Murad Counseling PLLC · Telehealth Therapy · TX, WA, NH & FL

Treatment That Targets the Mechanism, Not Just the Story

OCD and anxiety therapy should target the processes that keep the problem alive: avoidance, checking, reassurance, shame, and stop-start cycles. When trauma or body-focused repetitive behaviors are part of the picture, treatment may draw from EMDR, ACT, ERP, or Habit Reversal Training when they fit the concern, with a clear rationale for what we are doing and why.

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Felix Murad, LPC-S, LMHC, CMHC, NCC, online therapist specializing in OCD, anxiety, trauma, and BFRB therapy
Felix Murad, LPC-S, LMHC, CMHC, NCC
Evidence in Therapy Matters

OCD and Anxiety Therapy That Knows What It Is Treating

In OCD and anxiety therapy, support matters, but vague support is not a treatment plan. Here, treatment is structured around the patterns that maintain symptoms, with clear targets, honest feedback, and methods chosen for the condition at hand.

  • Felix Murad, LPC-S, LMHC, CMHC, NCC, 10+ years focused on complex anxiety care
  • ERP, EMDR, ACT, and Habit Reversal Training are used when they are appropriate for the clinical problem
  • A small caseload of 12–14 clients keeps the work focused
  • Licensed in Texas, Washington, and New Hampshire; Florida telehealth registration

OCD and the Conditions That Often Come With It

Most people who find this practice have already tried to manage symptoms alone or had therapy that was supportive but did not change the pattern. If you recognize the loop, the avoidance, the rituals, or the shame, this work is built for that level of specificity.

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OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

Intrusive thoughts, reassurance loops, mental rituals, checking, and avoidance are the cycle ERP is designed to target without offering false certainty.

Anxiety & Panic

Panic, overthinking, body alarms, and avoidance patterns that start shrinking life around what feels safe.

Trauma & PTSD

When the past still shows up in memory, body responses, sleep, threat sensitivity, or relationships, trauma work is paced around stability and fit.

BFRBs: Skin Picking & Hair Pulling

Urges, cues, shame, and stop-start cycles that Habit Reversal Training targets at the behavior level, not the willpower level.

How Treatment Is Matched

Treatment Starts With What Keeps You Stuck.

OCD and anxiety therapy is not one-size-fits-all. The method follows the mechanism. ERP may be central for OCD, but not every concern should be treated like OCD. Treatment is matched to what maintains the problem, what you can realistically practice, and the person in front of me.

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If OCD is running the loop

ERP and response prevention become central. ACT can support the work when reassurance, rituals, mental review, or certainty-seeking are running the day.

If anxiety has built life around avoidance

Treatment targets feared predictions, body alarm, escape patterns, and safety behaviors — not just the feeling of anxiety.

If trauma keeps the past feeling present

EMDR or trauma-focused work is paced around stability, consent, tolerance, and what you can realistically hold without flooding.

If urges and habits have become automatic

HRT targets the behavior sequence: awareness, triggers, urges, competing responses, and changes to the environments where picking or pulling happens.

OCD Care

OCD Treatment Has Its Own Guide

If intrusive thoughts, mental rituals, reassurance-seeking, checking, or avoidance are part of what brings you here, start with the OCD therapy page. The OCD themes guide and the OCD & ERP dictionary provide deeper education when you want it.

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Not sure which fits?

The consultation is where we figure that out. Fifteen minutes, free, and confidential. If this practice is not the right fit, you will hear that directly, with referral guidance when possible.

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Therapy Without Shame, Posturing, or Judgment

This practice is for adults who want structured, evidence-based therapy without flattening the context that shaped them. Identity, culture, religion, family systems, shame, and lived experience may be clinically relevant when they affect symptoms, trust, avoidance, or the pace of treatment.

Respect is non-negotiable

Clinical directness is not permission for humiliation. Feedback can be clear, challenging, and specific while basic dignity remains non-negotiable.

Identity is clinically relevant when it is relevant to you

LGBTQIA+ clients are welcome. Identity is not treated as pathology or forced into the center of treatment unless it matters to the work.

Context comes into the room

Culture, family systems, military service, immigration history, faith, nonbelief, and marginalization can affect symptoms, trust, and treatment decisions.

The full person matters

Symptoms are treated in context, not as abstractions. Values, relationships, history, and the cost of hiding may all matter; the treatment plan still stays structured.

You will be asked to do real work here. You will not be asked to earn basic respect.

Transparent Pricing

Private-Pay First, With Limited Insurance Availability

Individual Therapy

$200/session

Primarily private-pay. Superbills are available for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and I accept a limited number of insurance plans. Treatment decisions are based on clinical need and your goals, not insurance requirements.

  • 60-minute individual telehealth sessions
  • A clear treatment plan and progress are reviewed against your goals
  • Superbills available for possible out-of-network reimbursement; limited insurance availability can be discussed before scheduling
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The Consultation

Free · 15 minutes

A fit call, not a therapy session. We decide whether the concern, approach, and expectations match before any commitment.

  • Confidential, with no pressure and no obligation to continue
  • An honest read on whether this approach fits your concern
  • Clear next steps either way, including referrals out if needed
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Common Next Questions

A few details before reaching out.

Murad Counseling PLLC provides telehealth therapy for adults located in Texas, Washington, and New Hampshire, where Felix Murad is licensed, and in Florida through out-of-state telehealth provider registration.

I primarily operate as a private-pay practice at $200 per session. Superbills are available for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and I accept a limited number of insurance plans. When insurance is involved, treatment decisions are still based on clinical need and your goals, not insurer-driven requirements.

A brief, confidential fit call. You share what has been stuck, ask questions, and get an honest read on whether this approach fits. It is not a therapy session, and there is no obligation to continue.

Assessment comes first. Early sessions clarify priorities, risks, and what has kept the pattern in place — and end with a treatment plan you understand: what we are doing, and why.

It depends on the concern, its severity, and the work between sessions. Structured treatments like ERP and Habit Reversal Training are designed to be time-limited rather than open-ended, and progress is reviewed against your goals. Individual timelines vary.

Next Step

If This Is the Pattern, Start With a Consultation

You do not need the perfect explanation before reaching out. If you recognize the loop, the next step is a focused fit call to determine whether this work is right for you. There is no pressure to continue, and if the fit is not right, I will say so directly and offer referral direction when possible.

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Consultation requests are kept confidential.

Felix Murad, M.Ed., LPC-S, LMHC, CMHC, NCC · Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor · Licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors · Licensed in Texas, Washington, and New Hampshire; registered to provide telehealth in Florida. To report a concern about a licensed counselor, contact: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, 1801 Congress Ave., Ste. 7.300, Austin, TX 78701 · bhec.texas.gov