Cheryl O’Neill, MA
Ontario Registered Psychotherapist
Cheryl O’Neill, MA, is an Ontario Registered Psychotherapist specializing in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and trauma. She works with children, adolescents, and adults, providing compassionate, evidence-based care tailored to each client’s individual needs. Cheryl has specialized experience treating OCD and uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to help clients reduce the impact of intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and anxiety.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Cheryl specializes in working with clients experiencing OCD and intrusive thoughts. She uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), an evidence-based treatment specifically designed for OCD, to help clients gradually face fears and uncertainty while reducing compulsions, avoidance, and reassurance-seeking. Her experience includes working with a range of OCD presentations, including distressing or misunderstood intrusive thoughts.
Specialized expertise in treatment for OCD including:
Anxiety & Related Concerns
Cheryl supports children, adolescents, and adults experiencing anxiety, worry, stress, and related concerns. She incorporates evidence-based approaches such as mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and DBT skills to help clients develop more flexible and effective ways of responding to difficult emotions and thoughts.
Children & Adolescents
Cheryl works with children aged six and older and adolescents experiencing OCD, anxiety, trauma, and other emotional or behavioural challenges. Her background as an educator helps her create developmentally appropriate and supportive therapeutic experiences for younger clients and their families.
Begin Your Care
Cheryl believes that effective therapy combines evidence-based treatment with genuine connection and understanding. In her work with OCD, she helps clients recognize that intrusive thoughts do not need to determine their actions and that uncertainty can be tolerated without relying on compulsions or avoidance. Her goal is to create a space where clients feel safe, respected, and supported while building the confidence and skills needed to move beyond OCD and toward the life they want.