I care about your best treatment. It’s one of my hallmarks:
“My best recommendations (even when it doesn’t include me, seriously).”
I very commonly collaborate with Psychiatrists, other medical providers, faith leaders, and more for your best care. I have curated this page personally to accomplish the following
- As a supplement to current treatment with me
- While waiting to get into my schedule
- Or if you can’t see me for various reasons, such as:
- Times Available
- Location / Out of State
- Cost (see “The Real Cost of Therapy” article to understand what goes into the pricing of therapy)
- Needing different specialization (like Autism, Personality Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, etc.)
- Other personal preferences like personality fit, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
Through the years the I have developed the following contacts and/or use these for referrals.*
Psychiatrists / Medication
- Ahmad Raza, MD– UT Southwestern Dallas (accepts insurance, multiple others in his practice),
- Howard Smith, MD– Private Practice (Private Pay)
- Sunil Kottur, MD– Private Practice Plano (accepts insurance)
- Heidi Bruty, MD– Private Practice (sees kids through adults)
- Michael Scott Woods, MD- Private Practice Plano (provides genetic testing, accepts insurance)
- Zena Patel, PA- UT Southwestern Richardson (accepts insurance)
- Ritu Ghai, MD- Private Practice
- Andrea Kim, MD– Private Practice
- Nishendu Vasavada, MD- Lakeside Life Center, Carrollton, TX (Addiction specialization, accepts insurance)
- Tae Y Lee, MD- Lakeside Life Center, Carrollton, TX (accepts insurance)
- Additional child psychiatrists recommended by colleagues:
- Ryan Helm, MD
- Rachel Leidner, MD (sees adults, as well)
- Corinne Fribley, MD
Reading/Resources
- Check out my FREE “Get Unstuck” guide which overviews 10 key things covered with me in therapy, plus tons more general health tips.
- You can consider reading reputable information depending on what you’re seeking therapy for. I have curated pages on my website to help:
- OCD & Anxiety– including my “bookshelf” and other reputable websites
- Blog with over 30 subtopics and 7 categories.
- Christian intersection of faith and treatment
- General mental health resources
- Speaking and upcoming events
- And more
Online Educational Courses
- Nathan Peterson, LCSW- OCD and Anxiety Online Self-Directed Course (Affiliate link*)
- Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT- ERP School (Affiliate link*)
- (There are other courses in both programs, including for BFRB’s)
Other Providers Serving DFW- Private/Group Practice
- Kim Rockwell Evans, PhD (waitlisting), Ages 8 through adults
- Molly Martinez, PhD (waitlisting), ALL ages
- Nathan Peterson (waitlisting), Ages 9 through Adults, works with all BFRB’s
- Mary Kathleen Norris, LPC, ALL Ages
- Peggy McMahon, PhD, Children and Adults, has accepted some insurance in the past
- Jeremy Rudd, LPC, Ages 9 through Adults
- Lindsy Magee, PhD, Children and Adults
- Blair Kenney, PsyD (waitlisting), Ages 5 through adults, accepts BCBS insurance
- Crystal Gayle, PsyD (waitlisting), ALL Ages, accepts BCBS insurance
- Regan Paulsen, LPC, Age 14 through Adults, accepts BCBS insurance
- Lisa Bazil, PhD, Ages 11 through Adults, works with Eating Disorders, as well
- Renee Osborne, LPC, Adults primarily
- Megan Blanton, LPC, 3-18 y/o, some adults (now in Austin, but still doing telehealth in DFW)
- Kristine Sung, LPC, Ages 13 through adulthood, accepts Cigna insurance
- Barbara Baselice, LPC Ages 10 through adulthood
- Sarah Spreda, PhD
- Stuart Robinson, PhD (OCD, Autism, and More), Adults- Accepts insurance
- Dallas CBT, multiple providers, some insurance, some waitlisting
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Ally Sequeira, PhD, children through adults, in Houston + virtual options
Low-Cost Options
- NOCD local therapists (accepts insurance)- FAST availability
- Outpatient McLean OCD Institute Houston– sliding scale through students + virtual options
- Baylor College of Medicine Houston- sliding scale and insurance through students + virtual options
Support Groups
- Bedford OCD and Anxiety Support Group
- Healthline has a list of online options for OCD support.
- Look up IOCDF’s “Find Help” tool and adjust to your parameters.
- OCD Texas keeps a list of support groups just in Texas.
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) Help Finder
- Look up IOCDF’s “Find Help” tool and adjust to your parameters.
Intensive Treatment- IOP / PHP / RTC
- McLean- Boston (Cambridge, MA, Accepts insurance- children through adults)
- McLean OCD Institute Houston (Houston, TX, Private Pay- Teens IOP/Adults both IOP and “Residential”)
- Rogers Behavioral Health– (Tampa, FL / Oconomowoc, WI / many other locations, accepts insurance)
- Neurobehavioral Institute, Weston (Weston, FL, accepts insurance)
- Sheppard Pratt (Baltimore, MD, Private Pay)
General Therapy for Children (same office suite as me)
- Jarrod Hood, Kids- All Ages
Psych/Neuropsychological Testing
I have had personal, positive experiences with:
- Jennifer Morrison with Kidz Brain, LLC (insurance accepted)
- Richland Oaks Counseling Center (insurance accepted)
- Dr. Deanna Liss Clarke
Colleagues recommend (plus, all the following take insurance reportedly):
- Mckinney Neuropsych
- Brightleaf Therapy and Assessment
- New Beginnings Neuropsych
- Blossoming Brains
- Legacy Assessment Group
- Kevin Goldberg PsyD
General Crisis / Acute Care (Intensive / Inpatient) in DFW
There are numerous crisis stabilization options, but in my years in DFW, the ones I’ve had mostly positive experiences with are as follows. To be clear, none of these specialize in OCD, but they have been helpful to many who have needed crisis/acute care, whether for reasons of detox, suicidal risk, extreme burnout and feelings of overwhelm, and more.
My warmest wishes,
~Justin
