Lilyvette Perez, LMHC, LPC

My practice specializes in evidence-based treatment for adults with OCD, anxiety disorders, and PTSD. I provide Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, including harm, contamination, scrupulosity, relationship, health-related, existential, symmetry/“just right,” and primarily obsessional presentations involving mental compulsions. I also provide Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD and CBT and exposure-based interventions for anxiety disorders. Treatment begins with a comprehensive assessment and is individualized based on symptoms, functional impact, and treatment goals. Services are provided via telehealth in English and Spanish.

When OCD occurs alongside anxiety, depression, PTSD, or other trauma-related symptoms, treatment begins with a comprehensive assessment to understand how symptoms interact and determine appropriate treatment priorities. I provide Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD and Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD, while integrating CBT and other evidence-based interventions when clinically appropriate. Treatment is individualized, structured, and collaborative, with progress monitored throughout care. When co-occurring conditions require services outside my scope or a higher level of care, I coordinate with or refer to appropriate providers.

I am a licensed mental health counselor and professional counselor with more than 20 years of behavioral health experience and specialized training and clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of OCD and related disorders. My OCD-focused training includes Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), evidence-based assessment, case conceptualization, development of individualized exposure hierarchies, response prevention, and identification of behavioral and mental compulsions. I have experience treating diverse OCD presentations, including harm, contamination, scrupulosity, relationship, health-related, existential, symmetry/“just right,” and primarily obsessional presentations. I participate in ongoing continuing education to maintain competency in evidence-based OCD treatment.

I provide culturally responsive, evidence-based care to adults from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. As a bilingual clinician, I provide assessment and treatment in both English and Spanish, helping expand access to specialized OCD, anxiety, and PTSD care for Spanish-speaking clients. I recognize that culture, family, faith, identity, and lived experiences can influence how symptoms are understood and expressed. Treatment is individualized with attention to each client’s values and cultural context while maintaining fidelity to evidence-based approaches, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), CBT, and Prolonged Exposure (PE).

I have more than 20 years of behavioral health experience working with individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. My clinical experience includes providing culturally responsive assessment and treatment in both English and Spanish. I incorporate cultural humility into treatment by considering how culture, family, faith, identity, values, and lived experiences may influence symptom presentation, treatment engagement, and perceptions of mental health. I participate in ongoing professional education and integrate culturally responsive practices while maintaining fidelity to evidence-based treatments for OCD, anxiety disorders, and PTSD.