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Obsessive-compulsive disorder therapists & psychiatrists in Hartford, CT


Top OCD therapists and psychiatrists in Hartford, CT
Hartford residents seeking OCD support can access Headway's network of compassionate providers trained in specialized treatments including I-CBT, SSRI management, and trauma-informed care. Whether you're managing contamination fears, checking behaviors, or harm-related obsessions, our therapists work collaboratively to build personalized recovery plans. Sessions are covered by insurance with availability as soon as next day.
Mekessia Richards-Carby
Psychiatric Mental Health NP
Virtual & in-person • 2.2 mi away • Hartford, CT
I have 20 years of experience working in the mental health and addiction field, I am a certified Gambling Counselor. Thirteen of the 20 years I spent in leadership roles. I have a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology and varied training in trauma, anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
I believe therapy is most effective when you feel heard, understood, and respected. My person-centered approach is tailored to your experiences, strengths, goals, and needs. Informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, I offer practical tools to manage distress, challenge unhelpful thoughts, regulate emotions, build coping skills, and improve relationships. I strive to create a warm, supportive, nonjudgmental space where we can work collaboratively. Whether you’re facing anxiety, life transitions, emotional challenges, or feeling stuck, we can build on your strengths and create meaningful change.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, trauma, and LGBTQIA+ affirming care, specializing in mindfulness-based approaches rooted in DBT and CBT. Therapy can help you process difficult experiences, manage emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and create meaningful change in a supportive, nonjudgmental space.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but you don’t have to have everything figured out. Whether you’re overwhelmed, anxious, navigating change, or feeling stuck, therapy offers space to feel heard and understood. I’ll meet you without judgment and work at your pace. If my approach feels like a good fit, I invite you to reach out.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC- NY & WA), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC -CT), and and a Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor – Master Level (CASAC – M) with 13 years of experience. I specialize in substance use, anger management, depression, anxiety, and behavior issues.
My philosophy is very Jungian-based. I offer a masculine perspective to help those in learning about how to help relate to themselves better and then offer better relationships with others. My work is centered on the truth that when we see reality we are set free. The matrix keeps you stuck and enslaved. My mission is to help people free themselves so they can connect to their true nature and feel more fulfilled. I use health, nature, sexuality, and spirit to help others.
About our therapists who can help with OCD in Hartford, CT



- 100%OCD
- 100%Anxiety
- 97%Depression
- 87%Stress management
- 84%PTSD

- 97%Aetna
- 90%Cigna
- 87%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 53%Curative

- 98%English
- 8%Spanish
- 1%French
- 1%Haitian Creole
- 1%Hindi

- 92%Online only
- 7%In-person or online

- 78%Woman
- 22%Man

- 33%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 29%Licensed Professional Counselor
- 27%Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- 5%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 3%Licensed Psychologist

- 99%Individual therapy
- 38%Family therapy
- 26%Couples therapy
- 14%Child or adolescent therapy
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