Treatment Outcomes
As a therapist, I value being direct and transparent about what to expect. I believe you deserve to know what treatment will look like with a given provider, how long it will last, and what kind of outcomes are typical. To do that in my practice, I regularly collect data on patient outcomes. I analyze these data and publish them here on my website. Below, you’ll find a brief breakdown of treatment outcomes for conditions I commonly see in my practice, including depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and OCD.
Note: The graph displays scores on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), which is the gold standard questionnaire used to assess depression symptom severity.
Depression
At intake, patients seeking treatment for depression in my practice are reporting symptoms in the moderate-to-severe range before starting treatment.
At the end of treatment, 100% of patients who completed a course of treatment with me scored in the mild/non-clinical range of depression symptoms and no longer met criteria for a depressive episode.
On average, patients who’ve sought treatment for their depression with me experienced an 86% reduction in depression symptoms over the course of treatment.
Note: This graph displays scores on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire, which is a reliable and well-validated self-report measure for Generalized Anxiety Disorder symptom severity.
Anxiety
At intake, patients seeking treatment for anxiety symptoms reported moderate-to-severe symptoms of anxiety on average.
At the final treatment session, all patients reported no longer experiencing distress or impairment associated with their anxiety.
On average, patients seeking treatment for anxiety experienced an 81% reduction in their symptoms over the course of treatment.
Note: the graph displays results for Generalized Anxiety Disorder symptom severity for ease; other anxiety disorders (e.g., Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia) treated in my practice show similar patterns of symptom reductions.
Note: This graph displays scores on the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA), which is a well-validated and reliable measure of impairment associated with eating disorder symptoms.
Eating Disorders
Prior to treatment, the majority of patients in my practice suffering from an eating disorder reported significant impairment associated with their symptoms.
Patients who completed a course of treatment with me reported considerable improvements, with an 90% reduction in impairment associated with their eating disorders.
Note: Eating disorder presentations and their symptoms vary; I present data on clinical impairment here for simplicity, but patients who have completed treatment with me reported similar reductions in specific eating disorder symptoms (e.g., dietary restraint; body image concerns; compensatory behaviors) as well.
Note: This graph display scores on the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory - Revised (OCI-R), a well-established and well-validated assessment of OCD symptoms.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
At intake, patients seeking treatment for OCD reported clinically significant levels of intrusive obsessions and compulsions.
At the final treatment session, patients reported substantial improvements in their symptoms, with symptoms far below the clinical cutoffs for the condition and an average 78% reduction in symptom severity.