Expert OCD Treatment — Now Available to Pennsylvania Residents
If you live in Pennsylvania and are struggling with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), you no longer need to search for a local specialist and settle for a therapist with limited OCD experience. Dr. Henry Srednicki, a nationally recognized OCD specialist, now offers comprehensive telehealth OCD therapy to residents throughout Pennsylvania — from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, Harrisburg to Allentown, and everywhere in between.
Why Pennsylvania Residents Choose Telehealth for OCD
Pennsylvania has a large and diverse population, yet access to truly specialized OCD treatment remains limited. Many therapists claim OCD experience but lack specific training in the gold-standard treatment: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Through telehealth, you can access a true OCD specialist without driving hours or leaving home — getting the same evidence-based treatment as in-person clients, from the comfort and privacy of your own space.
Telehealth OCD therapy is just as effective as in-person treatment — backed by clinical research
No need to travel — get specialized ERP therapy from a certified OCD specialist anywhere in Pennsylvania
Dr. Srednicki is authorized to treat Pennsylvania residents and accepts telehealth clients statewide
~ OCD & Sex Addiction in Pennsylvania: A Specialized Focus
One of the most complex and misunderstood presentations Dr. Srednicki treats is the co-occurrence of OCD and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) — commonly referred to as sex addiction. Pennsylvania residents dealing with this combination often struggle in silence, unable to find a therapist who understands both conditions and how they interact.
When OCD and sex addiction co-occur, they reinforce each other in ways that make both conditions significantly worse:
- Sexual behavior as a compulsion: Sexual acts become rituals used to neutralize OCD anxiety — repeating behaviors until something "feels right" or using sexual activity to temporarily silence intrusive thoughts
- Intrusive sexual thoughts misread as addiction: OCD-driven intrusive sexual thoughts (unwanted, fear-based, ego-dystonic) are mistakenly treated as compulsive sexual behavior — leading to shame spirals and wrong treatment
- Shame and secrecy: Shame intensifies both OCD obsessions and addictive sexual cycles simultaneously, making both harder to treat without an integrated approach
- Misdiagnosis is common: Without a clinician trained in both OCD and CSBD, one condition is often treated in a way that makes the other worse
Dr. Srednicki has specialized training in both OCD and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder, making him one of the few clinicians in the country — and now accessible to all of Pennsylvania via telehealth — who can properly diagnose and treat this complex combination.
~ Other OCD Subtypes Treated via Telehealth in Pennsylvania
In addition to OCD and sex addiction, Dr. Srednicki treats all OCD subtypes, including:
- HOCD (Sexual Orientation OCD): Intrusive doubts about sexual orientation causing intense distress and compulsive checking
- POCD (Pedophilia OCD): Unwanted, ego-dystonic intrusive thoughts involving children — one of the most misunderstood OCD subtypes
- ROCD (Relationship OCD): Relentless doubt about relationships, partners, and feelings of love
- Scrupulosity/Religious OCD: Fear of sin, blasphemy, or moral contamination interfering with daily life and faith
- Harm OCD: Intrusive fears of accidentally or intentionally harming oneself or others
- Pure O OCD: Purely obsessional OCD with mental rather than visible compulsions
- Postpartum OCD: Intrusive thoughts affecting new and expecting mothers
- Health Anxiety/Hypochondria: Persistent fears about illness and medical conditions
- Trichotillomania & Dermatillomania: Hair pulling and skin picking disorders
- Just Right OCD, Rumination OCD, Existential OCD and many more
~ Integrated Treatment for OCD & Sex Addiction in Pennsylvania
Because OCD and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder interact and reinforce each other, treatment must be coordinated — not siloed. Dr. Srednicki's integrated approach includes:
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) — the gold-standard OCD treatment, targeting obsessions and breaking the compulsion cycle, including sexual compulsions driven by OCD anxiety
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — for both OCD thought patterns and compulsive sexual behavior, including trigger identification and relapse prevention
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — developing psychological flexibility and values-based living, reducing shame-driven cycles
- Distress tolerance skills (DBT-informed) — addressing the emotional dysregulation that drives both OCD and compulsive sexual behavior
- Shame reduction and psychoeducation — helping clients understand the critical difference between OCD intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and addictive behavior
Telehealth sessions are conducted via a HIPAA-compliant secure video platform, making it easy to participate from anywhere in Pennsylvania — whether you are in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Allentown, Erie, Reading, or any smaller community.
~ About Dr. Henry Srednicki
Dr. Henry Srednicki is the founder of The Center for OCD and one of the few practitioners in the country with deep specialized training in both OCD and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder. He is authorized to provide telehealth therapy to residents of Pennsylvania and 41 other states through PSYPACT and individual state licensure. Unlike general therapists, Dr. Srednicki focuses exclusively on OCD and related disorders — meaning Pennsylvania clients dealing with OCD, sex addiction, or both receive the highest level of specialized care available nationwide.
~ Getting Started Is Simple
To begin telehealth OCD or OCD & sex addiction therapy in Pennsylvania, simply contact The Center for OCD to schedule a free consultation. No referral is needed. Sessions are conducted online at a time that fits your schedule, and Dr. Srednicki works with adults, adolescents, and children throughout Pennsylvania and across the country.