Mental Health Practice – Outsmarting Anxiety & OCD
Outsmarting Anxiety & OCD (OAO) is a specialized mental health practice at 7330 N 16th Street, Suite 320-A, Phoenix, Arizona 85020, offering in-person therapy in Phoenix and telehealth services throughout Arizona. The practice was founded by Kristin Mervich, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker who has been licensed since 2015. Additional clinicians on the team include Allison Cogswell, Cassie Vallo, and Rosa Eusebio.
The practice focuses specifically on anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder across all age groups. Populations served span children from birth through age 12, teens ages 13 to 17, young adults ages 18 to 25, and adults 25 and older. OCD subtypes addressed include harm OCD, sexual orientation OCD, contamination OCD, moral OCD, and relationship OCD. Anxiety-related presentations include social anxiety, separation anxiety, specific phobias, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. The practice also works with PANS/PANDAS, perfectionism, school anxiety, and co-occurring depression.
Treatment modalities listed on the site include Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions).
Session formats include both in-person appointments at the Phoenix office and telehealth throughout the state of Arizona. Free 15-to-20-minute discovery phone calls are offered to prospective clients. Contact information includes phone (602) 293-8029 and email hello@outsmartingocd.com; a client portal is also available. A cost and investment FAQ is referenced on the site, though specific fee or insurance details are not listed on the reviewed main page.
Founder Kristin Mervich is identified as serving as president of OCD Arizona, an affiliate chapter of the International OCD Foundation. Year established is not stated on the reviewed page.