John Tzanos, PhD(He/Him/His)

Most of Dr. John Tzanos’s clients are high-achieving adults who look steady on the outside while carrying a lot underneath. Their struggles may show up as OCD loops, ADHD distractibility and overwhelm, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma that still shapes the present, insomnia, or body-focused repetitive behaviors such as hair pulling and skin picking. What these concerns often share is a mind that will not slow down and a sense that life feels harder than it should.

Dr. Tzanos does not view therapy as a place where people need to be “fixed.” More often, the work involves learning a new way to relate to the thoughts, feelings, memories, and patterns that have been running things. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches including ERP for OCD and CBT-I for insomnia, Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, and clinical hypnosis when appropriate.

He is a licensed psychologist with specialized training in evidence-based treatment for OCD, anxiety, ADHD, insomnia, and related concerns, as well as clinical hypnosis. His work is grounded in research while remaining personal, flexible, and adapted to each client rather than delivered as a rigid protocol.

Clients often describe Dr. Tzanos as calm, straightforward, thoughtful, and practical. He offers secure telehealth for clients in California, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, and Washington. He also offers a free 15-minute consultation to help determine whether working together feels like a good fit.