A Treatment Program Built to Produce Lasting Change
Living with anxiety or OCD does not have to hold you back. InStride delivers evidence-based care for young people, with a dedicated team guiding real-world practice in the moments and places where anxiety and OCD show up.
Specialty Care Designed Around Your Life
Whether you’re a parent ready to get your child the right care or a young adult looking for support that actually fits your life, InStride can work for you. You get a dedicated 3-person care team, a personalized care plan, and evidence-based treatment built around your schedule and your goals.
Therapy, Coaching, and Psychiatry - All on One Team
Therapy
Exposure Coaching
Psychiatry
Groups
For many young people, groups are where progress accelerates. Hearing from someone a few steps ahead makes the hard work feel more possible, and knowing you're not alone makes a real difference.
Caregiver Sessions
The impact is clear: 81% of caregivers reported feeling less personal strain by the end of the program, and 92% of caregivers reported a reduction in missed work or neglecting other duties.*
Five Pillars, One Path
Goal-Driven
Treatment is time-bound and built around clear, personalized milestones. You and your care team set goals and track progress together. The aim is always the same: building the skills and habits to manage anxiety and OCD with confidence, wherever life takes you.
Treatment That Goes Where Anxiety & OCD Go
Your coach guides you through exposure practice wherever anxiety and OCD show up: your home, the grocery store, a crowded hallway, a class presentation. They are available by phone, text, and video, in sessions and between them.
One Dedicated Care Team, One Plan
Your therapist, exposure coach, and psychiatrist work together and communicate throughout your treatment. One team, one plan. No fragmented care or repeating your story to someone new.
Your Whole World, in Sync
Your care team can coordinate with the people supporting you outside of sessions: parents, family members, school staff, existing providers, and anyone else you choose to involve. When your support network and care team are aligned, progress carries into every part of your life.
Lasting Progress
Treatment with InStride is time-bound, but the skills and habits you build aren't. Every session adds to a foundation you carry with you, along with a thoughtful transition plan designed to help sustain gains after the program ends.
What We Treat
InStride specializes in anxiety, OCD, and related disorders, built for anyone whose needs go beyond standard outpatient therapy. The majority of the people we treat have more than one diagnosis, and half had difficulty attending school. If any of the below sounds familiar, apply for a free evaluation.
From First Session to Lasting Confidence
Lasting change can happen fast. Most young people start InStride’s program within 1 to 4 weeks of applying and more than 90% of graduates report reduced anxiety symptoms with clinically meaningful reductions observed as early as two months.*
Apply Online
A quick application to see if InStride is a fit. Then choose a time for a free 15-minute call with our team to learn about your situation, answer questions, and walk you through what's next. No cost, no obligation.
Get your personalized care plan
A free clinical evaluation to understand the full picture and what you and/or your child hope to get from treatment. Your care plan is then personalized to deliver just what you need.
Start treatment with your care team
You're matched with a dedicated therapist, exposure coach, and psychiatrist who are all there to support the work you put in. Your treatment plan includes individual, group, and parent/caregiver sessions, plus guided real-world practice tailored to your age, goals, and circumstances. Every session builds skills and habits you carry with you for life.
Build skills and habits that last
Every session moves you closer to independence. You'll develop new ways of thinking and real-world habits to manage anxiety and OCD with confidence so you can carry those skills with you into school, friends, and everyday life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Treatment is personalized, and most people are in the program for 4 to 8 months. Your care team sets goals and tracks milestones with you throughout, so you always know where you stand and what you're working toward.
InStride is fully virtual and built to fit around school and work schedules. Most families schedule sessions in the morning, after school, or during a free period. For young adults, sessions fit around class and work. The goal is to fit into your life, not to take you away from it.
It’s common for young people to feel unsure about starting, and our care teams are experienced in meeting them where they are. Sessions are active and engaging, with coaches incorporating interests, rewards, and creative approaches to build motivation. And once the work begins, most young people are glad they started.
Your care team works with you to build a plan for continued progress before your last session. The skills and habits you've developed don't stop working when treatment does. They grow stronger with use.
Your InStride psychiatrist can prescribe medication if it would support your treatment. Because sessions are virtual, controlled substances like stimulants and benzodiazepines cannot be prescribed.
Yes, and that's by design. Virtual care means your coach can guide you through exposure practice wherever anxiety and OCD show up. No commute, flexible scheduling, and care that fits around school and work.
Traditional therapy is typically one session a week with homework you do on your own. InStride gives you a fully coordinated three-person care team: a therapist, an exposure coach, and a psychiatrist, all working from the same plan with multiple touch points each week. Your therapist leads your care, your coach holds you accountable as you practice exposures in real life, and your psychiatrist is with you from the start. All three communicate throughout.
