Specialties

OCD & Panic

For adults, teens, and children. In-person in Byron Center & Zeeland (coming January 1, 2027). Virtual therapy anywhere in Michigan.

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Quiet morning light
When your mind won’t let go

OCD isn’t about being neat. It’s about being stuck.

Intrusive thoughts you didn’t ask for. Rituals that quiet the fear for a moment — checking, counting, redoing, confessing, avoiding — but always demand more. A panic attack that arrives out of nowhere and leaves you afraid of the next one.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic run in loops: the harder you fight the thought, the louder it gets. Willpower isn’t the way out. The right treatment is.

Different ages, different loops

How OCD shows up — and how we treat it.

Adults (18+)

Often hidden, carried alone for years.

Adults with OCD usually know their fears don’t make sense — and feel shame about them anyway. Contamination worries, intrusive taboo thoughts, moral or religious scrupulosity, endless checking, or a need for things to feel “just right.” Panic disorder often rides along: fear of the fear itself.

Exposure-informed CBT — facing the fear in small, chosen steps until it loses its grip
Breaking the panic cycle: body-first tools for the surge, then the thoughts behind it
Scrupulosity & faith-related OCD handled with care, not dismissal
Teens & children

Often mistaken for defiance or “quirks.”

In younger people OCD hides behind repeated reassurance-seeking (“are you sure it’s okay?”), bedtime rituals that keep growing, homework redone until it feels right, or meltdowns when a routine breaks. Kids usually can’t explain why — they just know something bad will happen if they don’t.

Age-appropriate exposure work — externalizing OCD as the “worry bully” kids can push back on
Parents in the loop: reducing family accommodation without pulling support away
School coordination when rituals or panic interfere with class
This is for you if…

Any of this sounds familiar.

Intrusive thoughts that feel disturbing, sticky, or shameful
Checking, counting, washing, redoing, or mentally reviewing to feel safe
Needing constant reassurance from partners, parents, or Google
Panic attacks — or a life arranged around avoiding the next one
Rituals or routines that are taking over your child’s evenings
Religious or moral fear that goes far beyond your actual values
Avoiding places, people, or topics so the thoughts stay quiet
Your care team

Therapists who provide this care.

Adults, children & teens
Kreg Westergren Kreg Westergren LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP — adults & teens Bio → Brittney Wagenveld Brittney Wagenveld LMSW, CCATP, CCATP-CA — kids, teens & adults Bio → Mark Holloway Mark Holloway MA, LPC — kids, teens & adults Bio →
Adults
Mary Westergren Mary Westergren MA, LPC, LMHC, LCPC, LPCC — adults Bio →

The loop can be broken. Let’s start.

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Where

Byron Center · Zeeland (coming January 1, 2027)
Telehealth anywhere in Michigan