Specialized OCD and Anxiety Therapy for Individuals Trapped in Overthinking, Rumination, and Obsessive Loops
People often ask me: “What’s the logo all about? Why the ocean waves and sun in the background?”
Simple. Sometimes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety feel like being hit by waves—sudden, powerful, and out of nowhere. Intrusive thoughts crash in without warning, leaving you wondering:
Will anyone understand?
Why can’t I just stop thinking this way?
What if this means something terrible about me?
These thoughts can feel endless, like being caught in the undertow—fighting to reach the surface but feeling pulled back again and again. But here’s the thing about waves: they always rise and fall. They’re temporary, even when they feel overwhelming in the moment.
In therapy, we’ll work together to understand your patterns, build resilience, and learn to ride those waves instead of getting pulled under by them.
Over time, we’ll face these thoughts directly and make them less powerful—so they no longer steal your peace, joy, or focus in relationships, work, or school.
The sun in the logo represents that clarity and calm that’s always there, even when the water feels rough—your steady self that anxiety and OCD can’t take away.
If you're looking for OCD Therapy in Connecticut or Florida, I offer compassionate, evidence-based treatment to help you move forward.
There are brighter days ahead.
When Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety Waves Are Rising
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Clients I work with have tried coping strategies with minimal success, such as:
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Neutralizing the thoughts
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Avoiding the thoughts
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Engaging in safety/compulsive behaviors- counting, checking and rechecking, attempting to be perfect through multiple trials of same action, to name a couple
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Winding up in fight, flight or freeze
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Engaged in thinking errors- catastrophizing, perfectionism, thought erasing
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If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — these are common patterns in OCD and anxiety, and they can feel overwhelming.
How Therapy Works at Fearless Futures Therapy
We use a variety of strategies and therapeutic modalities to face anxieties and fears systematically. Don’t worry — we never throw you into the deep end without a safety vest! Our exposures and strategies are gradual, specific, and prolonged, helping you safely regain control over thoughts and behaviors.
Therapies We Use:
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): Face intrusive thoughts and compulsions safely, reducing their impact on daily life.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Build psychological flexibility by connecting with your values and focusing on what matters most.
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Behavioral Activation: Break cycles of avoidance and increase engagement in meaningful, rewarding activities.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills: Manage intense emotions, reduce anxiety, and improve distress tolerance.
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Supportive Therapy: Process emotions, gain insight, and develop coping strategies in a safe, collaborative environment.
Therapy Doesn't Have to Feel Overwhelming!
At Fearless Futures Therapy, I combine a clear 3-step process with your personal values and strengths to help you create lasting change. Together, we'll focus on what truly matters to you- building confidence, reducing anxiety, and moving toward the future you've been dreaming of.
You don't have to do this alone. With structure, support and proven tools, therapy can become a place where you finally feel progress- not pressure.
Hi, I’m Michael Reynolds, LCSW
I’m an Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Specialist based in Wallingford, Connecticut. I provide online and in-home therapy throughout Connecticut, and offer telehealth therapy to clients in Florida. I am fully trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression (Beck Institute) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention (Yale University OCD Clinic).
My ultimate goal is to truly get to know you—your strengths, your capabilities, and the patterns that may be holding you back from the life you’ve been dreaming of.
Too many people live less and fear more. Let’s flip that script together and start moving toward your fearless future.
It may seem far away right now, but you’re closer than you’ve ever been—and I’d be honored to help you get there.