OCD & ANXIETY TREATMENT IN HOUSTON, TX
From Fear to Freedom with
Dr. Ally Sequeira
Houston OCD & Anxiety is a specialized psychotherapy practice focused on helping children, teens, and adults overcome OCD, OCD-related disorders, anxiety-related distress, trauma and parenting challenges through evidence-based care that feels approachable, collaborative, and genuinely human.
We believe therapy works best when patients understand what is happening in their brain, why symptoms show up the way they do, and how treatment can help. Through psychoeducation, collaboration, and compassionate accountability, we help people move toward lives that feel bigger than fear.
Our Practice At A Glance
Areas of Specialization
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobias
Agoraphobia
Health / Illness Anxiety
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
Excoriation (Skin-Picking)
Nail / Cheek / Lip Biting
Evidence Based Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Exposure and Response Prevention
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment
Habit Reversal Training
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
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Individual outpatient sessions are between 30-60 minutes long and can occur either virtually or in-person, at our office.
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We offer individualized outpatient sessions to children, adolescents, and adults with moderate-severe symptoms as well as to those who would like to ‘fast track’ their therapeutic work. These sessions are 2-3 hours long.
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Parent-training/support sessions are 45-60 minute sessions that focus on equipping parents with the tools they need to support their children’s efforts towards their therapeutic goals. We will work towards goals such as, but not limited to: removing accommodations, coping with the impact your child’s struggles are having on you and the entire family, and building your understanding of your child’s diagnosis and treatment protocol.
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Any of the above sessions can be conducted at your home! We do not charge travel time to families living in Montrose (Zip Code: 77006). Home visits in other parts of Houston will include a travel fee, which varies based on the time it would take for us to drive to your home and back to our office. Please contact us for a travel time rate.
Services Provided
Intake Evaluation
Intake evaluations are a time for us to get to know you, understand your current struggles, and hear your therapeutic goals. Each intake will end with us providing you with our diagnostic impressions as well as an outline of treatment recommendations to help you meet your therapeutic goals.
If we do not believe we’re the right fit for you, we will relay this information to you and provide referrals that would better meet your needs. We will make sure we are both comfortable working together before making any future plans. Please come prepared with any questions or concerns you may have so we can discuss during this session!
FOUNDER, COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Alejandra Sequeira
Licensed in
Texas, California & all PSYPACT States
Specialties
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety-related Distress (including: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias, Agoraphobia, and Health/ Illness-related Anxiety), Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Disordered Eating, and Support for Parenting an Anxious Child
What People Are Saying
Dr. Ally is an expert in treating OCD and anxiety. She is licensed in both Texas and California and works with children, teens, and adults in both English and Spanish. Her extensive skill set, engaging personality, and commitment to evidence based treatment allows her to connect with children, teens, and adults in the unique way that is required when doing the hard work required in ERP and CBT. As a fellow practice owner in the same field I often refer clients to Dr. Ally as I trust her and her work completely - you are an amazing hands if you get the opportunity to work with her and have her on your team!
— Ivy RiosDr. Ally helped me overcome my anxiety and OCD. When I first came to her, I was at a low point in my life and had little knowledge of OCD. Dr. Ally educated me and provided tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for my subtypes. She is direct, honest, and an excellent listener who never interrupts. CBT and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) techniques are now second nature to me, instead of my OCD and anxiety taking over. Dr. Ally has shown me how to live a life free from the shackles of my thoughts. Although we no longer meet weekly, I know she’s there for me in the future if I need her. I’ve found my OCD/anxiety therapist for life.
— KateDr. Sequiera is an amazing psychologist and an OCD and anxiety expert. She facilitates life changing intensives that allow clients to make significant progress in a short time frame. As another psychologist in the community, I am thrilled to refer to Houston OCD & Anxiety.
— Leah Clionsky