Kavin Fatehchand MD

OCD Care in New York

OCD Psychiatrist in NYC

OCD treatment on the Upper West Side and at Union Square.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD, on a New York City street.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD

MD-PhD psychiatrist in New York

You are more than the thoughts that loop — so what's actually driving them?

  • ERP, translated into plain steps
  • Adults & Teens
  • Therapy + meds, one doctor
Or Call (917) 300-8998
Training & Credentials
NYPPsychiatry ResidencyNYP-Columbia
Columbia University shieldInstructor in PsychiatryColumbia University
The Ohio State University logoMD & PhDOhio State
Dr. Caroline FuPartner PracticeCaroline Fu Psychiatry
Insurance & ReimbursementPlease note that our clinic does not accept insurance. We are out-of-network.
OCD Care

Paced to What You Can Actually Tolerate

ERP built up gradually and medication given the weeks it needs — OCD care that doesn't flood you or rush you.

OCD is one place where speed backfires — generic reassurance can feed the loop, and a 15-minute check reaches for a new pill before a real trial has had time to work. As an OCD specialist, I build ERP up gradually, at a pace you can actually tolerate, and I give each medication the weeks it needs before we judge it — formulating out loud so you know what I'm thinking. Two things can be true: pushing too fast can flood you, and moving too slow can leave you stuck. Where's the pace that fits you?

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD, on a New York brownstone stoop.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD

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Visits & Fees
Transparent fees$1,000 initial evaluation $750 hour-long follow-up $500 medication visit
Out of NetworkWe are not contracted with any health insurance providers
Superbills providedMany PPO plans reimburse 60–80% of their allowed amount after your deductible
Caroline Fu Psychiatry is a Group Practice with Offices in New York & Boston

My Colleagues and I Teach at Harvard & Columbia

Dr. Kavin's clinic is a branch of Caroline Fu Psychiatry. We are a physician-owned group practice with offices in New York & Boston.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD

New York City

Instructor in Psychiatry, Columbia

Dr. Caroline Fu, DO

Boston & NYC

Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard

Dr. Victor Cohen, MD

Boston

Harvard-trained adult psychiatrist

How I Work With OCD

Three Things That Change How This Goes

OCD responds to specific, well-studied work — done at a pace you can actually tolerate, never flooded and never rushed.

Exposure and response prevention means facing the fear without doing the ritual — and yes, that's hard. We build up gradually, at a pace you can tolerate, because ERP works when it isn't rushed.

OCD often needs SSRIs at higher doses and longer trials than depression does — ten or twelve weeks before we can honestly judge a response. That's not slowness; it's giving a trial the time it needs, and I'll name the tradeoffs plainly.

OCD ebbs and flares, and there's no rushing it back to steady — I stay through both. That includes the family piece — how loved ones accommodate rituals to reduce distress, and how, over time, that quietly feeds the loop.

Your First Visit

What to expect during your first visit with me

Headshot of a South Asian Man

A concierge evaluation is different than what you’ve experienced at a psychiatry office, before. We have 90 minutes to discuss your history, and who you are as a person. It’s the first step towards developing a genuine relationship.

I spend the first session on the big picture:

1) Who are you? I want to know the whole person sitting in front of me — not a symptom list, but your work, your relationships, your family, and your identity.

2) What’s happening in your life right now that’s causing you to seek help? And why now? What changed?

3) What have you already tried, and where did previous treatments stall out? That history is data, not failure. Bring records and medication lists if you have them — or just bring your story.

This is a plan we built together, not a script and a follow-up in three months.

My first priority is to get you started with expert psychotherapy. When medication seems like a good option, I provide psycho-education and we decide on a course together. And if you arrive already carrying several prescriptions, we go slowly — understand the drivers first, then peel back rather than pile on.

The ultimate goal is “fewer medications, thoughtfully chosen.”

The many faces of OCD I work with

OCD wears many disguises. Here's the range of presentations I see and treat.

The obsession-compulsion loop

Contamination and washing

Checking

Symmetry and 'just right'

Harm OCD

Pure O and intrusive thoughts

Reassurance-seeking and scrupulosity

OCD vs OCPD and perfectionism

OCD vs generalized anxiety

Adult-onset OCD

When prior treatment hasn't worked

My Office Locations in New York

Questions Patients Bring About OCD

Reach Out To Learn More

If the intrusive thoughts keep looping and the rituals are eating up hours of your day, let's talk. Searching "ocd therapy near me" and landing on a checklist is exactly the thing I want to spare you. An evaluation with me is a conversation, not a form to tick through — I want to understand what's driving the thoughts, when they started, and how they move through your life. Bring your story, and I'll bring my full attention. If you're curious, start here.

Prefer to talk? Call 917-300-8998

This is not an emergency practice. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911, or call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

About the Practice

About Dr. Kavin Fatehchand

One psychiatrist who works OCD at the pace it actually requires — not a checklist, not a 15-minute rush.

I'm Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD — a psychiatrist in Manhattan who treats OCD at the pace it actually needs, without flooding you or rushing to a prescription. Before psychiatry, my doctoral research was in cancer immunology, where I spent years asking one question: what's actually driving this? I ask the same thing about OCD. Not just which label fits, but what feeds the loop of intrusive thought and ritual — biology, trauma, the systems you live in, or all three?

As an OCD psychiatrist who is queer and South Asian, I name that plainly so you know who's sitting across from you. Representation is the first step — never an assumption about your particular story. That, we build together.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD — psychiatrist, New York City. Last reviewed August 2026.

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Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD, outdoors in New York.
OCD, understood differently

If regular therapy didn't help my OCD, what now?

So many people tell me the same thing: talk therapy circled the anxiety but never touched the compulsions. That gap is common — and it's workable.

ERP is hard, and OCD is usually managed rather than cured — and real relief is genuinely possible. If you're exhausted from fighting your own mind, let's understand what's driving it together.