OCD & anxiety therapy · Utah
You deserve a
free mind.
Specialized, evidence-based therapy for OCD and anxiety with John Lewis, CMHC — a counselor who has sat on both sides of this work. By telehealth across Utah.
No pressure and no obligation — just a conversation.
If your mind won't let a thought go, you're in the right place.
OCD and anxiety are loud, convincing, and exhausting — and often invisible to everyone else. Some of this may sound familiar:
None of this means you're broken. It means your brain has learned a loop — and loops can be unlearned. That is exactly what we work on, together, at your pace.
The approach
Therapy with a map: Exposure & Response Prevention
ERP is the most researched and most effective treatment for OCD, and it helps with anxiety and panic too. It's structured, collaborative, and practical — you'll always know what we're doing and why.
Understand the loop
We map your specific obsessions, triggers, and compulsions — and how the loop keeps itself alive. Naming it clearly is the first relief.
Build your ladder
Together we create a ranked list of practice situations, starting small. You choose every rung — nothing is ever sprung on you.
Let discomfort pass
With support, you face triggers on purpose without doing the ritual — and discover that anxiety rises, crests, and falls on its own.
Reclaim your life
Skills become habits, sessions taper, and you leave as your own therapist — with a plan for the hard days.
Services
One focus, done well.
Individual therapy
One-on-one sessions with a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who specializes in OCD and anxiety. We use ERP and related evidence-based tools, tailored to your life, your values, and your goals — so you can build a rich, full life that OCD doesn't run.
As part of working together, I offer brief therapeutic support to help you stay on track with ERP exercises, answer quick treatment questions, and encourage you through difficult moments — included in my fee, no extra charge.
Weekly 60-minute sessions by telehealth, tapering as you get stronger.
Free 15-minute consultation
Before you commit to anything, we talk. You can share what's going on, ask about the approach, availability, and cost, and get a feel for whether we're the right fit. If I'm not the best person to help, I'll point you toward someone who is.
Call 801-870-8306Prefer email? freedommindtherapy@gmail.com
About John
I became this kind of therapist because I needed one.
My name is John Lewis, and I grew up in Draper, Utah. For years I lived with my own OCD and anxiety — the loops, the doubt, the exhaustion of fighting my own mind. When I finally found the right tools, they changed my life so completely that I decided to spend my career passing them on.
That history shapes how I work. I know what it costs to walk into a therapist's office and say the scary thought out loud, so nothing you bring will shock me and nothing will be met with judgment. I also know, firsthand, that this treatment works.
Away from the office I'm a husband and a dad in a family of four — our youngest daughter arrived in May 2024. You'll usually find me with my family, exercising, hiking somewhere in the mountains, or reading more about mental health than is probably reasonable.
From colleagues
Endorsed by the therapists who know his work.
John is your go to with needing counsel with life challenges, religious needs and anxiety. He will provide compassion while also providing direct feedback to get you to meet your goals. He is strong with clients of all ages!
John tells it like it is. He has a great sense of humor and his clients love him! He relates to people with compassion and challenges them at the same time, to move forward from their stuck points that they can live a life that is of value to them.
I've worked alongside John and have witnessed how incredibly knowledgable, skilled and compassionate he is. I would recommend working with him to anyone seeking out treatment for OCD, anxiety, and trauma.
"Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear."— Dale Carnegie
Common questions
Things people ask before reaching out.
Do I need a diagnosis before contacting you?
What happens in the free 15-minute consultation?
Do you offer telehealth?
Exposure therapy sounds terrifying. Is it?
What about fees and insurance?
Ready when you are.
Reaching out is often the hardest exposure of all. It only takes one conversation to start — and the first fifteen minutes are on me.