Individual OCD Therapy, Toronto
Free from
the prison
of OCD.
We help you stop being afraid of your thoughts and get your life back.
Individual ERP sessions are $250 for 50 minutes, online across Ontario or in person in Toronto, with a free 20-minute consultation to start.
Specialist only
OCD and nothing else
Built around you
Not a generic protocol
25+ yrs · 15,000+ hrs
In mental health
What best describes you?
Pick oneWhy we're different
Two bad experiences. One solution.The first kind of experience
Warm. Skilled. Did not understand OCD.
Many clients come from therapists who were genuinely caring and good at their jobs. But OCD requires specific training. Without it, even the best therapist can make OCD worse without realizing it. Offering reassurance. Exploring the meaning of thoughts. Helping you understand why the fears are irrational. These are reasonable tools. They are just the wrong ones for this.
The second kind of experience
Knew OCD. Forgot you were a person.
Others have come from self-styled OCD specialists who treated them like a walking set of symptoms. You got the hierarchy, the exposures, the protocol. You did not get someone who asked about your life, your relationships, who you are outside the disorder. OCD does not exist in a vacuum. Neither do you.
What we do
Both. At the same time.
We are just as comfortable discussing your specific OCD symptoms as we are discussing your relationships, your identity, the existential questions this disorder brings up. We know what we are doing clinically. And we treat you like a rich, complex human being who happens to be dealing with OCD. Because that is what you are.
This might not
be the right fit
ERP is active, uncomfortable, and deliberate. It works because of that, not in spite of it. If any of the points below sound like where you are right now, that is worth knowing before we start.
Not the right time does not mean not ever. If you are not sure, book a free consult and we will be straight with you about whether this is the right fit right now.
You want to understand why you think the way you do before you try to change anything. ERP does not work through insight. It works through action.
You are not willing to feel anxious on purpose, even gradually, even with support. That is the core mechanism. There is no version of ERP that skips it.
You need the therapist to confirm that your fears are not real or not going to happen. That is reassurance. It is also what keeps OCD running.
You cannot commit to consistent weekly sessions right now. The work builds on itself. Starting and stopping resets most of what you have already gained.
About Justin La Rose, RP, M.Psy
25+ years.
15,000 hours.
One focus.
Justin La Rose is a Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Director based in Toronto with 25+ years in mental health, including more than 15,000 therapy hours. He specializes in OCD and Exposure and Response Prevention therapy.
His approach is specific to OCD but it does not stop there. He works with the whole person, which means the clinical work and the human work happen in the same room at the same time.
He also runs a clinical supervision program for Ontario therapists and trains the next generation of OCD specialists. If you work with Justin, you are working with someone who has dedicated his career entirely to understanding this disorder.
Ready to start?
A free 20-minute consult. No pressure. You ask what you need to ask and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.