Jessica Habashy, PhD

Our clinicians are licensed psychologists who match each client to evidence-based protocols: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, FBT/Maudsley, CBT-E, and CBT-AR for eating disorders, and CBT, DBT, and ACT for co-occurring anxiety, mood, and related concerns. Dr. Jessica Habashy leads our eating-disorder and OCD care for kids (10+), teens, adults, and families, with training at UC San Diego’s Eating Disorders Center. Approximately 60+ of our clients require OCD treatment.

Most clients we see present with more than one concern, so we treat the primary and co-occurring conditions together rather than in isolation. Each client works with one psychologist who builds an integrated plan using evidence-based protocols – typically ERP for OCD and tic-related presentations, CBT-E/FBT for eating disorders, and CBT, DBT, and ACT for ADHD, anxiety, mood, and personality-related difficulties – with progress tracked through measurement-based care. We coordinate with psychiatry, dietitians, and primary care, and for substance use or acuity beyond outpatient scope we co-treat with or refer to specialized and higher-level programs.

Our clinicians are doctoral-level psychologists whose APA-based training includes multicultural and diversity competency as a core clinical skill. That foundation shows across the team: our founder, Dr. Stacy Bonds, completed doctoral research on LGBTQIA+ health and trained across VA systems serving veterans, and our clinicians provide LGBTQIA+- and gender-affirming care and work with neurodivergent and culturally diverse clients. We pursue ongoing consultation and continuing education to keep our cultural responsiveness current. Stacy is BTTI certified, and also licensed in New Zealand. Jessica has extensive OCD and Eating Disorder experience and speaks Coptic as well as English.

Practicing entirely via telehealth across California, Colorado, Minnesota, and New York, we reach clients in rural and underserved areas who often can’t access specialized OCD or eating-disorder care locally — and our in-network insurance acceptance lowers a financial barrier that frequently excludes marginalized clients from specialty treatment. Affirming care for gender and sexual minorities is central to our work; a substantial share of our founder’s caseload serves LGBTQIA+ clients.

At Grounded Therapy, inclusive, affirming care isn’t an add-on – it’s the practice. We believe effective treatment has to meet people at the intersections of their identities and lived experience, so we work to make specialty OCD and eating-disorder care genuinely accessible to LGBTQIA+, trans and non-binary, neurodivergent, and racially and culturally diverse clients. We are explicitly LGBTQIA+- and gender-affirming, weight-inclusive in our eating-disorder work, and committed to anti-oppressive, culturally responsive care. Delivering treatment via telehealth across four states is part of that mission – extending specialized, identity-affirming care to people who can’t easily find it locally.