Matthew Baker, LCSW

I specialize in evidence-based OCD treatment and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for adults. Approximately 80–90% of my caseload consists of clients with OCD, including contamination, harm, responsibility, relationship (ROCD), sexual orientation (SO-OCD), scrupulosity, symmetry/“just-right,” sensorimotor/somatic, and perinatal OCD. I also treat social anxiety, illness/health anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety, and specific phobias using exposure-based approaches. I provide structured online OCD therapy and ERP therapy throughout California, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Southern California (SoCal), San Francisco, the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Northern California (NorCal).

I treat co-occurring anxiety disorders, depressive symptoms/mood disorders, body-focused repetitive behaviors, and tic disorders alongside OCD when clinically appropriate. Treatment is individualized and may integrate Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD and anxiety, Behavioral Activation (BA) for depressive symptoms, and Habit Reversal Training (HRT) for body-focused repetitive behaviors and tics. I also treat PTSD and trauma-related symptoms using Prolonged Exposure (PE). When multiple conditions are present, treatment is structured around the symptoms causing the greatest impairment while addressing how co-occurring conditions interact with OCD, avoidance, compulsions, and overall functioning.

I am a **California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)** with an MSW from California State University, Long Beach and two years of focused experience providing OCD treatment and Exposure and Response Prevention. I received specialized ERP training through a national OCD treatment and advocacy organization. During this period, my caseload consisted almost exclusively of adults with OCD and related anxiety disorders. My experience includes OCD assessment, individualized exposure planning, response prevention, case consultation, and ongoing supervision within a clinical team specializing in evidence-based OCD treatment. I also have training in Habit Reversal Training, Behavioral Activation and Prolonged Exposure for PTSD.

Through telehealth, I provide OCD therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and anxiety treatment to adults throughout California, including clients in Los Angeles, Orange County, Southern California (SoCal), San Francisco, the Bay Area, and Northern California (NorCal). My clinical experience includes working with people across diverse racial, cultural, religious, socioeconomic, gender, and sexual identities, as well as veterans and individuals affected by housing instability or child welfare involvement. I recognize that culture, religion, family expectations, community values, and identity can meaningfully influence OCD and anxiety symptoms, particularly with scrupulosity, intrusive thoughts, relationship OCD, social anxiety, and illness anxiety.

My graduate education at California State University, Long Beach emphasized cultural humility, culturally responsive care, and systems-informed practice. I have experience working with LGBTQ+ clients, veterans, adults experiencing homelessness, families involved in child welfare, and individuals from diverse racial, cultural, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. My continuing education includes culturally responsive and trauma-informed care. In providing OCD therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and anxiety treatment, I consider how culture, religion, identity, family, discrimination, and systemic stressors may influence symptoms, treatment engagement, and recovery. I integrate these factors into individualized, evidence-based treatment while avoiding assumptions about clients’ identities or lived experiences.