If you're stuck replaying the same thought, checking the same thing twice, or avoiding what used to feel normal, that's not a character flaw. It's a pattern, and patterns can change. I help people across DC, Maryland, and Virginia get their lives back from OCD.
Intrusive thoughts you can't switch off
Unwanted images or "what if" thoughts that grab your attention and won't let go, even when you know they don't make sense.
Checking, again
The door, the stove, the text you sent, a symptom. Checked once isn't enough, so you check again. And again.
Reassurance you can't stop asking for
From a partner, a friend, Google. The relief never lasts long enough, so you go looking for it again.
Avoiding what used to feel normal
Driving, flying, certain rooms, certain people, certain thoughts. The list of what you avoid keeps growing.
Needing things to feel "just right"
Redoing a task until it feels done, even after it already looks done.
Replaying conversations
Combing back through what you said, looking for the exact moment you think you got it wrong.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that involves obsessive thoughts, feelings, sensations, urges, and compulsive behaviors.
An obsession involves intrusive and unwanted thoughts that create significant anxiety, uncertainty, and discomfort. Most people with OCD will report that their obsessions greatly impact their quality of life and make it hard to cope with daily life.
“What if I left the stove on?”
“What if I don’t really love my partner?”
A compulsion is an overt or covert repetitive behavior done in an attempt to reduce the anxiety and uncertainty created by intrusive thoughts. These compulsions are very time-consuming and only reinforce the obsession.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves obsessions and compulsions. Many people with OCD also suffer from depression, hopelessness, low self-worth, and significant self-criticism.
Explore the types of OCDAs a multicultural lesbian, I am dedicated to creating safe and affirming spaces of healing for women and LGBTQ+ individuals.
My clinical approach is personable, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive. I strive to create a collaborative and authentic space to foster radical holistic healing and liberation.
With intention, dignity, and humor (when appropriate), I support clients in reclaiming their voice, embracing authenticity, and cultivating self-compassion.
I'm on a mission to help you restore your faith, have hope for the future, and elevate. I envision a world that doesn't end in shackles and chains, but begins with hope and freedom.
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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the most proven, most studied treatment for OCD. The idea is simple, even if the practice is hard: you gradually face the thoughts or situations that trigger your anxiety, without doing the compulsion that usually follows. Over time, your brain learns what it needed to learn all along: the fear passes on its own, and you can handle it.
We map your patterns
Together we figure out exactly what triggers the fear, and exactly what you do in response: the checking, the avoiding, the asking.
We build a plan
A personalized ladder of exposures, starting where you can actually begin, not the scariest thing first.
We practice, together
In session and between them. You do the hard part; I'm with you while you do it.
1:1 Therapy
Weekly, ERP-based individual therapy for OCD. In person in Washington, DC on Sundays, or virtual for clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Private pay.
Relationship OCD Group Therapy
I help millennial women in DC, Maryland, and Virginia who are in serious dating or early relationships reduce Relationship OCD symptoms with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), so they can stop overanalyzing and build trust. Cutting overthinking by 60 to 80% and shrinking reassurance seeking from daily to weekly or less in 12 weeks, even if therapy hasn’t helped before.
A Gentle Guide to Relationship OCD
For when doubt about your partner won't let go. Start understanding Relationship OCD at your own pace, from home.
Soil: Guided Journaling & Poetry Workshops
The goal: to encourage emotional expression, self-reflection, and insight through creative writing. In the soil, we build anew.
"I used to check the stove five times before I could leave the house. Now I check once and walk out the door."
"Giovonni didn't just tell me to stop the compulsions. She showed me how, and stayed with me while I practiced."
"For the first time in years, an intrusive thought is just a thought. It doesn't run my whole day anymore."
We'll talk through what's been going on, how long, and how it's affecting your life. There's no right way to describe your experience. By the end, you'll have a clear sense of whether ERP is a fit and what treatment could look like.
Exposure and Response Prevention is the most-researched, most effective treatment we have for OCD. It works by gradually facing the thoughts or situations that trigger anxiety, without performing the compulsion that usually follows, so your brain learns the fear passes on its own.
Both, depending on where you live. I see clients in person in Washington, DC, and virtually for clients in Maryland and Virginia.
Individual sessions are $260 for 60 minutes and $220 for 45 minutes. A 15 minute phone consultation is $75 (a superbill is not provided for consultations). Payment is made at the time of your session. See full pricing.
At She Is Resilience, we are a self-pay provider, which means we do not bill insurance directly. We are happy to provide you with a superbill, a simple receipt you can send to your insurance company to ask for reimbursement or to use your HSA/FSA card. Every plan is different, so check with your insurance about out-of-network coverage before starting sessions. Neither She Is Resilience nor Giovonni Hinton can promise your insurance will pay or reimburse for your sessions. Questions to ask your insurance.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate that explains the expected cost of your care. You can request one for any non-emergency service, and it should be given to you in writing at least 1 business day before your appointment. If you receive a bill that is $400 or more higher than your estimate, you have the right to dispute the charge. Learn more about your rights.
Most people who come to me aren't sure either. You don't need a diagnosis to start. We'll figure out what's going on together, and go from there.
Therapy, including this practice, isn't equipped to respond to emergencies. If you're in danger or thinking about suicide, please reach out right now:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, 24/7, nationwide
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Washington, DC
Access HelpLine: 1-888-793-4357, 24/7
Maryland
Dial 211, option 1, Maryland Crisis Hotline, 24/7
Virginia
CrisisLink: 703-527-4077, or dial 988
Life-threatening emergency
Call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room
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