When thoughts keep coming back, you don’t have to sort it out alone.
You may find yourself replaying conversations, checking for a mistake, or asking for reassurance—only to feel uncertain again. I help adults understand these patterns and explore whether OCD-focused therapy is a good fit.
Dr. Daeleigh Valentine, PsyD
I help adults untangle what has felt stuck for too long. My approach is warm, direct, and grounded in evidence-based therapies.
Clinical Psychologist · Adults in California · CA License# PSY25393
Does any of this feel familiar?
- Do you keep going over what happened but never feel finished?
- Do you ask whether everything is okay then feel you need to ask again?
- Does an unwanted thought upset you so you spend a long time trying to understand it?
These are the kinds of thought patterns many people with OCD describe—unwanted thoughts that keep returning, mental reviewing, reassurance-seeking, and the pressure to feel completely certain.
Having experiences like these does not automatically mean you have OCD. What matters how the thoughts affect you and if unwelcome related behaviors are taking away from your quality of life.
Specialties
Areas of therapy
- Explore OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
Help with unwanted thoughts that keep returning, mental reviewing, reassurance-seeking, and the pressure to feel completely certain.
- Explore Perfectionism & Overcontrol
Perfectionism & Overcontrol
Support when high standards and the need for control begin to make daily life harder to live with.
- Explore Emotional Regulation
Emotional Regulation
Skills to understand, tolerate, and work with intense emotions without feeling overrun by them.
- Explore Trauma & PTSD
Trauma & PTSD
Trauma-informed care to process the past and create space for a steadier future.
Not sure which of these fits?
Learn starts with everyday experiences rather than labels.
Explore Learn →How care begins
Three clear steps.
1. Share what brings you here
Begin with a brief intake—what you’re hoping for, and the access or insurance details that matter for getting started. Scheduling is handled securely through Octave.
2. Meet with Dr. Valentine
If it is a fit, you begin therapy with Dr. Valentine.
3. Ongoing care
Therapy continues beyond a first meeting—paced to your needs, and adjusted as goals and circumstances change.
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