OCD & Anxiety Specialist
Specialized Anxiety and OCD Treatment That Helps You Get Unstuck
Online Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy Offered Throughout Colorado and Beyond
I’ve spent nearly 15 years helping teens and adults break out of the cycles of worry, panic, intrusive thoughts, and compulsions using ERP and CBT, the gold standard treatments for anxiety and OCD.
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At the heart of effective therapy is a genuine, trusting relationship. I can know every skill, tool, and intervention in the world, but if you don't feel safe with me, we won't get anywhere - Josh Kaplan, LCSW
Why Anxiety and OCD Can Leave You Feeling Stuck
Anxiety and OCD can take many forms. For some, it shows up as constant worry, intrusive or looping thoughts, panic, or health fears. No matter how it appears, the experience is often the same: you feel trapped and stuck in your own mind and body. You may try to think your way out of the fear, push the thoughts away, avoid triggers, or look for the perfect reassurance. And while those strategies might bring momentary relief, the anxiety always seems to return stronger, louder, and stickier. It can feel like the harder you try to break free, the more stuck you become.
The good news is that feeling stuck doesn’t mean you are stuck. I’ve spent nearly my entire career specializing in Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP), helping people get unstuck from anxiety and OCD while teaching them the tools they need to stay unstuck for good.
How Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) Helps You Get Unstuck
When anxiety or OCD shows up, your instincts tell you to avoid the fear, seek reassurance, check, Google, analyze, or do something to feel safe. It makes total sense. The problem is that these behaviors bring only temporary relief and actually teach your brain that the danger is real, which keeps you anxious, stuck, and constantly managing symptoms.
ERP works by doing the opposite of what your anxiety demands.
ERP flips the script. You gradually face the thoughts, situations, or feelings you’ve been avoiding, and you stop doing the very things that fuel the fear.
As the cycle unwinds, anxiety loses power, compulsions fade, and your world opens back up.
The goal isn’t just symptom relief, it’s helping you reclaim the parts of your life that anxiety or OCD have taken away.
My Approach: Professional, Collaborative, and Human
Hi, I’m Josh Kaplan, LCSW. For nearly 15 years, I’ve had the privilege of helping hundreds of people find lasting relief from anxiety and OCD. Treating anxiety and OCD isn’t just part of what I do, it’s all I do each day. I’m deeply passionate about this work because I know how powerful and life-changing the right treatment can be, and because you deserve nothing less.
I believe my clients are some of the bravest people I know. Choosing to face anxiety, uncertainty, and fear takes a level of courage most people never see. I value and respect the therapeutic relationship, and I work hard to create a space where you feel safe and understood. I show up authentically, human and imperfect like everyone else, because I believe real change happens in a relationship built on trust, honesty, and genuine connection.
Clients describe me as calm, warm, and direct. I’ll walk you through the “why” behind each intervention so you always understand what we’re doing, how it works, and how it helps dismantle the anxiety cycle. My approach is compassionate but focused: I’ll keep us on track, hold you accountable to your goals, push when I know you can handle it, and support you when things feel difficult. Getting you unstuck is my number-one priority, and I’m committed to guiding you through a process that leads to real, lasting recovery.
Weekly ERP Sessions
Traditional weekly or biweekly sessions provide steady, consistent structure, helping you build skills, practice new responses, and make meaningful progress at a manageable pace.
Intensive Outpatient Program
The intensive outpatient option offers several hours of ERP-focused treatment each week, allowing for deeper, faster progress, ideal for more severe symptoms or when you want to accelerate the recovery process.
Treatment Options to Support Your Specific Symptoms
No two people experience anxiety or OCD in the same way. For some, meeting once a week (or even biweekly) provides the steady structure needed to make consistent progress. For others, whether because symptoms feel especially overwhelming or there’s a desire for quicker results, a more intensive approach is warranted. That’s why I offer the flexibility of traditional weekly or biweekly sessions as well as a structured intensive outpatient program designed to create faster, more focused change.
What I Offer: Specialized Treatment for Anxiety and OCD Throughout Colorado
I specialize in treating the full spectrum of anxiety disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) using only evidence-based, research-supported therapies, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). My practice provides online therapy for adults and teens across Colorado, including Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and everywhere in between.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment
With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), worry becomes a habit your brain struggles to turn off. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we’ll target the thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety going. You’ll learn how to interrupt excessive worry, shift your focus to the present, and gradually retrain your brain to respond more calmly and confidently to life’s uncertainties.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
OCD involves intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that create cycles of fear and temporary relief. I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)—the gold-standard treatment—to help you break that cycle, retrain your brain’s response to anxiety, and reduce both obsessions and compulsions over time.
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder Treatment
Panic attacks can feel terrifying and unpredictable, often leading people to avoid certain situations or places. Using CBT + Exposure Therapy, we work together to gradually and safely face the physical sensations and triggers of panic in a structured way, helping you reduce fear, decrease the frequency of panic attacks, lower overall anxiety, and rebuild confidence in your ability to cope.
Health Anxiety (Illness Anxiety Disorder) Treatment
Health anxiety causes persistent fears about physical symptoms or medical conditions, even when reassurance or medical tests show nothing is wrong. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), I help clients reduce checking, reassurance seeking, and compulsive online researching while learning to trust their body and tolerate uncertainty. Over time, this leads to less preoccupation with health concerns and a significant decrease in overall anxiety.
Agoraphobia Treatment
From grocery stores and highways to crowded spaces and being far from home, agoraphobia can shrink your world quickly. With targeted CBT and Exposure Therapy, we gradually and systematically face the places, situations, and sensations you’ve been avoiding so your nervous system can relearn safety, your confidence can return, and your life can expand again.
General Phobias Treatment
From flying and driving to needles and public speaking, phobias can severely limit daily life. With targeted CBT and Exposure Therapy, we systematically face the situations or sensations you’ve been avoiding, helping you retrain your nervous system’s response to fear, reduce anxiety, and expand your comfort zone.
Take the First Step Toward Getting Unstuck
Recovery begins with a single step. If you’re ready to start Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for anxiety or OCD, I invite you to schedule a free 20-minute online consultation. We’ll discuss your symptoms, goals, and what effective treatment can look like for you. Together, we’ll take the first step toward lasting relief and renewed peace of mind.