Posts by Jen Lescher, LCSW/LICSW

By Jen Lescher, LCSW/LICSW My Private Practice Origin Story ​​From Graduate School to Community Mental Health Work In my last post, I wrote about how I came to work in mental health and eventually went to graduate school to earn my Master’s in Social Work. In this post, I want to share how I ultimately…

By Jen Lescher, LCSW, LICSW My Private Practice Origin Story I didn’t always want to be an OCD and anxiety therapist. I didn’t even set out to become a therapist originally. It is my personal belief that when you stop fighting against the direction life is trying to move you, things begin to flow with…

By: Jen Lescher, LCSW/LICSW In my last two posts, I talked about why OCD tends to flare up during the holidays and other high-stress, high-pressure seasons, and how you can start managing it. The more I write about this, the more I realize how much there is to say—because this was such a big part…

By: Jen Lescher, LCSW/LICSW In my last post, I talked about why OCD can flare up during the holidays and other high-stress seasons. In this post, I want to focus on something just as important: how to prepare for those stressful moments—like Christmas or any big event—that might trigger an OCD spike. Start With Honesty…

By: Jen Lescher, LCSW/LICSW The holidays can be stressful for everyone. They can be financially tough, they can stir up family conflict, and with travel, holiday meal prep, holiday parties, and gift shopping, they can make already busy schedules feel even fuller. If you have OCD, there’s a chance you’re coping with all of these…

By: Jen Lescher, LCSW/LICSW In my last blog, I talked about how hard it can be to trust yourself and connect with your inner wisdom—your intuition—when you’re living with OCD or anxiety. When you’re in an anxiety or OCD spike, there’s usually a lot of overthinking and searching for certainty. And the thing about overthinking…