I'm Dr. Seema Pawar. I became a psychologist because I kept meeting capable people whose anxiety had taught them they were not, and who had been told, kindly, to relax.
I opened Revive in San Francisco as a solo practice, and I work with adults on one kind of problem: panic, health anxiety and OCD. Most of the work is exposure-based, and I explain every step before we try it.
Sessions are 50 minutes, in person on Fillmore Street or by video if you are in California. You see me every time.
Licensed psychologist in California
Exposure and response prevention (ERP)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
50 min
Individual sessionsAdults
Seen one-to-one
So you know before you come.
If you ask me whether you are fine, I will not keep answering. Reassurance feels like help and tends to feed the worry, so we practice other responses.
Exposure is planned with you, one step at a time. You can slow a step down or stop it.
I am a psychologist. I do not prescribe or examine you, and for a physical symptom you should see your doctor.
Your clinician
Licensed psychologist
Sees adults one-to-one, in person in San Francisco and by video for clients in California. Explains each step before trying it, and checks the pace with you at the start and end of every session.
Write to me and ask. I reply on weekdays.