OCD coaching with Alex Principato
You deserve more than another day lost to doubt. Practical support from someone who knows what it’s like—and what it takes to start moving forward.
Clinically diagnosed at 13. Life stolen back from OCD in 2018.
Part of my recovery story
One of the clinicians who helped me take my life back.
In 2018, I worked with Tiffany during intensive OCD treatment at Gateway. That experience helped me take my life back—and became part of the reason I created Disorder Destroyers.
Tiffany is an OCD & Anxiety Specialist at The OCD Treatment Center. Her background includes OCD treatment training at UCLA and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. She meets with clients virtually.
Meet Tiffany at The OCD Treatment Center
“…thanks to him I was able to understand my OCD and fight back so I can finally get my life back.”
Research & resources
Research from the International OCD Foundation found that only about 2% of identified OCD patients had documented evidence of receiving ERP, the gold-standard behavioral treatment, while more than 72% weren’t even referred for evidence-based ERP or CBT.
That gap can cost people years. The IOCDF reports an average of roughly 7 years from symptom onset to proper diagnosis and effective treatment, with older estimates reaching 14–17 years.
Disorder Destroyers helps close the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it—through lived-experience coaching, accountability, and practical support that reinforces the work you’re already doing in treatment.
I know the exhaustion
There were nights I spent hours beside my parked car checking the doors, windows, and parking brake. Getting home didn’t mean my day was over.
That was part of my 30-year battle with OCD. If that kind of loop feels familiar, I want you to know there’s a person here who gets it.
Read my story
Checking
The door. The alarm. The parking brake. The check that keeps becoming another check.
Rumination
Replaying, analyzing, and trying to think your way to a certainty that never feels like enough.
Contamination
The fears and routines that take time and attention away from the things you care about.
Just right
Repeating something until it feels right, even when you want to move on.
How we work together
Coaching is where support meets action. We focus on your daily life, the work you’re doing, and the places you need accountability.
We talk about where you’re stuck, what you want to change, and whether we’re a good fit.
Build a practical coaching plan that fits your life and complements appropriate clinical care.
Get support following through between sessions, including the exposure work in your treatment plan.
Review what’s helping, talk honestly about obstacles, and keep building momentum.
Hi, I’m Alex
Clinically diagnosed at 13. Life stolen back from OCD in 2018.
I’m a mental health coach specializing in OCD, with 30 years of firsthand experience battling it. In 2018, an intensive program helped me take my life back. I became a coach because I want to help others break free, too.
I bring firsthand experience, honest conversation, and a fierce fire to this work. I want to help you take the next step toward the life OCD has been crowding out.
Meet Alex and read the full storyPrivate coaching
A focused intensive, weekly coaching, or closer support. We’ll find the right fit together.
A focused first step
$200 per session · starting at
Payment plans available
A 90-minute deep dive to identify your OCD cycle and build a clear, practical plan to start breaking it.
Keep building momentum
$450 per month · starting at
Payment plans available
One 90-minute session per week, plus support between sessions to help you implement exposures and build momentum.
More time. More accountability.
$1,000 per month
Payment plans available
Two 90-minute sessions per week, plus priority support for premium, high-accountability coaching.
Payment plans available for all programs. Disorder Destroyers provides coaching and educational content, not clinical treatment or crisis care.
Our meaningful-progress guarantee
If you do the work, you should see meaningful progress.
Show up consistently, use the tools we build together, and make a good-faith effort to complete the work we agree on.
If you do that and still feel you’ve made no meaningful progress by the end of the program, tell me. I’ll review the work with you, and if the coaching didn’t deliver what I promised, I’ll refund you 100%.
Do the work. Use the tools. If you make no meaningful progress, you don’t pay.
We agree on your program’s length, goals, and the work we’ll review before coaching begins.
Talk through the guarantee with AlexWhy Disorder Destroyers
I know the checking, the exhaustion, and what it’s like when doubt starts making decisions for you.
Support that makes room for difficult days and still helps you follow through on the work.
Real conversation, room for humor, and respect for your choices. You don’t need a sales pitch. You need to feel understood.
In her own words
Working with Alex has taught me a great deal of things, before working with Alex I had no idea I had OCD.
Within only a month I knew things it usually takes years to learn and accomplish.
But thanks to him I was able to understand my OCD and fight back so I can finally get my life back.
10 long years of not knowing and now I’m doing all the work and using all the tools he’s given me so I will no longer be consumed by OCD.
The Disorder Destroyers Podcast
Honest conversations about mental health, recovery, and taking your life back. Personal stories, practical perspectives, and room to be human.
Beyond Disorder Destroyers
Honest conversations about health, well-being, and the experiences that shape our lives.
Jeff and I talk about living with OCD, the role of support and humor, and taking practical steps toward a fuller life.
Honest Health with Jeffrey Burke · Season 3, Episode 17 · Watch on YouTube
Find Jeff’s show
Common questions
You deserve to know what you’re signing up for.
Ask Alex a questionDisorder Destroyers provides coaching and educational content, not clinical treatment or crisis care. My role is lived-experience support, accountability, and helping you put recovery-oriented actions into daily practice. Diagnosis and clinical treatment belong with a qualified licensed professional.
Yes. Coaching is designed to complement appropriate professional treatment and support the work you’re doing between sessions. We’ll discuss how coaching can fit around your existing plan during the free call.
If you still need to find a therapist, I will help you find the right match that specializes in OCD, anxiety, and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques (CBT and ERP).
Start with the free 60-minute call. We’ll discuss what you want support with and whether a one-off intensive, weekly coaching, or more frequent support makes sense for you.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about where you are, what you need, and whether coaching is the right next step. No pressure. Just a real conversation.
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