Mental Health Practice – Georgia Center for OCD and Anxiety
The Georgia Center for OCD and Anxiety is a specialty mental health practice located at 188 South Milledge Avenue, Suites 1 and 2, Athens, Georgia 30605. The center is led by Dr. Justin Shewell and Dr. Anastasia Shewell, with additional clinical staff members including Kasey Smith, Haley Holt, Chris Mayo, and Laura Whyte.
The practice’s primary clinical approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). The center describes its work as “courage-building treatment teaching empowerment in the face of anxiety,” a framing that positions the therapeutic process as helping clients develop the capacity to engage with anxiety and related symptoms rather than avoid them. These approaches are applied across a range of anxiety-spectrum conditions and related presentations that the practice specifically names on its website.
Conditions treated at the center include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trichotillomania, Excoriation Disorder, and Specific Phobias. Services are provided to individual clients. The website includes dedicated sections covering rates and insurance information, though specific fee amounts and accepted insurance plans are not detailed on the homepage itself. Online appointment requests and client intake forms are available directly through the practice website.
The Georgia Center for OCD and Anxiety articulates a commitment to diversity and inclusion as a foundational value, stating that the practice endeavors to “foster an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and included, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or any other dimension of diversity.” This statement is positioned alongside the clinical specialization information on the site.
Contact information includes phone (706) 425-2809 and email info@gaocd.com. The practice is located in Athens, Georgia, home to the University of Georgia, and serves clients in the Athens area and surrounding communities. Year of establishment is not stated on the page. Session format details, including in-person versus telehealth availability, are not specified on the homepage itself.