Clinical Care for OCD, Anxiety, Trauma, and Shame-Based Stuck Points

I’m Felix Murad, M.Ed., LPC-S, licensed in Texas, Washington, and New Hampshire, and registered to offer Telehealth in Florida. I provide evidence-based therapy with a straightforward, thoughtful approach grounded in real clinical experience.
Over the years, I’ve worked with clients dealing with all kinds of issues, like trauma, domestic violence, anxiety, substance use, medication-assisted treatment, employee assistance programs, college students, first responders, active-duty military, and veterans. This wide range of experience helped me narrow my focus and be more intentional. My clinical work mainly focuses on OCD, anxiety, trauma, and related conditions.

I built this practice because too much mental health care has become rushed, impersonal, and shaped around volume instead of fit. Murad Counseling was built on a simpler principle: do what is ethical, treat clients like human beings rather than numbers, and provide treatment that is matched to the problem instead of forcing everyone into the same approach.
Clients who work well with me usually want more than a supportive conversation alone. They want treatment that is warm, honest, structured, and clinically specific. I bring empathy to the work, but I also bring clarity. If something is not helping, I will say so. If a treatment approach does not fit the problem, I will not pretend otherwise.
This practice stays intentionally small, so the work does not get diluted. The goal is not to build the biggest caseload possible. It is to provide care that is precise, respectful, and actually useful.
The practice stays intentionally small, so the work does not get diluted. It also means I am careful about fit, and I do not accept everyone who reaches out.

Why Talk Therapy Often Falls Short for OCD

Most many of my clients come in already having “done therapy,” which has provided some support but hasn’t always addressed their specific needs. There’s a good reason for this: generalist care often overlooks complex issues. It’s not because therapists are lacking, but because the diagnoses I focus on require more specialized care and collaboration to be handled ethically. Sometimes, therapy can inadvertently turn into reassurance, recurring analysis, or revisiting feared scenarios, which can actually strengthen OCD rather than help it. Many clients have been misdiagnosed or received general therapy before trying ERP for the first time, highlighting the importance of tailored, expert treatment.

Results Matters

In this practice, we understand the importance of approach and patience. OCD treatment involves Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) because guesswork isn’t effective. Trauma isn’t something that can be overcome solely through willpower; it is addressed through EMDR, which helps process it. BFRBs aren’t merely “bad habits” they are neurological loops that can be broken with Habit Reversal Training (HRT). We recognize that applying a one-size-fits-all method to complex conditions can hinder progress. That’s why we are committed to meeting you where you are, offering a personalized and compassionate approach to your care.