Michele Bernal, LPC, LMHC received her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University in 2016 and is licensed in Connecticut and New York. Michele is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor specializing in the treatment of anxiety and OCD in children, adolescents, and young adults. Michele completed advanced training in Cognitive-behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Ritual Prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders through the International OCD Foundation BTTI program (IOCDF) and Mass General Hospital. She also has extensive experience working directly with the parents of anxious children using the SPACE program (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions). Michele has nine years of experience treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, phobias, ADHD, executive functioning needs, and autism with comorbid anxiety. For the treatment of OCD, she specializes in Exposure Response and Prevention (ERP) and ICBT in order to address and reduce obsessions and compulsions. She also has training in other research-based therapeutic approaches, including ERP, Solution Focused Therapy, EFT/Tapping, Mindfulness Techniques, and Parent Coaching. Michele has expertise with PANS/PANDAS, Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease, sensory issues, neurodivergence, gender identity and LGBQT+, and adjustment issues.