OCD Clinic Community West is a treatment center for OCD that specializes in the treatment of OCD with exposure and response prevention (ERP). ERP is considered the gold standard treatment for OCD and has been shown by research to be the most effective treatment for the disorder. ERP works by helping people with OCD learn to tolerate the distress associated with their intrusive thoughts while refraining from engaging in the compulsions that are a part of their OCD. There is a group of anxiety disorders that respond to exposure and other CBT approaches that are effective for OCD and related disorders. At Community West we treat the following anxiety disorders with cognitive-behavioral interventions: Social Anxiety Disorder, School Avoidance or Refusal, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobias, Agoraphobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder.