The handwashing, the rewashed laundry, the hour-long shower that still doesn't feel finished. Contamination OCD is exhausting in a way that's hard to explain to someone who hasn't lived it. Learn what drives it, what actually works, and how our IOP in Austin and Round Rock, TX helps people get their lives back.

Visiting the Austin or Round Rock area for an anxiety or OCD Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)? This guide highlights restaurants, outdoor spaces, coffee shops, and activities near Austin Anxiety and OCD Specialists where clients can relax, practice ERP skills, and support their recovery during treatment.

Do you constantly question your feelings for your partner? Relationship OCD (ROCD) causes relentless doubt that has nothing to do with the relationship itself - and effective treatment is available.

Many new parents experience disturbing intrusive thoughts after having a baby. Learn how postpartum OCD develops, what compulsions look like, and how evidence-based treatment can help you find relief.

Learn how Moral OCD affects children and teens, including common obsessions, compulsions, and avoidance behaviors. Discover evidence-based treatments and how our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Austin Anxiety and OCD Specialists helps kids build confidence, tolerate uncertainty, and regain control over daily life.

Schedule a comprehensive psychological assessment with Dr. Rebecca Suffness at Austin Anxiety and OCD Specialists. We evaluate OCD, anxiety, ADHD, and learning differences for children, adolescents, and adults in Austin and surrounding areas to provide accurate diagnoses and guide effective treatment or accommodations.

It's summer, and our awesome team is busy doing amazing things! Training, expanding the accessibility of evidence-based treatment for anxiety and OCD, and giving back to our community are values that are especially important to us at Austin Anxiety and OCD Specialists. This month we are excited to spotlight our two amazing therapists, Rebecca Athanason, LCSW and Jhana Rice, LPC, who are doing just that!

“Do you think I’m going to be okay?”

That’s a real text (or at least a variation of one) that I sent to my mom, every day (sometimes multiple times per day) throughout the entirety of my college career. I was deep in an anxiety spiral that I had no real insight into, beyond that creeping feeling of “something is wrong.” At the time, I had no inkling that there could be a version of life where anxiety didn’t have such a strong impact on me.