Rachel Davidow

About Rachel

Reaching out for help for your mental health can be intimidating. I am here to support and guide you on your journey. I am a licensed independent clinical social worker in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I work to empower you with tools to overcome challenges through a collaborative approach. I help folks ages 15+ with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, and other anxiety related challenges. Additionally, I have experience helping those struggling with depression, eating disorders, trauma, and stress in adjusting to difficult life circumstances. I also work with individuals struggling with body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) including skin picking or hair pulling through Habit Reversal Training. Each person is on their own journey and I ensure that therapy is individualized and unique to your needs. My approach is warm, compassionate, with some added humor and creativity to tackle the serious issues you are facing. Together, we can explore and overcome any obstacles that are holding you back from fully enjoying life.

Work with Rachel

OCD Group Therapy

This group is for adults with OCD to help you learn more about OCD, effective treatment options, and coping strategies. I provide an accompanying workbook for participants. The group offers a non-judgmental space where everyone can share their experiences, offer support, and learn from each other.
The group is once weekly for 8 weeks
Admissions is rolling. You can join at any time!
Tuesdays 6PM-7PM an in person group is offered at my office in Arlington, MA
Mondays 6PM-7PM a virtual group is offered for adults in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut.

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Tele-health and In Person Therapy

I am licensed in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. You can reach out to me for individual counseling over tele-health or in person in Arlington, MA. I work with folks with OCD, anxiety, phobias, and other mental health challenges. The best way to contact me is email at Rachel.Davidow@Blossomtherapy.org
See my patient portal below

Patient Portal

Specialties

Anxiety

Anxiety or excessive worrying can impact your ability to fully be present and live your life. I have helped people with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, as well as phobias. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help learn how to change your thoughts and behaviors to better serve you.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCD can be a debilitating mental illness causing intrusive thoughts, doubts, images, and/or urges and physical and mental compulsions. I have worked with many different OCD themes including contamination, harm, sexual, just right/perfectionism, religious/moral scrupulosity, superstitious, relationship, health, somatic, real event, false memory, and others. I use Exposure Response Prevention, which is scientifically proven to help individuals struggling overcome and find relief from their suffering.

Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

BFRBs are compulsive behaviors focused on the body including skin picking, hair pulling, nail biting, and bone cracking to name a few. These can be really distressing and feel like they are out of your control. I use Habit Reversal Training and ComB to provide you tools to recognize your triggers and find alternative coping mechanisms.