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I help those feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or burdened by expectations. My straightforward approach combines psychotherapy, problem-solving, and proven strategies tailored to your needs. While I specialize in OCD and men's mental health, my practice is open to everyone seeking support. Together, we'll build clarity, confidence, and progress—helping you move forward.

Practice Details

I accept Aetna, Anthem BCBS and UnitedHealthCare. In order to make insurance easier to use, I am partnered with Headway. Click here.

If you do not have insurance, I charge $175 per 55 minute session. I am able to help you submit a super-bill if you have out of network coverage

As of now, all sessions are conducted via telehealth platform. I am licensed in New York, New Jersey and Maine.

Daniel Frazer, LCSW

I began my career in 2006, supporting adults with special needs and later young adults facing homelessness and mental health challenges. I developed a deep appreciation for strength and resilience across abilities and these roles led me to pursue clinical licensure as a psychotherapist.

I specialize in men’s mental health, focusing on identity, relationships, and societal expectations. I also have extensive experience with OCD, neurodiversity, chronic pain, agoraphobia/panic disorder and family trauma.

Outside of practice, I research men’s mental health policy, how moving away from nature increases anxiety and traditional folk-medicine. I'm a Brooklyn native, a writer and naturalist with a passion for bird-watching, moths and native trees.

Clinical Focus & Approach Used

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Extensive experience treating OCD with ERP, ACT, and I-CBT.
Focus on challenging compulsions and intrusive thoughts.
Analytical, problem-solving approach combined with relatable communication.
Educational and empowering style to foster self-understanding and resilience.
Goal-oriented support tailored to individual OCD challenges.
Experienced with wide ranging often shame-inducing presentations of OCD

Expertise in men’s mental health, addressing unique challenges.
Focus on emotional suppression, stigma, and relationship dynamics.
Symptoms in men often manifest as anger, irritability, or substance abuse.
Tailored interventions to build resilience and emotional well-being.
Focus on anxiety, depression, identity, relationship stress, and fathering.
Focus on sexual disorders and other male specific challenges

Experienced in supporting individuals with chronic illness and pain, informed by personal experience.
Utilize CBT, PRT, and mindfulness techniques to manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
Focus on shifting mindset around illness/pain, promoting self-compassion and resilience.
Advocate for self-empowerment in managing chronic conditions and navigating healthcare systems.
Help clients reduce the impact of pain on daily functioning and mental well-being.

Working with ADHD/Autism since 2006, including clinical, mezzo, and macro policy work.
Focus on unmasking interventions to embrace neurodiverse identity.
Strong emphasis on teaching executive function skills (organization, time management, goal-setting).
Structured approach to help clients achieve personal and professional goals.
Advocate for systemic change to improve neurodiverse supports.
Strategies for managing social, academic, and workplace challenges.

Special emphasis on agoraphobia (home-bound and non-home-bound) and panic disorder.
Use Claire Weekes' method to reduce fear and build tolerance.
Implement ERP to challenge avoidance and reduce panic symptoms.
Interoception therapy to regulate physical sensations of anxiety.
Gradual exposure to regain confidence in public spaces.
Tailored strategies to reduce anxiety and increase independence.

Why focus on OCD?

I focus on OCD because I’ve seen how much it can take over someone’s life, from relationships to identity and daily routines. With years of experience and specialized training in evidence-based approaches like ERP, ACT, and I-CBT, I help clients tackle the challenges OCD throws at them. My work is practical and down-to-earth, giving clients real tools and support to take back control and move forward. There are few things more rewarding to witness than a client taking their life back from the cycles of OCD.

Types of OCD I've Worked With

Just a note, these are not official categories but instead a way to organize some of the many ways OCD may present that I've worked with

Environmental/Control Subtype OCD

- Contamination: Fear of germs, dirt, or toxins leading to excessive cleaning or avoidance.

- Checking : Fear of making mistakes or causing harm, leading to repeated checking behaviors.

- Symmetry/Order: Need for exactness, symmetry, or things being “just right.”

- Body-Focused OCD: Fixation on perceived flaws or abnormalities in one’s appearance.

Unacceptable/taboo or Shame-Based Subtype OCD

- Harm: Intrusive fears of causing harm to oneself or others.

- Sexual: Unwanted, intrusive sexual thoughts that cause distress.

- Pedophilia OCD: Intrusive fears of being a pedophile or harming children.

- Religious/Scrupulosity: Fears of sinning, offending religious beliefs, or moral failings.

Unusual Thought/Cognition-Based Subtype OCD

- Magical Thinking OCD: Belief that specific actions or thoughts will prevent bad events.

- Existential : Obsessions about the meaning of life, reality, or existence itself.

- Pure O :Intrusive thoughts without obvious compulsions, often mental rituals. - --Hypochondria: Preoccupation with having or developing a serious illness.

- Relationship OCD: Obsessive doubts about a partner or relationship.

- False Memory: Obsessive doubts about past events and whether harm occurred.