Dr. Alex Lyon (she/her/hers) is a licensed psychologist (PSY33043) who holds a certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (ABCT). She specializes in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (including OCD, skin-picking disorder, and hair-pulling disorder) and other anxiety disorders (including panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, health anxiety, and agoraphobia). She has experience working with a wide range of OCD presentations, including but not limited to the following OCD subtypes: contamination, harm, checking, symmetry, morality, health-related, existential, racism, sexual orientation, somatic, perinatal, and relationship OCD. She also has experience treating trauma-related disorders, sleep disorders, and mood disorders.
Her approach to treatment is evidence-based. She primarily utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and incorporates elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). When working with individuals with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, she primarily uses exposure and response prevention (ERP), which is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy and the gold-standard treatment for OCD. She has also received specialized training in cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE) for PTSD, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Model for skin-picking and hair-pulling, and the Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT).
Dr. Lyon completed her doctorate in psychology (Psy.D.) at Xavier University. She completed her predoctoral internship at Rogers Behavioral Health, where she worked at a residential treatment center for adults with severe obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders and other anxiety disorders. She also completed rotations at a residential OCD and anxiety center for children and adolescents, as well as at a residential center for adults with eating disorders. Having worked with clients at the highest levels of care, she is comfortable treating complex and longstanding symptom presentations.
Dr. Lyon’s approach to therapy is collaborative, individualized, warm, and non-judgmental. She enjoys working with clients of all backgrounds. She is currently seeing adults throughout California via telehealth.
