Life Can Get Bigger Than OCD Again.

Specialized OCD therapy using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).

Serving Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

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A brief, no-pressure conversation to explore whether this feels like the right next step.

Effective OCD Treatment Requires a Specialized Approach

Living with OCD or distressing intrusive thoughts, you may have already tried to think your way out of distress, seek reassurance, or avoid situations that trigger fear — only to find that relief does not last.

If this pattern feels familiar, it does not mean you are doing something wrong. It reflects how OCD operates — and the good news is that effective, specialized treatment exists.

Research consistently shows that Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the most effective treatment for OCD and related anxiety disorders. OCD Freedom Project provides specialized ERP therapy for adults and teens with OCD across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

Hello, and welcome to OCD Freedom Project. I’m Jennifer Wilder, LCPC, and I specialize in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).

I help adults and teens build lasting freedom from OCD’s control and reconnect with fuller, more meaningful lives.

Certified ERP Therapist | Johns Hopkins Graduate | Licensed in MD • VA • DC

Jennifer Wilder, LCPC

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

The Gold-Standard in OCD Treatment

In Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), we gradually and collaboratively face situations and uncertainties that OCD has taught you to avoid while reducing compulsive and reassurance-seeking responses that keep the cycle going.

ERP is structured, active work completed together. Rather than eliminating fear, treatment focuses on responding differently so OCD no longer determines your choices and daily life can expand again.

Recovery does not require eliminating uncertainty — it involves learning that you can live well in its presence.

A Trusted Path: What Working Together Looks Like

Treatment begins with thoughtful consultation and assessment

Therapy is collaborative and tailored to your goals

Exposure work progresses at a manageable pace

Progress is guided by clear treatment planning and ongoing feedback

Meaningful, lasting change — not temporary relief — remains the focus

Recognize Yourself?

Many people live with OCD, intrusive thoughts, or related anxiety without realizing that specialized therapy can help. You may recognize your experience in one or more of the following patterns:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

All OCD subtypes

Perinatal & Postpartum OCD

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Skin Picking & Hair Pulling

Family Support

Guidance for loved ones

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Why OCD Freedom Project

If you recognize yourself in these descriptions, you are not alone — OCD Freedom Project was created as a specialist practice dedicated exclusively to treating OCD and related conditions using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Treatment may also draw on advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when OCD occurs alongside significant emotional or trauma-related challenges.

Many people arrive in treatment believing their struggles need to be managed privately or solved alone. Specialized OCD care helps people recognize that these experiences follow known, treatable patterns shared by others facing similar challenges.

This focused specialization keeps treatment structured, individualized, and grounded in current research while fostering a collaborative community of care. Clients build practical skills, strengthen self-trust, and learn new ways of responding to uncertainty so that freedom from OCD’s control continues long after therapy ends.

Voices from OCD Recovery

Experiences of clients shared voluntarily and with permission:

  • Jennifer helped me tolerate, if not enjoy, the uncertainties in my life. She provided highly-skilled, thoughtful, and compassionate guidance throughout this healing process.
  • I’ve had multiple therapists before, but Jennifer was the first whose engagement, lightheartedness, and empathy helped me stick with the hard work of ERP.  I’m so glad I did!
  • Beyond being an excellent therapist, Jennifer’s humanity made it easier to open up.  This was critical to my OCD recovery because, in the beginning, shame and embarrassment plagued every corner of my life and I didn’t want to open up about this to anyone.
  • When things felt stuck and hopeless, I took a big leap of faith and trusted Jennifer with my daughter’s care via telehealth.  I began to see the noticeable changes that brought my daughter back to herself and back to the life of our family. Jennifer helped a young woman, and her mother, find peace again.
  • I learned how to realign my brain and my behaviors to work together for me, and I call that huge progress!  I can now distinguish between the voice of OCD and my Wise Mind.
  • ERP with Jennifer built both skills and confidence.  Before I came into this program, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, and time wasted on compulsions had left me ready to give up.

Take the First Step Toward Freedom from OCD

Beginning treatment can understandably feel intimidating. Therapy is provided through secure telehealth (online) sessions for adults and teens across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, with in-person sessions available in Maryland when clinically appropriate.

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A free 15-minute consultation to ask questions, learn more, and explore whether this feels like the right next step — with no obligation to continue.