Robert Safion, LMHC

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-Based Approach. IBA was developed by clinical Psychologist, Kieron O’Connor, in the early 2000s, specifically to treat OCD and obsessional spectrum conditions. IBA focuses on “obsessional doubt” where imagination and/or implausibility is confused with reality and perception: one doubts evidence that a door is locked yet will return to check. A detailed description of IBA or IBT can be found on my website. Although developed for OCD, I find IBT is also a powerful tool in the traditional 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