
Compassionate and Effective Treatment for OCD, Anxiety, and Related Conditions
In person and online therapy in California
VENTURA | SANTA BARBARA | LOS ANGELES
Teva Johnstone, Licensed Clinical Social Worker CA 103826
I’m Teva Johnstone, Licensed Therapist
I’m so glad you landed here and you’re considering working together. I know it can be hard to imagine new ways of being when you’ve been stuck for a while. With professional help and commitment to the process, you may discover just how capable you are.
Clinical Focus
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Anxiety and avoidance
BFRBs (ie. skin picking)
Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
Compulsive tech overconsumption
Parent consulting
Therapeutic Approach
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)
Motivational Interviewing
Populations Treated
Adults
Perinatal/postpartum mothers
Children, teens, families
“I urge you to find a way to immerse yourself fully in the life that you’ve been given. To stop running from whatever you’re trying to escape, and instead to stop, and turn, and face whatever it is. Then I dare you to walk toward it.”
—Anna Lembke, MD