Marriage Therapy with a Unique Approach to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Break Free Together: Specialized OCD Treatment with Couples Counseling
Are you and your partner struggling under the weight of OCD? Do intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and anxiety feel overwhelming—not just for one of you, but for your relationship as a whole?
Welcome to a new path: comprehensive, root-focused OCD treatment for couples.
Why Couples-Specific OCD Therapy?
OCD isn’t just an individual struggle—it can shape the dynamics of a marriage or partnership, influencing communication, intimacy, and day-to-day life. Often, couples find themselves managing symptoms together, yet feel isolated from each other, misunderstood, and powerless against the cycle of obsessions and compulsions.
Traditional OCD treatment tends to focus only on the individual, overlooking how OCD can weave itself into the fabric of a relationship. As one of the only marriage therapist in Fort Worth, Texas offering specialized OCD therapy for couples, I understand how deeply this disorder can impact both partners. Here, you’ll discover an approach that treats the root of OCD—not just the symptoms—while nurturing the connection between you and your spouse.
Unique, Integrated Approach
Your journey with OCD is unique, and so is your relationship. My practice goes beyond standard symptom management to address the underlying drivers of OCD, using evidence-based therapies tailored for couples.
· Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): The gold standard for OCD treatment, ERP gently and systematically helps you face your fears and resist compulsive behaviors. In couples therapy, ERP is adapted to explore how rituals and avoidance impact both partners, creating opportunities for shared healing and resilience.
· Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): ACT fosters psychological flexibility—helping you and your partner accept difficult emotions and thoughts, while committing to values-driven action. Together, you’ll learn to move beyond OCD’s grip with compassion, clarity, and confidence.
· Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: IFS goes deeper. It helps identify and heal the systems that drives obsessive fears or compulsions, while also empowering you to recognize how these patterns play out within the relationship. Couples learn to support each other’s healing journeys, cultivating empathy and trust.
What Sets Authentically Rooted Counseling Apart?
Unlike other counselors who offer general OCD treatment, my expertise is rooted in marital and family systems. I am committed to:
· Root-Cause Exploration: While managing symptoms is important, true healing means uncovering what fuels OCD beneath the surface—unresolved emotions, old wounds, or relational patterns. You’ll learn to identify triggers, understand their origins, and transform your relationship with them.
· Couple-Centered Healing: OCD can divide couples with secrecy, frustration, or misunderstanding. My approach restores connection by making both partners active participants in treatment. You’ll learn communication strategies, shared coping tools, and ways to support each other.
· Customized Therapy Plans: Every couple receives a PDF and Print tailored plan to hang on your Refrigerator, based on your specific needs, history, and goals. Therapy is collaborative, transparent, and flexible—evolving with your progress.
· Whole-Person Wellness: OCD touches every aspect of life. We address emotional, relational, and practical challenges—building resilience in every domain.
Is This Approach Right for You?
If you and your partner are ready to move beyond coping and toward genuine healing, this program is designed for you. Whether OCD is newly diagnosed or a long-standing challenge, whether you’ve tried therapy before or are just beginning your journey, you’ll find support, expertise, and hope here.
You may benefit from specialized couples OCD therapy if:
· OCD symptoms are creating conflict or stress in your relationship.
· You feel alone or misunderstood by your partner—or vice versa.
· Traditional individual therapy hasn’t addressed relational issues.
· You want lasting change, not just symptom management.
· Both partners are willing to participate and grow together.
What to Expect
Your first session…
…will focus on understanding the role OCD plays in your relationship, clarifying goals, and creating a safe, supportive space for honest dialogue. We will also complete the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOC). This will be your longest session at 80 mins long. $225
In the second and third sessions…
…I will meet with each of you individually to understand your individual perspective of the relationship and your childhood experience in a nutshell.
50 min session. $150
By the fourth session…
…we will all come back together and go over the comprehensive treatment plan and you will walk away with you own color copy complete with charts and pictures.
50 min session $150
Treatment consists of a combination of ERP, ACT, and IFS exercises—always matched to your comfort level and readiness.
Therapy may include:
· Joint and individual sessions
· Real-world ERP exercises for couples
· Values clarification and commitment planning
· IFS mapping to discover and heal internal parts
· Communication coaching and conflict resolution
· Homework and support between sessions
· Access to resources, reading lists, and online support
Your Therapist
As a licensed marriage therapist with advanced training in OCD treatment modalities, my passion is helping couples break free—together. I blend compassion, expertise, and creativity, drawing on years of clinical experience and ongoing professional development with master therapists like Jean McLendon, Melissa Mose, and Gena St David.
Amanda Averbeck, MS, LMFT Associate
OCD Specialist
Communication Specialist
Attachment Wound and Family of Origin Pattern Healer
Author
Testimonials
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“[Amanda] possesses an intuitive understanding of complex psychological dynamics while maintaining the analytical rigor necessary for effective therapeutic intervention. Her case presentations reveal a clinician who thinks systematically yet remains attuned to the subtle interpersonal processes that define meaningful therapeutic work. What sets Amanda apart is her masterful integration of therapeutic modalities. Rather than adhering rigidly to a single approach, she thoughtfully synthesizes elements from various schools of thought in a manner that serves each client's unique needs. She embodies the qualities of a consummate professional: reliability, thoughtfulness, and an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of care.”
Melissa Mose
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“As a therapist colleague of Amanda, I cannot speak highly enough of how thoughtful, skilled, and knowledgeable she is in the craft of couselling. Whether it's in dealing with her specialties (i.e. couples or individuals struggling with OCD) or otherwise, I'm continually impressed at the level of advanced training and continuing education she seeks/immerses herself in to be as attuned as possible to her client needs and aware of the latest assessments and interventions. I am confident that each of her clients is in incredibly capable, conscientious, and caring hands.”
Jennifer Slaski
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“Amanda is a trusted colleague to whom I confidently refer couples in crisis, moms, or clients working through the challenges of OCD. When people ask me what to look for when choosing a therapist, I often recommend finding one who has done (and makes a lifestyle of doing) their own inner work, and Amanda is the real deal. She is curious, compassionate, insightful, and a lifelong learner. She doesn't simply dish out advice; she respectfully collaborates with her clients so they relationally experience in session the kinds of healing and results they want to see in the rest of their lives.”
Rebecca Gorman
Healing is possible—and you don’t have to do it alone. If you’re ready to address OCD at its roots and rebuild your relationship with trust, understanding, and resilience, schedule a free consultation.
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Take the first step toward freedom—for yourself, your partner, and your relationship.
Break Free Together: Where OCD Healing Meets Relationship Transformation.