
By the end of the intensive program, you should expect to:
- Experience significant symptom reduction and/or improved functioning
- Have completed 10+ hours of supervised exposures and 10+ hours of independent exposures
- Understand your personal cycle of anxiety or OCD and the factors that fuel your symptoms
- Be able to break free from the anxiety or OCD cycle
- Know concrete skills and strategies to continue working on your anxiety or OCD
Program Details
Our intensive program for anxiety and OCD provides structured cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP), supplemented with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) skills. Our program includes 18 hours of 1-on-1 personalized therapy from our highly qualified team, as follows:
- 2-hour comprehensive assessment with your senior clinician
- 1-hour personalized treatment planning meeting with your senior clinician
- 4 hour-long meetings with your senior clinician to personalize and plan your treatment, teach skills, and monitor progress
- 11 hours of supervised in-person exposures with highly qualified exposure therapists at a location of your choosing (e.g., office, in-home, community)
In addition, personalized exposure assignments will be assigned daily to be completed between sessions to maximize your learning and progress.
Exposures can be conducted at the location where your anxiety occurs and interferes (e.g., home environment, out in the community) to give you maximum benefits that extend beyond the therapy office. All exposures are agreed upon collaboratively and you will never be forced to conduct an exposure to which you do not agree. Note: Exposures can be conducted virtually, if preferred.
Our Clinicians
A stand-out feature of our program is that our entire intensive team consists of fully licensed clinicians, all of whom have several years of clinical experience.
Dr. Beth Shikatani is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 15 years of experience in providing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure therapy, and exposure and response prevention (ERP) to adults and older adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and other conditions. During her time at the University of Chicago Medical Center, she led a team in delivering an intensive treatment program which culminated in a published paper titled, “Individualized Intensive Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Team Approach.” Dr. Shikatani has had the privilege of helping numerous patients significantly improve their lives by providing them with intensive CBT treatments.
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We are happy to discuss the program in more detail, answer your questions, & start the enrollment process, which includes a complimentary phone consultation.
