Welcome to The Reeds Center
Partners in compassionate care. Experts in cognitive behavioral science.

Therapists In New York City
Who We Are
The Reeds Center provides expert cognitive-behavioral therapies for adults, adolescents and children struggling with OCD, anxiety, and related problems. We provide therapies in a variety of intensities and formats to ensure the most therapeutic and cost effective treatment for each individual we serve. We offer treatment both at our office in Manhattan, NYC and remotely via Telehealth.
What We Treat
The Reeds Center specializes in the treatment of a range of issues including:
How We Treat
At The Reeds Center in NYC we utilize the latest in evidence-based treatments in a variety of formats:
We Offer In-Person and Online Sessions to Treat OCD, Anxiety and More In NYC
Request an appointment to find out how The Reeds Center can help you overcome life’s challenges.
What Our Clients Say

Meet The Reeds Center
Michael Maher, Ph.D. is a Director and Co-founder of The Reeds Center. He specializes in cognitive-behavioral treatments of anxiety, OCD and related disorders including health anxiety. He has expertise in treatment resistant anxiety and OCD as well as in impulse control disorders (Trichotillomania, skin picking and tic disorders).
Parham Horn, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and practice manager at The Reeds Center. She has extensive experience with evidence-based treatments, such as CBT, DBT, and ACT, for the treatment of OCD, GAD, panic disorder, misophonia, phobias, repetitive behaviors, PTSD, depression, and related disorders. She treats people across the lifespan, with a specialization in working with children, adolescents, and young adults. As part of her work with young individuals, she enjoys meeting with caregivers using empirically supported strategies, such as SPACE.
Maia Buschmann, Psy.D., M.S. is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Reeds Center. She has extensive experience treating anxiety and mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, ADHD, and insomnia. Maia utilizes a culturally informed, identity-affirming approach in evidence-based treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
Franzi Ross, LMSW is an advanced masters-level clinician at The Reeds Center. Franzi has extensive experience using evidence-based treatments to help individuals with anxiety and mood disorders, OCD, misophonia habit disorders and trauma; these treatments include CBT, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and other mindfulness-based interventions (ACT).
Erik Erkkila, LMSW, MAT is an advanced master-level clinician at The Reeds Center. He earned a Master of Social Work from NYU and has extensive experience working with adults, adolescents and children using evidence-based treatments to help individuals with anxiety and mood disorders, OCD, eating disorders, trauma, misophonia, somatic disorders and personality disorders; these treatments include CBT, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and other mindfulness-based interventions (ACT).
Hope Kassen, LCSW is a senior masters-level clinician at The Reeds Center. She has received her MSW degree from Columbia University and her BA in political science from Oberlin College. Hope has extensive experience providing evidence-based treatments for OCD, body dysmorphia, depression, anxiety, trichotillomania, phobias, and panic. Hope has worked with adults, children, and adolescents as well as survivors of trauma, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ identifying clients.
James Bender, Psy.D. is a Director and Co-founder of The Reeds Center. He specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (CBT) for anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and OCD related disorders, chronic worry, and panic. He also has expertise in impulse control disorders (Trichotillomania and skin picking) and anxiety disorders that co-exist with depression and insomnia.
Joshua M. Sanchez, LCSW is a senior masters-level clinician at The Reeds Center. Joshua has extensive training and experience delivering empirically supported, cognitive-behavioral treatment, including exposure and response prevention (ERP), habit reversal therapy, trauma-informed treatment such as STAIR-NST, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help adults and older adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and OCD-related disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma, and impulse control disorders, including trichotillomania (hair pulling), excoriation (skin picking), and onychophagia (nail-biting).