Ashley Annestedt, LCSW (she/her) is the owner and Executive Director of Beyond Borders CBT. She is a Licensed
Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) permanently licensed in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, & Utah and has
served clients in over 20 countries and counting.
She has devoted her career to the evidence based treatment of OCD,
Tourette, and Body Focused Repetitive
Behaviors,
including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Comprehensive Behavioral Interventions for Tics (CBIT), and
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). Ashley's patients would describe her as a down-to-earth/no fluff type of therapist that genuinely wants to help you get back to living your best life.
Courtney is a therapist specializing in the evidence based treatment of OCD, BFRBs & Tic Disorders and Tourette who treats patients across the lifespan beginning at age 8. She is trained in Exposure and Response Prevention, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBIT and the ComB Model for BFRBs.
She is licensed in Colorado, Massachusetts, Texas and West Virginia & also serves various countries around the world. Courtney's patients would describe her as compassionate, dedicated to providing the best treatment possible and ready to meet them where they are at in their treatment journey.
Melissa is a therapist specializing in the treatment of OCD, BFRBs, Tics/Tourette, and
Autism for ages 8 and older. She has over 20 years of clinical experience specializing in Exposure and Response Prevention, CBIT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the ComB Model.
She is licensed in Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts & Tennessee and also sees patients
outside the
US. Melissa's clients rave about her and many describe their work with her as "life changing". She strives to provide patients with high quality evidence-based care that makes a lasting impact.
Interested in a 15 minute consultation? Please email hello@beyondborderscbt.com or fill out a contact request. We are accepting new patients and have some sliding scale options open!
Beyond Borders CBT is dedicated to the evidence based treatment of these
disorders and we look forward to providing you with compassionate care. We offer individual,
group, and couples therapy.
We have clinicians licensed in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, & West Virginia and see patients in various countries around
the world.
Why Choose a Specialist?
Similar to specialties in medicine, such as dermatology & cardiology, mental health has
specialties as well.
Unlike general therapy, sometimes referred to as "talk therapy", the treatment methods we
offer require specific training and expertise. It can be difficult to find a therapist that
matches your treatment needs and is a good fit for you as an individual. We welcome the
opportunity to connect and explore if we are a good fit. For a 15 minute no-cost
consultation, please fill out the contact form, call, or email
us.
Areas of Specialization
OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not a funny way to describe your friend who loves to
clean or a
disorder all about hand washing. For many, it is a debilitating issue that is often
misunderstood, leaving the sufferer feeling alone. While we cannot promise you a cure, we
can
offer you hope and a better way of living through evidence-based treatments such as
Exposure and
Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT).
Sniff, blink, head jerk, humming. These are just a few of many different motor and vocal
tics.
Have you heard of CBIT (Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics)? CBIT is an
evidence-based treatment for tics and Tourette Syndrome and considered a front-line
treatment. There are less than 350 CBIT clinicians worldwide and we are lucky to have 8 of them.
Body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), including hair pulling and skin picking are
more
common than you might imagine. ComB, Comprehensive Model for Behavioral Treatment, can
help you
or your child implement cognitive, behavioral, or environmental changes to increase
awareness,
reduce the behavior, stop fighting against the urge and create healthier patterns.
Anxiety is a normal human emotion. Anxiety, in and of itself, is not a problem. Yes, you
read
that correctly. Anxiety is not the problem, but it's our relationship with this emotion,
and the
thoughts and behaviors around it that cause us the biggest impact. If you experience Anxiety, Panic, or Specific Phobias,
you can
learn to navigate your anxiety like never before. It's time to take back your life.
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The OCD Expert! In a very short amount of time Ashley has helped me make amazing progress with my OCD. OCD is different for every person, and Ashley was quick to understand the fundamental "rules" that were governing my behavior and how to overturn them quickly. She was always receptive to my feedback but made her expectations clear, pushing me every day to go just a little bit further than I would have been willing to go without her guidance. She has always been receptive to my questions and provided clear explanations for why she was setting me on a certain path. She has truly changed my life and I can't thank her enough.
