Robert Safion, M.Ed.

I maintain a private practice dedicated to the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Agoraphobia with Panic and related anxiety conditions. While I fall under the CBT umbrella, I use an innovative offshoot of Cognitive Therapy, known as the Inferential-Cognitive and behavioral Therapy (I-CBT). I-CBT focuses on a type of doubting process where imagination and/or implausibility are confused with reality and perception: based on imagination or distrust of perception, a person can infer that a door is unlocked, and thus feel the imperative to check it. A detailed description of I-CBT can be found on my website. Although developed for OCD, I find that I-CBT is also a powerful tool in the treatment of worry, phobias, panic and other anxiety disorders

In recent years, I have expanded my work to young adults in transition to work and adult life, coaching and problem-solving in work, academic and business settings, the challenges of the pandemic, shifting geo-political landscape, the rise of far-right political movement, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, including the impact of war and genocide