Online ERP Therapy for Long Beach and Lakewood
Work with a Lakewood based OCD therapist who serves Long Beach through secure telehealth.
Whatif Therapy is based next to Long Beach. Sessions are online, so you can receive local, focused care without adding an office trip to your week.
On the next screen, choose “Initial Consultation - No Charge” to request the free 15-minute consultation.
Local knowledge with the ease of online care
OCD may show up in small parts of the day. It can affect locks, phones, meals, work, sleep, or time with family. Online care can work with those habits where they occur.
The work is planned with you. Each task has a clear aim and a link to the life you want.
This page may fit if:
- You live in Long Beach, Lakewood, or a nearby community.
- You want active treatment for OCD or an anxiety disorder.
- You prefer to meet from home or another private place.
- You want a clear plan and practice between sessions.
Change the habit that keeps fear in charge
A trigger may lead to a check, a review, or a request for help. Relief comes fast, but the fear returns. ERP helps you face the trigger and skip the old response in clear, useful steps.
The goal is not to remove each hard thought. It is to keep fear from making your next choice.
Skills you may build
- Spot a trigger
- Name the old response
- Plan a small task
- Let doubt stay
- Use the skill in daily life
Serving Long Beach from nearby Lakewood
Whatif Therapy is based in Lakewood and serves Long Beach through telehealth. Sessions are not held in a Long Beach office. Clients may join from a private place anywhere in California.
Local practice may involve leaving home after one check, driving without repeating a route, using a phone without researching a fear, or asking a loved one not to give repeated reassurance.
Why online ERP may help
- Work with a nearby Lakewood practice
- Avoid another local commute
- Practice in your own setting
- Continue care elsewhere in California
When OCD involves partners and household routines
Because sessions are online, treatment can focus directly on the checks, cleaning rules, reassurance, and avoidance that occur at home.
Change a household checking routine
Practice leaving a lock or appliance after a planned check rather than asking someone else to verify it.
Reduce partner reassurance
Create a response plan that is supportive without repeatedly answering the same OCD-driven question.
Use shared spaces with fewer rituals
Build gradual steps around shared objects, meals, laundry, or cleaning without making the household follow OCD's rules.
Return to ordinary community activities
Approach an errand, restaurant, walk, or drive that fear has restricted while reducing safety behaviors.
Household rituals, reassurance, and shared life
At home
- Locks and appliance checks
- Cleaning rules
- Avoiding shared objects
- Routines that must feel right
With loved ones
- Repeated reassurance
- Asking someone else to check
- Changing plans around fear
- Participating in rituals
In the community
- Avoiding shops or restaurants
- Panic in public settings
- Driving safety rituals
- Rehearsing social interactions
Questions about online ERP in Long Beach
Is Whatif Therapy located near Long Beach?
Yes. The practice is based in Lakewood, which borders Long Beach. All therapy sessions are online.
Are sessions online or in person?
Sessions are provided through secure telehealth. Whatif Therapy does not offer office visits in Long Beach.
Do you work with clients in both Long Beach and Lakewood?
Yes. Clients may join from either city or from another private place in California.
What if I move to another part of California?
Care may continue while you are in California. Tell Matthew about a move so practical needs can be reviewed.
How do I begin?
Schedule a free 15 minute consultation to ask about fit, fees, and current openings.
Matthew Baker, MSW, LCSW
Matthew is based in Lakewood, next to Long Beach. He offers online care with a clear plan and practice between visits.
- California license #121926
- Master of Social Work
- ERP training through NOCD
- Listed with the IOCDF
- Member of the ADAA
Know the plan before you begin
Whatif Therapy works with adults, teens, and children. Read the fees page first. Use the free call to ask if the care and times fit.
Talk with an ERP therapist in Long Beach
Ask about fit, fees, and open times on a free 15 minute call.
You must be in California for each online visit.
Matthew Baker, LCSW
California Licensed Clinical Social Worker #121926 specializing in ERP for OCD, exposure-based therapy for anxiety disorders, and Prolonged Exposure for adult PTSD. View Matthew's professional background.
Content reviewed August 2026.
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