Dedicated to your Treatment
Dr. McClendon is dedicated to providing high-quality, research-based, and data-driven OCD services to clients.
To maximize clients' benefit from treatment she uses research-based measures to assess symptoms and track treatment progress. Dr. McClendon currently offers individual psychotherapy for adults, consultations, and group therapy focused on relapse prevention for those who have completed therapy.
To maximize clients' benefit from treatment she uses research-based measures to assess symptoms and track treatment progress. Dr. McClendon currently offers individual psychotherapy for adults, consultations, and group therapy focused on relapse prevention for those who have completed therapy.
Services Provided
Psychotherapy Dr. McClendon provides private telehealth psychotherapy sessions for adult Utah residents addressing Religious and Moral Scrupulosity (OCD-S). She is also authorized by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards to provide telehealth (video chat) psychotherapy with clients living in the following states and US territories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington state, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. (Other states have pending PSYPACT legislation.) OCD treatment is time intensive requiring daily attention to assignments and structured Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) exercises. Adequate OCD treatment is not simply talk-therapy or general counseling, and engages in exposure exercises in a structured, rigorous manner to enact lasting therapeutic change. Be cautious of any OCD treatment provider that claims to provide ERP that does not require a substantial out-of-session time commitment from you as a client. If you do not feel you can dedicate committed time to therapy tasks outside of session (approximately 1 hour per day) due to your present schedule or circumstances, you may want to reconsider whether entering therapy at this time is the appropriate decision for you. Sessions are 50 minutes Dr. McClendon's appointments are during the day; she does not hold late afternoon or evening appointments. Dr. McClendon offers treatment to adults (or to juniors or seniors in high school if they are homeschooled). Please note that due to the nature of outpatient psychotherapy treatment, Dr. McClendon cannot accept clients with psychosis or psychotic-like symptoms. |
Consultation Dr. McClendon offers telehealth consultations addressing issues of OCD-S (scrupulosity), as well as other OCD subtypes. Consultations are open to all; not restricted to Utah residents or approved teletherapy states. Consultations are 50 minutes. 
Group Therapy To offer ongoing support for her clients that complete therapy, Dr. McClendon is now offering a Relapse Prevention Group. This group is held via telehealth once per quarter, in February, May, August, and November on the 1st Monday of the month at 12:00 pm (MST). This group is for those nearing therapy termination, or for those who have already completed OCD treatment. If you are a former client of Dr. McClendon and are interested in cost-effective support maintaining your therapeutic gains and fortifying you against relapse, while also receiving social support, this group may be a great option for you. This group is not for those currently in an OCD crisis or relapse, as a personalized therapy approach is more appropriate in that circumstance.
Dr. McClendon is interested in expanding her treatment offerings to include a monthly therapy group for those currently engaged in OCD treatment who are looking for additional therapeutic contact and social support with others with OCD lived experience. If you are interested in this, please leave a message on the "Contact Us" page so you can receive information as it becomes available. Those attending group therapy must live within one of the U.S. states with which Dr. McClendon is authorized to work. See the list of qualifying states under the 'Psychotherapy' section to the left of this column. |