OCD therapy for adults in California
When thoughts keep coming back, you don’t have to sort it out alone.
You may find yourself replaying conversations, checking again, 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.
Daeleigh Valentine, PsyD · Licensed Clinical Psychologist
You don’t need to diagnose yourself before reaching out.
Appointments and insurance are managed through Octave.
About Dr. Valentine
Dr. Daeleigh Valentine, PsyD
I help adults untangle what has felt stuck for too long. My approach is warm, direct, and deeply individualized—grounded in evidence and guided by respect for your goals, values, and pace.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist · Adults in California · Appointments through Octave
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 includes how the thoughts affect your life and how you respond to them.
Therapy
Areas of therapy
Primary focus
OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
Help with unwanted thoughts that keep returning, mental reviewing, reassurance-seeking, and the pressure to feel completely certain.
Learn about OCD & intrusive thoughtsPerfectionism & Overcontrol
Support when high standards and the need for control begin to make daily life harder to live with.
Learn moreEmotional Regulation
Skills to understand, tolerate, and work with intense emotions without feeling overrun by them.
Learn moreTrauma & PTSD
Trauma-informed care to process the past and create space for a steadier future.
Learn more
How care begins
Two clear steps.
1. Start through Octave
Begin intake on Octave—share what brings you here, and confirm fees, insurance eligibility, and access details.
2. Meet with Dr. Valentine
If it is a fit, ongoing care continues with Dr. Valentine through Octave.