Become Calm and Confident with Anxiety and OCD Therapy 

Anxiety and OCD therapy can help you quiet the constant noise in your head, face your fears with confidence, and finally feel more at ease in your own mind. Anxiety and OCD can sneak into every corner of life.

Here are just a few ways anxiety might show up for you:
• Constant worry and “what if” thinking
• A harsh inner critic that never lets up
• Feeling like you have to always stay in control
• Struggling with uncertainty or doubt
• Replaying thoughts or conversations again and again
• Perfectionism that keeps you from moving forward
• Worrying too much about what others think

I’m Laura Johnson, and I help people with anxiety and OCD break free from the cycles of worry, self-doubt, and perfectionism so they can feel calmer, lighter, and more free to live their lives. I’m one of the few therapists in California dual-certified in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Schema Therapy —two evidence-based approaches that work together to treat anxiety, OCD, and related challenges effectively. I work with clients in San Jose, Sacramento, and throughout California.

Anxiety & OCD Therapy with Two Proven Approaches

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is one of the most effective types of anxiety and OCD therapy. But sometimes symptoms return because the deeper emotional patterns remain. That’s when combining CBT’s practical tools with Schema Therapy’s emotion-focused strategies can create lasting relief that addresses both symptoms and root causes.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety and OCD 

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is the gold standard for anxiety and OCD therapy. CBT is especially effective for specific anxiety disorders like generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder and phobias. The C in CBT (cognitive) teaches you to identify and reframe your thinking traps, those pesky thoughts that automatically pop up, sometimes out of your awareness. The B in CBT (behavior) is about coming up with ways to take steps to move toward your fears, instead of avoiding them. As a result, CBT helps you make positive changes in the short-term so you feel freer sooner.

Schema Therapy for Anxiety, OCD and Personality Struggles

Schema Therapy is an evidence-based therapy that is especially effective for chronic anxiety disorders and depression as well as personality struggles with avoidance, dependence or perfectionism. Schema therapy helps you uncover your “life traps,” or the patterns that keep repeating over and over again. It helps you see how today’s emotional problems are based on unmet needs from your past, without dwelling on your past. Schema therapy incorporates cognitive and behavioral strategies and adds emotion-focused skills to make change at a deeper level. As you learn to rescript your life story, you’ll fall into your life traps less often, and be less reactive when you do. Learn more about schema therapy by clicking here.

Social Anxiety Expertise

With deep expertise in social anxiety, Laura can help you break free from the fear of judgment and avoidance with social anxiety therapy. This helps you step into social situations with greater confidence.

Social Anxiety for Dummies (2025)

I’m the author of Social Anxiety For Dummies. a user-friendly guide with a simple and fun approach to overcoming social anxiety. Based on cognitive behavior therapy, this books makes CBT strategies for social anxiety come alive. My upcoming book, Little Lessons for a Lighter Life: 100 Ways to Break Old Patterns and Feel Calm and Confident, shares bite-sized wisdom for handling everyday challenges. I write to offer guidance and inspiration so you can experience more meaning, confidence, and joy.

 Click to purchase Social Anxiety For Dummies.

National Social Anxiety Center

The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Silicon Valley/San Jose is proud to be a regional representative of the National Social Anxiety Center in Silicon Valley/San Jose. The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC) is dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of cutting-edge treatment for social anxiety. As a board member, Laura plays a key role in recruiting new clinics who are committed to offering cutting-edge treatment for social anxiety.

Note: The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Silicon Valley is not a business entity of NSAC. We simply a representative in our region.

About

I’m a licensed therapist specializing in Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Schema Therapy for anxiety, OCD, and personality-related struggles. I help clients achieve meaningful, lasting change by addressing both symptoms and underlying patterns.

As one of the few therapists in California—if not the country—who is both a certified cognitive behavior therapist and an advanced certified schema therapist, I can support you with making lasting changes in your life. The combined certification process for CBT and schema therapy took 3 years on top of the 5 years to get licensed as a therapist.

People seek me out from all over California for my unique specialty. I can work with you if you live anywhere in California including San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego. Click here to learn more about me.

 

Read about the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Silicon Valley/San Jose and how we treat anxiety in the Mercury News.

 

Anxiety and OCD Therapy in San Jose and California

Laura’s goal is to provide a high level of service and expertise in treating Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD) along with Personality Disorders. In short, this can translate into better results in achieving your goals and maintaining progress over the long term. 

Anxiety Therapy

• Generalized anxiety (GAD) Therapy
• Panic Disorder Therapy
• Agoraphobia Therapy
• Specific Phobia Therapy
• Social Anxiety Therapy
• Depression Therapy
• Bipolar Disorder Therapy

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Therapy 

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Therapy
• Hypochondria/Health Anxiety Therapy
• Trichotillomania/Hair Pulling Counseling and Therapy
• Compulsive Skin Picking Counseling and Therapy
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder Therapy 

Personality Disorder Therapy

• Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder Therapy
• Avoidant Personality Disorder Therapy
• Borderline Personality Disorder Therapy 
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder Therapy 
• Dependent Personality Disorder Therapy

 

Silicon Valley Communities We Serve

In summary, the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center  offers evidence-based therapy for Anxiety and OCD through our online video program serving Silicon Valley/San Jose communities and other parts of California. Click Here to Request an Appointment

San Jose Therapy and Counseling • Saratoga Counseling and Therapy • Los Gatos Therapy and Counseling • Monte Sereno Therapy and Counseling • Cupertino Therapy and Counseling • Campbell Therapy and Counseling • Mountain View Therapy and Counseling • Los Altos Therapy and Counseling • Sunnyvale Therapy and Counseling • Santa Clara Therapy and Counseling • Palo Alto Therapy and Counseling

CBT Online Video Therapy

CBT Online Video Therapy for anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is offered in all the above locations as well as the following California communities:

San Francisco Therapy Counseling • Sacramento Valley Therapy Counseling • 

Carmel CA Therapy Counseling • Santa Cruz Therapy Counseling • Monterey Therapy Counseling • Los Angeles Therapy Counseling • San Diego Therapy Counseling • Orange County Therapy Counseling

CONTACT

Click Here to Request an Appointment

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Silicon Valley / California
900 East Hamilton Avenue, Suite 100
Campbell, CA 95008 (San Jose)
(408) 384-8404

 

Good Faith Estimate – No Surprises Act: A Good Faith Estimate will be provided in your intake forms. For information about this law, go to https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises