Virginia H. Lindahl, PhD

Psychologist
1655 Ft Myer Dr
Ste 350
Arlington, Virginia 22209
  • BTTI Trained
  • LGBTQIA+ Affirming
  • ADA Accessible
Narrative of Services:

I specialize in treating OCD, anxiety disorders, and related conditions in children, adolescents, and adults using evidence-based treatments including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT), Habit Reversal Training (HRT), and SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions).

SPACE is a parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety and OCD that is helpful when anxiety has begun to shape family routines, reassurance patterns, avoidance, or accommodation.

My approach is collaborative, practical, and compassionate. Treatment focuses on helping clients and families build flexibility and confidence in managing uncertainty and distress.

Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders:

OCD-sufferers also often have other conditions that plague them, including tics/Tourette syndrome, body-focused repetitive disorders (hair-pulling, skin-picking, etc.), emetophobia (fear of vomiting), generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, depression, social anxiety, ADHD, and more.

Let’s work together to create a treatment plan to help you feel better soon.

Training Description:

Many individuals with OCD and anxiety also experience related concerns such as panic attacks, depression, perfectionism, social anxiety, insomnia, tics/Tourette syndrome, hair pulling, skin picking, ADHD, and other stress-related difficulties. Treatment often involves understanding how these concerns interact and identifying patterns that may unintentionally maintain anxiety, avoidance, reassurance-seeking, or emotional distress over time.

I also work with families struggling with accommodation patterns related to childhood anxiety and OCD, including situations involving school refusal, excessive reassurance-seeking, emotional outbursts, or family routines that have gradually become organized around anxiety.

Treatment Groups:

Adult OCD treatment group
Online
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Adult OCD treatment group for taboo themes
Online
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Parent support group for childhood OCD
Online
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