Matthew B. Myles, LCSW - Founder and Director

Matt's career specializing in OCD treatment began in 2002 as a counselor for the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital of Harvard Medical School. Since relocating to Colorado, he has been helping people with OCD therapy in their homes and communities as well as at his Denver office.
Matt is in regular collaboration with other clinicians and doctors who specialize in treatment, research, and outreach for OCD. He also works with other therapists, graduate students and interns, school systems, and other organizations to offer trainings and consultations about OCD treatment.
Matt attends the IOCDF (International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation) annual conferences, where he has presented on home and community based therapy.
Education
Colorado State University – Master of Social Work, 2006
University of Colorado – Bachelor in Psychology, 1998
As part of his graduate studies, Matt worked at an in-patient psychiatric hospital and as a therapist at the CSU Counseling Center. Interpersonal process groups and psycho-educational groups were a focus, in addition to case management and individual therapy. He conducted research evaluating the effectiveness of training to decrease stigma with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.
Aspects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are often helpful in implementing individualized OCD treatment plans. Matt has received training in DBT from Marsha Linehan, who developed this model.
Matt worked with teenagers in 2007 as a ‘multi-systemic’ therapist to help prevent out-of-home placements or incarceration for antisocial behaviors. Aspects of the multi-systemic therapy model can also be applied with OCD, because symptoms may affect one's family, school, work, or other people.
Matt developed and implemented a 30-day training curriculum for high school students that incorporated outdoor skills as a vehicle for leadership. He has worked with colleges and youth and adult programs teaching adventure activities and outdoor leadership skills.
Matt is in regular collaboration with other clinicians and doctors who specialize in treatment, research, and outreach for OCD. He also works with other therapists, graduate students and interns, school systems, and other organizations to offer trainings and consultations about OCD treatment.
Matt attends the IOCDF (International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation) annual conferences, where he has presented on home and community based therapy.
Education
Colorado State University – Master of Social Work, 2006
University of Colorado – Bachelor in Psychology, 1998
As part of his graduate studies, Matt worked at an in-patient psychiatric hospital and as a therapist at the CSU Counseling Center. Interpersonal process groups and psycho-educational groups were a focus, in addition to case management and individual therapy. He conducted research evaluating the effectiveness of training to decrease stigma with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.
Aspects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are often helpful in implementing individualized OCD treatment plans. Matt has received training in DBT from Marsha Linehan, who developed this model.
Matt worked with teenagers in 2007 as a ‘multi-systemic’ therapist to help prevent out-of-home placements or incarceration for antisocial behaviors. Aspects of the multi-systemic therapy model can also be applied with OCD, because symptoms may affect one's family, school, work, or other people.
Matt developed and implemented a 30-day training curriculum for high school students that incorporated outdoor skills as a vehicle for leadership. He has worked with colleges and youth and adult programs teaching adventure activities and outdoor leadership skills.
Associate Staff

Sarah Chrissie Hodges - B.S.
Chrissie provides Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) coaching and peer support for people needing these services.
ERP Coaching – For people actively doing cognitive-behavioral therapy with Matt Myles who need additional support with coaching through their exposure exercises. Chrissie helps when people need more intensive and frequent sessions, or who have a treatment goal that requires another person or gender specific concern. Often these sessions are in your home or community and are always individualized to target your particular goals.
Peer Support – For people who want to talk or connect with someone who has been through exposure therapy for OCD, has symptoms managed, and lives a productive and fulfilling life. Chrissie is open and articulate about her own experience with OCD and treatment, and can help people navigate challenges with stigma, relationships, and self-identity living with OCD. Often people seek peer support when looking for hope that treatment could help them, or during or after treatment to connect with someone who relates first hand to these issues. Peer support is not a substitute for therapy, however many people find helpful to accompany therapy, for motivation to begin therapy, or for after acute treatment is completed to help maintain gains.
About Chrissie: Chrissie is passionate about reducing mental health stigma and helping others with mental health concerns. In addition to coaching and peer support for Effective OCD Treatment, Chrissie works at a mental health center for people with severe or chronic mental health problems. She is a dynamic and engaging public speaker and regularly does presentations for schools, police departments, and other organizations on suicide prevention and reducing mental health stigma.
Chrissie provides Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) coaching and peer support for people needing these services.
ERP Coaching – For people actively doing cognitive-behavioral therapy with Matt Myles who need additional support with coaching through their exposure exercises. Chrissie helps when people need more intensive and frequent sessions, or who have a treatment goal that requires another person or gender specific concern. Often these sessions are in your home or community and are always individualized to target your particular goals.
Peer Support – For people who want to talk or connect with someone who has been through exposure therapy for OCD, has symptoms managed, and lives a productive and fulfilling life. Chrissie is open and articulate about her own experience with OCD and treatment, and can help people navigate challenges with stigma, relationships, and self-identity living with OCD. Often people seek peer support when looking for hope that treatment could help them, or during or after treatment to connect with someone who relates first hand to these issues. Peer support is not a substitute for therapy, however many people find helpful to accompany therapy, for motivation to begin therapy, or for after acute treatment is completed to help maintain gains.
About Chrissie: Chrissie is passionate about reducing mental health stigma and helping others with mental health concerns. In addition to coaching and peer support for Effective OCD Treatment, Chrissie works at a mental health center for people with severe or chronic mental health problems. She is a dynamic and engaging public speaker and regularly does presentations for schools, police departments, and other organizations on suicide prevention and reducing mental health stigma.

Martha Bautista-Biddle – Doctoral Intern
Martha is the newest member of our team and provides ERP coaching and specialized hoarding treatment with the supervision of Matt Myles, LCSW.
Martha’s interest in OCD and hoarding disorder began at Smith College in the psychology department, as an intern working with Dr. Randy Frost. Randy Frost is a leading hoarding specialist, author, and researcher. As an intern at Smith College, Martha worked doing home-based Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) for people with OCD and hoarding disorder.
After graduating from Smith College with a dual BA in Psychology and The Study of Women and Gender, Martha worked as a community residential counselor at McLean Hospital of Harvard Medical School at The Gunderson Residence, a residential treatment center for adult women with personality disorders. There she was trained in and used Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) with individuals and in group settings.
Martha is currently a student in the PsyD program at University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology.
Martha is the newest member of our team and provides ERP coaching and specialized hoarding treatment with the supervision of Matt Myles, LCSW.
Martha’s interest in OCD and hoarding disorder began at Smith College in the psychology department, as an intern working with Dr. Randy Frost. Randy Frost is a leading hoarding specialist, author, and researcher. As an intern at Smith College, Martha worked doing home-based Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) for people with OCD and hoarding disorder.
After graduating from Smith College with a dual BA in Psychology and The Study of Women and Gender, Martha worked as a community residential counselor at McLean Hospital of Harvard Medical School at The Gunderson Residence, a residential treatment center for adult women with personality disorders. There she was trained in and used Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) with individuals and in group settings.
Martha is currently a student in the PsyD program at University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology.

Rigel - Bernese Mountain Dog
In most cases, a therapy dog is not relevant to treatment for OCD symptoms. However, RIgel is available as needed for specific goals. Rigel has assisted with home and community-based therapy since she was a puppy. RIgel has experience with exposure therapy related to contamination fears, and a wide variety of intrusive thoughts. She has also helped social anxiety symptoms and is excellent at prompting short interactions with people in the community;
In most cases, a therapy dog is not relevant to treatment for OCD symptoms. However, RIgel is available as needed for specific goals. Rigel has assisted with home and community-based therapy since she was a puppy. RIgel has experience with exposure therapy related to contamination fears, and a wide variety of intrusive thoughts. She has also helped social anxiety symptoms and is excellent at prompting short interactions with people in the community;