Evidence-Based Therapy
Cait Abramovitz, BScN, Registered Nurse Psychotherapist
If you are dealing with anxiety that won’t shut off, intrusive thoughts that feel relentless, persistent trauma, or burnout that has started to feel permanent, you are not alone. Many people seek therapy after trying to manage it quietly for far too long.
As a Registered Nurse Psychotherapist, I provide evidence-based talk therapy for adults navigating anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, occupational stress, and major life transitions. I also work with first responders including nurses, physicians, paramedics, firefighters, and police officers who carry chronic exposure to high-stress environments. Treatment is structured, collaborative, and grounded in clear goals rather than open-ended processing.
Within that broader work, I maintain a focused specialization in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I am trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Prolonged Exposure (PE), gold-standard treatments that are deliberate, at times uncomfortable, and highly effective. When OCD or trauma is present, therapy is skills-driven, practical, and guided by a clear rationale for each intervention.
Recovery from OCD is not about empty reassurance or surface-level advice. It is about structured sessions, ongoing support, and practical strategies to help you regain control of your life. You do not need to go through this alone, and you do not need to stay stuck in the cycle. With evidence, persistence, and the right support, recovery is possible.
ERP is the gold-standard treatment for OCD. It’s hard work, and it works.
We’ll practice approaching what OCD tells you to avoid, while dropping the compulsions that keep the cycle going. It can be uncomfortable, especially early on. You won’t be doing it alone. I’ll provide structure, pacing, and clear direction, and we’ll keep going until OCD loses leverage.
OCD is not a personality quirk.
It is a debilitating cycle of obsessions and compulsions that hijacks your life.
Process
If you’re struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, trauma, burnout, or patterns that feel difficult to interrupt, we’ll start with a focused consultation. We’ll clarify what’s happening, what’s maintaining it, and whether structured, evidence-based treatment is the right fit.
Consultation
Sessions together are deliberate and goal-oriented. We identify the patterns keeping you stuck and address them directly rather than circling around them. You’ll have structure, transparency, and a clear rationale for what we’re doing and why we’re doing it.
Treatment
Progress happens between sessions. You’ll have targeted exercises to build skills and reinforce what we practice in therapy. Change becomes durable when it’s applied in real life. The goal is to help you function outside of session, not rely on therapy as the only place change occurs.
Homework
“OCD is not a disease that bothers; it is a disease that tortures.”
— J. J. Keeler, I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands