Anxiety & OCD Therapy · Teens & Adults · Virtual across Ontario
You appear to have it all together. You just can’t turn your mind off.
You’re the responsible one, the capable one, the one who handles it. And underneath, your mind never stops: checking, preparing, bracing for the thing that might go wrong. Therapy here isn’t about making you less driven. It’s about helping you keep everything that makes you you, without the constant fear running the show.
- Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
- Evidence-based (CBT/ACT/ERP)
- Teens & Adults (16+)
- Virtual across Ontario
Does this sound familiar?
From the outside, you look fine, better than fine. Inside, it’s a different story.
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You overprepare, double-check, and replay conversations, certain that if you just stay vigilant enough, nothing will slip through.
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You can’t sit with not knowing. Uncertainty feels like a threat, so you research, ask, and seek reassurance until the worry quiets, at least for a while.
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Intrusive thoughts show up and scare you. You wonder what it means about you that you’re thinking them, and you try hard to push them away.
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You hold yourself to a standard no one else could meet, and you’re your own harshest critic when you fall short.
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You say yes when you mean no. Disappointing people feels unsafe, so you stretch yourself thin and call it being reliable.
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You avoid, delay, or over-plan the things that scare you, and the relief never lasts.
You’re not broken, and you’re not your thoughts. The very traits that exhaust you, your care, your drive, your sense of responsibility, are real strengths.
The work isn’t to dull them. It’s to loosen anxiety’s grip on them, so you can tolerate uncertainty, treat yourself with more compassion, and make choices from your values instead of your fear.
What I help with
Areas I focus on
I work with the anxiety, OCD and self-pressure that so often come with being the capable, conscientious person everyone relies on. If one of these sounds like you, each page explains what’s really going on and how therapy helps.
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Generalized Anxiety
Constant, hard-to-control worry that jumps from one “what if” to the next and keeps your body on edge.
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Social Anxiety
Intense fear of being judged, embarrassed, or found wanting — so you over-prepare, over-analyze, or avoid.
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Panic Attacks
Sudden surges of intense fear with racing heart, breathlessness, or dizziness — and dread of the next one.
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Health Anxiety
Persistent fear that you’re seriously ill, with body-checking, googling, and reassurance that never quite lasts.
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OCD
Unwanted intrusive thoughts and the rituals or reassurance you use to neutralize them — on a loop.
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Perfectionism
Standards no one could meet, harsh self-judgment when you fall short, and self-worth hooked to performance.
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Shame & Self-Criticism
A relentless inner critic and a deep sense of not being good enough that fuels anxiety and low mood.
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People-Pleasing
Saying yes when you mean no, over-functioning for others, and losing track of your own needs and limits.
About
Hi, I’m Nadeem.
Registered Social Worker & Psychotherapist, OCSWSSW #838900 · MSW, Wilfrid Laurier University (2021) · BA, Child & Youth Care
I’m Nadeem Momenzadeh, a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist working virtually with people across Ontario. My work focuses on anxiety, OCD, panic, and the self-pressure that can come with being someone who seems capable on the outside but feels overwhelmed on the inside. I’m especially passionate about supporting young people, students, and professionals as they learn to face fear, reduce avoidance, and relate to themselves with more compassion.
My work is holistic, strengths-based, and grounded in evidence-based, third-wave Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, tailored to you, to help you take back control of your life, no longer letting fear control you.
How I work
Treatment Approaches
Therapy here is active and collaborative. We don’t just talk about anxiety, we change your relationship to it, step by step, using approaches with strong evidence behind them.
Everything below sits under the Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) umbrella, from foundational CBT to its third-wave evolutions. Rather than following a single manual, I draw from all of these and tailor the blend to you, with exposure as one of the most significant interventions in the work.
So what is exposure? In plain terms, it means gradually and intentionally facing the situations, thoughts, images, or sensations you’ve been avoiding, at a pace you control, never all at once. Avoidance feels protective, but it quietly teaches your brain that the fear was right. Exposure does the opposite: by staying with the discomfort a little longer each time, without the usual escape or reassurance, your nervous system learns first-hand that you can handle it, and the fear loses its grip. It isn’t about forcing or flooding; it’s about building real confidence through experience.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
The foundation of evidence-based talk therapy: together we spot the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that keep you stuck and build practical skills to shift them. Structured, collaborative, and proven across anxiety and mood difficulties.
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Learn to unhook from anxious thoughts and act on what matters to you, instead of waiting for your mind to go quiet. ACT builds psychological flexibility so anxiety no longer gets to veto your life.
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The Unified Protocol (UP)
A transdiagnostic, science-backed approach that targets the emotional mechanisms shared across anxiety, depression and related disorders. That makes it especially effective when several conditions overlap.
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Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
The gold-standard treatment for OCD: together we gradually face feared situations and drop the rituals and reassurance that keep anxiety alive. Your brain learns the danger isn’t what it seems, and the fear fades on its own.
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Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
For the relentless inner critic. You’ll learn to meet yourself with the same steadiness you’d offer someone you care about, calming the threat system that drives shame and self-attack.
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Practical, concrete skills for riding out intense distress without making things worse. Think grounding, distress tolerance and emotion regulation you can use in the moment.
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Motivational Interviewing (MI)
A collaborative, pressure-free way to explore your own reasons for change. We make room for ambivalence and work through it at your pace, so motivation comes from you.
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Prolonged Exposure for Trauma (PE)
A leading evidence-based treatment for PTSD. We gently and safely revisit trauma memories and avoided situations so they lose their charge and stop controlling your present.
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What it feels like
Small steps, not flooding. You stay in the driver’s seat. We move at a pace that stretches you without overwhelming you, because that’s what actually builds lasting change.
Watch & learn
Helpful videos on anxiety, OCD & getting unstuck
I share plain-language videos on how anxiety works and what actually helps, a low-pressure way to get a feel for my approach before you ever book.
Ready to take the first step?
The first move isn’t booking. It’s making sure this is the right fit for what you’re carrying. Start there, and if it lines up, booking your assessment is one click away.