Kimberly Wilson
I help people with OCD, OCD-related conditions (e.g., dermatillomania, trichotillomania, hoarding, emetophobia, tics), anxiety, panic, phobias, and health anxiety get their lives back — especially when worry has started living in the body, not just the mind. I'm a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and chemical dependency counselor in Texas, with a post-doctorate from Harvard Medical School in clinical research, and a master's in clinical counseling psychology and pediatric mental health from Northwestern University. I have a doctorate degree in Medicine from Southwest College of Medicine (NMD/AZ). I've spent 18 years in mental health, in hospital-based care and private practice, working with adults, teens, and children.
OCD, Panic & Health Anxiety Specialist | ERP & HRT Therapy
My specialty is exposure-based therapy — ERP for OCD and habit reversal (HRT) for OCD-related conditions like hair pulling, skin picking, hoarding, tics, and emetophobia. If every heartbeat, ache, or test result sends you spiraling, you won't have to explain the medical side to me. I already speak it.
First session
In our first appointment, I really want to get to know you. We will also dive into your goals for us working together and talk about what is important to you. If you need a different appointment time than what is available, please send me a message https://www.kimberlywilsonnmd.com/appointments
Strengths
I specialize in OCD, OCD-related conditions (e.g., dermatillomania, trichotillomania, hoarding, emetophobia, tics), anxiety, panic, phobias, AI anxiety, health anxiety — the conditions where specialized, exposure-based therapy makes the difference between years of managing symptoms and actually getting your life back. If your anxiety lives in your body — every heartbeat, every ache, every test result — you won't have to explain the medical side to me. I already speak it. That matters most in health anxiety, and it changes the work everywhere else, too. My approach is structured and evidence-based, built around Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Habit Reversal Training (HRT), the gold standard for OCD/OCD-RS, with support from mindfulness, ACT, and I-CBT strategies. You'll always know what we're doing and why. You'll have clear practices between sessions. And we'll track progress so you can feel the change, not just hope for it. I work with adults, teens, and children through secure telehealth. If intrusive thoughts loop on repeat, if worry steals your sleep, if panic hits out of nowhere, or if a fear is shrinking your world — you don't have to white-knuckle this alone anymore. Schedule an appointment to take the first step. My approach is structured and evidence-based, built around Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Habit Reversal Training (HRT), the gold standard for OCD/OCD-RS, with support from mindfulness, ACT, and I-CBT strategies. You'll always know what we're doing and why. You'll have clear practices between sessions. And we'll track progress so you can feel the change, not just hope for it. If intrusive thoughts loop on repeat, if worry steals your sleep, if panic hits out of nowhere, or if a fear is shrinking your world — you don't have to white-knuckle this alone anymore. Book a session to take the first step.
Ideal clients
I serve early morning thinkers affected by chronic illness, anxiety, OCD & OCD-Related Syndromes, health anxiety, or addiction that are looking forward to engineering a life they truly want to live.
Origin story
What drew me to this work — and keeps me in it after 18 years — is the connection between mind and body and the connection to my patients. So much of what brings people to therapy lives in both -the mind and body: the racing heart, the sleepless nights, the way a life experience or trauma reshapes how you move through the world. I became a therapist because I wanted to treat the whole person, not just the diagnosis — and to give people practical tools that actually change their daily lives.
Treatment methods
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic therapy focuses on unconscious processes as they are manifested in present behavior. The goals of psychodynamic therapy are self-awareness and understanding of the influence of the past on present behavior. My graduate program was a psychodynamic program.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP therapy is a behavioral therapy that gradually exposes people to situations designed to provoke a person's obsessions in a safe environment. I have post graduate training in ERP, Habit-Reversal Training, and Prolonged Exposure.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a therapy technique that aims to help find new ways to respond and feel by changing thought patterns. CBT rests on the assumption that the way people think and interpret life events affects how they respond and feel. I have post graduate training in CBT.
Location
Virtual sessions