Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center

02/26/2026

Here is our full continuing education series for the 2026 year! We're excited about these offerings and look forward to the discussions with clinicians. All of these events are live and virtual, and we have rates for therapists who need CEs and those who don't. DM us for more info and click the link below to sign up. 😃

https://www.ocdnashville.com/continuing-education

02/17/2026

Attention Therapists! 🚨

Join Amy Mariaskin, PhD, & Ben Craft, LPC-MHSP, for this live and virtual continuing education presentation exploring the ethics of anxiety treatment!

This presentation will outline the best practices for anxiety treatment and will discuss ethical concerns that arise in treatment related to things like harm avoidance, informed consent, multicultural concerns, and respect for client values. Diverse case examples will be presented throughout.

01/28/2026

UPDATE (1/28/2026): Our Brentwood office is still without power, and we should get an update about our Mt. Juliet one soon. Virtual sessions with your therapist may be available based on therapist access to electricity and power. We hope that you're all staying warm and safe out there!

12/14/2025

Happy holidays from the team at NOATC! We had a blast celebrating together at this afternoon 🎳. Here’s to another year of connecting with our community, helping others face their fears, and of course, lots of laughter! ❤️ Hope you all have a wonderful and restful holiday season. ❤️

10/29/2025

Ben and Amy are offering this upcoming continuing education opportunity for clinicians who want to learn about how to treat emetophobia (the fear of vomiting). This event is on Friday, December 5th at 9:00-noon and will be held both virtually and in-person in Brentwood. Sign up now for early bird pricing!

Join Dr. Amy Mariaskin & Ben Craft, LPC-MHSP for this live and virtual continuing education presentation on Emetophobia!

10/14/2025

Here’s an OCD Awareness Week video about another lesser known type of OCD! This time Dr. Amy Mariaskin talks about when OCD imbues inanimate objects with internal states of being. Do you ever worry that objects in your house feel left out or lonely? You’re not alone! Watch this video to learn more.

10/01/2025

Our newest blog post is up! Ben Craft, LPC-MHSP, discusses accommodation, its impact on OCD and anxiety, and how to reduce it. Check it out!

If you love someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or an anxiety disorder, it’s natural to want to help them feel better, but knowing how to help them in truly beneficial ways can be difficult. When someone we care about is in distress, it can bring up similar feelings of distress in our...

09/15/2025

Hi all! Dr. Mariaskin and clinician Katie Boyer will be leading a new LGBTQIA+ consultation group beginning October 8th. This group is for licensed therapists working with LGBTQIA+ clients affected by OCD, anxiety, and related disorders. Both group members specialize in evidence-based treatment that recognizes the intersections of mental health concerns and aspects of identity. This group will meet for 75 minutes on a biweekly basis on Wednesdays from 11:00am-12:15pm CST. The cost for all five weeks is $375 and enrollment is limited to 4 participants. Contact us via email or phone call if interested! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧠

09/09/2025

Hi everyone! Monica Whitley has recently joined our clinical internship program at Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center and is working under Courtney Bottoms Gustafson's supervision! She is a student in Vanderbilt's Master's counseling program. Like the rest of us at NOATC, Monica will be treating clients of all ages who live with OCD, an OCD-spectrum disorder, or an anxiety disorder. Our student rate is $60 per session, and we do offer reduced fee spots! For more information, please reach out to us at info@ocdnashville.com! Interested clients can fill out a pre-screening at https://www.ocdnashville.com/ . DM us with any questions!

09/02/2025

Our fall 2025 Teen OCD Treatment Group is now recruiting! Taylor Hays and Monica Whitley will be co-leading this group for adolescents with OCD who want to learn new skills and support one another. Reach out with any questions!

09/01/2025

We all experience difficult thoughts and feelings - especially when life feels uncertain or overwhelming. It’s natural to want to fix them or shut them out, but most times, those feelings are just our mind and body trying to respond to what we perceive around us. Sometimes, the most helpful thing we can do is slow down, notice what’s showing up, and remind ourselves that it makes sense. Little by little, that awareness opens the door to new ways of responding - and that’s how real change begins.

08/01/2025

Please welcome (back!!), Becky Wood, LMSW! Becky completed her internship training as a student at the Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center and is rejoining the clinic as a Master Level Social Worker on August 11th. Becky uses evidence-based treatment and has a particular passion for working with youth affected by OCD, anxiety, and related disorders. She will be supervised by Ashley Smith, LCSW and is accepting new clients for the Brentwood and Mt Juliet locations as well as virtually now! https://www.ocdnashville.com/becky-wood