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Lukas Snear, LPC, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor. Lukas began as a registered behavior technician working with children with autism, then spent more than three years at Eating Recovery Center treating adults and adolescents with severe eating disorders, where he became the program's OCD specialist. He has pursued specialized training rather than general practice, including the IOCDF's Behavioral Training Institute and NOCD Academy, and holds a BS in Psychology from Virginia Military Institute. Licensed in Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. View profile on Psychology Today.

Ann Varghese, LPC

Ann Varghese, LPC

Annie is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, anxiety, phobias, and body-focused repetitive behaviors such as trichotillomania. She helps clients learn to tolerate uncertainty, reduce avoidance, and navigate intrusive thoughts and compulsions.

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Her collaborative, individualized approach integrates ERP, values-based interventions, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to support emotional regulation and help clients move toward what matters most to them, even in the presence of discomfort or uncertainty.

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Annie has experience across inpatient and residential care, PHP, and IOP settings and also treats depression, body dysmorphic disorder, and eating disorders. She earned her MA in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University and is licensed in Texas, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Ashley Kasperski Boyer, LPC

Ashley Kasperski Boyer, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor. Ashley brings more than twelve years of clinical experience and specializes in exposure and response prevention for OCD and anxiety, most recently as a senior therapist with a national OCD telehealth program. She also treats PTSD, depression, and phobias, and works with adults of all ages. She holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from McNeese State University. Licensed in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

In the Media

Understanding OCD: how obsessive thoughts trigger intense anxiety

Breaking The Cycle, Aug 2025

Lukas Snear on why compulsions relieve anxiety in the moment and strengthen it over time.

POCD explained: intrusive thoughts, shame, and recovery

The OCD Confessional, June 2026

A full episode with hosts Liam Martin and Alicia Hill on why POCD attaches to what a person fears most, and what recovery actually looks like.

I Thought I Was a Monster: the truth about pedophilic OCD (POCD)

Breaking Free Recovery Radio, May 2025

A full episode on taboo intrusive thoughts, why they are not desires, and how ERP treats them.

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