OCD & ANXIETY THERAPY IN MICHIGAN
What if you could trust yourself again, even when your brain makes you doubt everything?
You've spent so much time trying to get certainty, quiet the thoughts, and make sure you're doing the right thing, but the doubt doesn't stop. I offer specialized, evidence-based therapy to help you step out of the cycle of doubt and reassurance-seeking so you can spend less time in your head, and more time living your life.
Serving Michigan residents via telehealth and
in-person in Grand Haven
YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE...
You've been trying to feel better for a long time.
You've been in therapy for years, talking at length about your anxiety, exploring where it comes from, and learning coping skills. You've tried to challenge your thoughts and reassure yourself that everything is going to be okay.
And yet, you're still stuck.
Still washing your hands until they’re raw and painful.
Still checking the locks, the stove, the email, or the memory.
Still looking for reassurance, spending hours in the internet rabbit hole.
Still replaying conversations in your head, trying to figure out what you really meant.
Still analyzing every thought, feeling, image, or possibility that scares you.
Maybe you were told it was just anxiety, or you got a diagnosis of GAD. Maybe you were told you were overthinking and needed to just stop or needed to challenge your negative thoughts. But something never quite fit. Because knowing your thoughts aren't rational hasn't made them stop. And no matter how much you understand your anxiety, you can't seem to think your way out of it.
And then there are the thoughts you've never told anyone...
The ones that feel too disturbing. Too embarrassing. Too strange. Too shameful.
The thoughts that make you wonder:
What kind of person thinks this?
Does having this thought mean I secretly want it?
What if I act on it?
What if this says something terrible about me?
What if I'm actually a monster?
So you keep them to yourself. You try harder to control your mind, to push away the thoughts, to analyze them until you feel certain. You seek reassurance, and you avoid anything that might trigger them. And for a little while, you might feel better. Until your brain comes back with another thought.
You can bring me the thoughts you're afraid to say out loud.
Does this sound familiar?
YOU MIGHT BE DEALING WITH OCD IF YOU...
Replay conversations over and over, trying to figure out if you said or did something wrong
Need to know for sure that you're making the right decision
Constantly question your feelings, relationships, memories, or identity
Worry that having a disturbing thought means something about who you are
Google symptoms, stories, or information until you feel reassured, but you notice the reassurance doesn't last
Ask other people for reassurance, but never feel reassured for long
Check your body, your emotions, your memories, or your reactions for signs that something is wrong
Avoid situations because of what might happen
Mentally review, analyze, compare, or “test” yourself to get certainty
Feel like you're constantly trying to get your brain to give you an answer it can finally accept
If you've been told you're “just an overthinker,” but something about this feels different, you're in the right place.
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I'm a therapist specializing in OCD and anxiety, and I believe therapy should help you build a life that is bigger than your symptoms.
My approach combines evidence-based OCD treatment with genuine curiosity, compassion, and a healthy dose of flexibility.
We'll work collaboratively to understand your OCD, identify the patterns keeping it going, and develop a treatment plan that makes sense for you.
Because you aren't just a diagnosis.
You're a person who has probably spent enough time trying to figure everything out.
You deserve the opportunity to start living instead.
HI, I'M BETH.
I get OCD.
A DIFFERENT APPROACH
OCD treatment that goes
beyond reassurance.
I specialize in treating OCD and anxiety using evidence-based approaches that are designed to help you break free from the cycle, not simply feel better temporarily.
ERP helps you gradually face the thoughts, situations, sensations, and uncertainties you've been trying to avoid while learning that you don't need to perform compulsions to get through them.
I-CBT takes a different look at how OCD creates doubt. We'll explore how OCD pulls you away from what you actually know and into imagined possibilities -- and how you can learn to trust your senses, your experience, and your reasoning again.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps you make room for uncomfortable thoughts and feelings without allowing them to dictate your choices. We'll focus on moving toward the life you value, even when anxiety comes along for the ride.
Treatment isn't about getting rid of every uncomfortable thought or feeling.
It's about helping you become less controlled by them.
Clinical Specialties
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OCD
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Anxiety
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Perfectionism
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Authentic & Joyful Living
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Clinical Consultation
Contact Me
my contact info
my office
hello@bethpelletiercounseling.com
(616) 414-5513
My office is located at 41 Washington Ave Suite 260
in Grand Haven. I also meet with clients virtually if you live anywhere in the state of MI!
There is a large parking lot with plenty of parking available. When you arrive for session, head to the second floor to find Suite 260. There are stairs and an elevator.
my hours
Mon
Tues - Fri
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
My office is conveniently located downtown Grand Haven on the 2nd floor of Harbourfront Place (the Old Piano Factory). You'll find me next to Mirthy Emporium.
My space is designed to help you get comfy! You're welcome to take your shoes off, curl up on the couch, play with a fidget -- anything that helps you feel relaxed.