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New York · Anxiety + Performance Psychology

Stop
Managing.
Start Living.

12+ Years Clinical Practice
500+ Clients Served
Anxiety Disorders // High-Performance Coaching // CBT + ACT // Executive Burnout // OCD Treatment // Social Anxiety // Psy.D. — NYU // In-Person & Telehealth // Anxiety Disorders // High-Performance Coaching // CBT + ACT // Executive Burnout // OCD Treatment // Social Anxiety // Psy.D. — NYU // In-Person & Telehealth //
Credentials

// My Approach

Anxiety is not
a character flaw.
It's a problem to solve.

Most people with anxiety have spent years trying to "manage" it — deep breaths, avoiding triggers, white-knuckling through panic. That works, until it doesn't.

I work differently. Using evidence-based methods from cognitive-behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, we don't just cope with anxiety — we change your relationship to it entirely. The goal isn't to feel less. It's to do more.

01

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Identifying and restructuring the thought patterns driving your anxiety cycle.

02

Acceptance & Commitment

Stop fighting your mind. Start acting on your values regardless of how you feel.

03

Exposure Response Prevention

Systematic, supported exposure that actually reduces anxiety over time.

04

Performance Psychology

For executives and high-achievers: optimize under pressure, not despite it.

// Services

What I offer

Individual Therapy

Weekly Individual
Sessions

Ongoing one-on-one therapy for anxiety, OCD, panic disorder, and social anxiety. In-person or telehealth.

$275 / session

Performance

Executive
Performance Coaching

For leaders, attorneys, physicians, and founders managing high-stakes anxiety and burnout. Not therapy — results.

$350 / session

// Client Reflections

"I came in managing a panic disorder that had limited my career for five years. Eight months later I gave a keynote at my company's all-hands — something I never believed was possible. Dr. Okafor doesn't just treat anxiety. He changes what you think you're capable of."
— Former client, VP at a tech company
"I'd done therapy before. This was different — evidence-based, structured, and honest about what would actually work. My anxiety didn't disappear, but it stopped running my life."
— Former client, attorney
"The performance coaching track is worth every dollar. For the first time I understand why I spiral before high-stakes situations — and how to use that edge instead of fighting it."
— Former client, surgeon

Ready to stop waiting?

The free 20-minute consultation is a real conversation — no sales pitch. We figure out together if this is a good fit.

Location 530 W 45th St, New York NY 10036
+ Telehealth: NY, NJ, CT
Fee $275 individual · $350 executive
Aetna, Cigna, Oxford in-network
Availability Mon–Fri · Morning & Evening slots
Wait Time ~1 week for new clients