Joseph Harwerth, MSW, LMSW

Anxiety disorders and OCD repetitively build walls, blocking us from living fulfilled and wholesome lives. They heave fear, sleep disturbances, unwanted thoughts, and panic onto our days. Together, we can conquer your anxiety and OCD by rewiring your brain with empirically-supported treatment, such as Exposure-Response Prevention – the gold standard OCD and anxiety treatment.

I am an Exposure and Response Prevention trained therapist who provides custom and compassionate therapy rooted in the newest research. I earned my Master of Social Worker from the University of Texas at Arlington and receive clinical supervision from Dr. Whitney Dyer, founder of OCD & Anxiety Recovery, LLC.

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joseph@wetreatocd.com
(469) 436-5674

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