Specialized OCD, Anxiety & Eating Disorder Therapy in New Jersey
This is not your average talk therapy practice.
Clear Light Therapy is a specialized practice. Everything we do is designed to produce measurable, lasting change in anxiety, OCD, and disordered eating.
Talking about your anxiety every week isn't the same as treating it.
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-WHO THIS IS FOR
You've tried everything.
You're still stuck.
Most people who find their way to Clear Light Therapy have already done the work, the journaling, the meditation apps, maybe even years of other therapy. They're smart, self-aware, and exhausted. They know what's happening. They just can't make it stop.
You've been told "just don't worry" more times than you can count.
Your anxiety shows up as physical symptoms, heart racing, chest tight, can't breathe.
You avoid things, situations, foods and your world keeps getting smaller.
You seek reassurance constantly, from people, from Google, from yourself and it never lasts.
The intrusive thoughts terrify you and you don't understand why your brain does this.
Your relationship with food, your body, or exercise feels completely out of control.
You're high-functioning to the outside world and completely exhausted on the inside.
"I built this practice because I believe anxious, exhausted people deserve more than sympathy. They deserve a real path forward."
DANA COLTHART, LCSW CEDS — FOUNDER, CLEAR LIGHT THERAPY
What People Are Saying
“I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with Dana, and can say with complete confidence that she is an exceptional clinician. Her depth of knowledge and expertise in treating eating disorders and OCD is truly outstanding. She combines evidence-based interventions with genuine empathy and insight, helping her clients make meaningful, lasting progress in their recovery.”
-CF
“I continue to be impressed by the depth of Dana’s clinical knowledge and the steadiness she brings to her work. She specializes in eating disorders and OCD, and she supports people navigating complex conditions with clarity, compassion, and patience. Dana is collaborative, thoughtful, and genuinely invested in helping clients move toward stability, recovery and relief. She engages families and other professionals with care, always upholding the highest ethical standards. I trust her clinical judgment fully and recommend her without hesitation.”
— RC
“I highly recommend Dana. She is a compassionate and highly knowledgeable professional, especially when it comes to utilizing exposure and response prevention (ERP) and ACT for OCD. I fully trust her with individuals struggling with eating disorders, especially those with co-occurring OCD.”
— AU
SPECIALIZED TREATMENT
Real treatment.
Real results.
Everything we do is evidence-based and designed to produce measurable, lasting change, not just another place to vent about your week.
OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts that won’t stop. Mental loops of fear, doubt, and worse-case “what ifs”. ERP is the gold-standard and we specialize in it.
Anxiety & Panic Disorders
Heart racing, stomach dropping, world shrinking. Our research-backed approach helps you understand the anxiety cycle and break it for good.
Eating Disorders & Body Image
Constantly thinking about food, your body, control. As a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), Dana brings the deepest level of expertise available.
In-Person Therapy
Virtual Therapy
Schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation.
If your world has been slowly shrinking, places you won't go, things you won't do, thoughts you can't stop, that's not a character flaw. That's a pattern. And patterns change.
CLEAR LIGHT VS. AVERAGE TALK THERAPY
The difference is
measurable.
Talking about anxiety every week isn't the same as treating it.
Here's what's different.
OUR METHOD
Most therapy teaches
you to cope.
We retrain your brain.
Using evidence-based ERP and ACT, we go after the patterns, not just the symptoms. You'll always know where you stand. Treatment has clear goals and measurable progress.
01: Free 15-Minute Consultation
We learn about you, explain our approach, and make sure we're the right fit before you commit to anything.
02: Comprehensive Assessment
We map the exact patterns driving your anxiety or disordered eating — no guessing, no generic treatment plans.
03: Active, Goal-Directed Treatment
8–16 sessions of ERP, ACT, or both. You practice facing fear in controlled, supported ways until your brain learns a new response.
04: Lasting Change
We don't just manage, we resolve. Most clients leave with a life that's genuinely bigger than when they started.
Questions people ask before booking.
What's the difference between ERP and regular talk therapy?
Talk therapy helps you process and understand your experiences. ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) actively changes how your brain responds to fear. Instead of talking about anxiety, we practice facing it, in a structured, safe way, until the fear response diminishes. For OCD and anxiety disorders, ERP has the strongest evidence of any treatment approach.
How long does treatment take?
It depends on the severity and how long anxiety patterns have been in place. Many clients notice meaningful change within 8–16 sessions. OCD and eating disorders often require longer treatment. Unlike open-ended therapy, we set goals and track progress, you'll always know where you stand.
Do you take insurance?
Clear Light Therapy is an out-of-network provider. You pay at the time of service, and we provide detailed superbills for you to submit to your insurance for reimbursement. Many clients with PPO plans receive 50–80% reimbursement. We recommend calling your insurance to ask about your out-of-network mental health benefits before your first session.
Is ERP going to make my anxiety worse at first?
Honest answer: ERP involves discomfort, intentionally. You'll face things that feel scary. But it's done at a pace you control, with full support, and the discomfort decreases rapidly as your brain learns the feared outcome isn't happening. Most people feel significant relief within a few sessions of exposure work.
Do you offer telehealth sessions?
Yes. Dana offers both in-person sessions in Englewood, NJ (Bergen County) and virtual therapy for clients anywhere in New Jersey, including Bergen, Hudson, Morris, and Monmouth counties. Telehealth ERP is highly effective, many clients prefer it.
Most therapy teaches you to cope with anxiety. We retrain your brain to stop creating it. Using evidence-based ERP and ACT, we go after the patterns, not just the symptoms.