About
Michelle Puerner, LCSW, is the founding clinician with advanced training through the International OCD Foundation's Behavior Therapy Training Institute, the SPACE program at Yale, and Family Well-Being Consultation with Dr. Alec Pollard. The practice serves children ages five and up, teens, adults, and families across Montana and Colorado via telehealth. They offer individual therapy for OCD, anxiety, and tics, as well as parent work and group consultation and trainings for therapists working with OCD, anxiety, and complex presentations. The approach is tailored to the specific pattern of the individual, using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), inference-based CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT), and SPACE for family work.
Insurance & payment
The Anxiety Break accepts Aetna, Allegiance, BlueCross and BlueShield, First Choice Health | FCH, Montana Health Co-op, MultiPlan, MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), and PacificSource insurance plans.
- Aetna
- Allegiance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- MultiPlan
- Montana Health Co-op
- PacificSource
- Out of network
Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.
Services & specialties
OCD Therapy
The Anxiety Break provides specialized treatment for OCD, intrusive thoughts, anxiety disorders, and tics using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), ACT, I-CBT, and CBIT.
Anxiety Therapy
The practice offers individual therapy for anxiety disorders, as well as parent work and group consultation and trainings for therapists working with anxiety and complex presentations.
Tic Disorders Treatment
The Anxiety Break provides Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) for individuals with tic disorders.
Family Therapy
The practice offers SPACE for family work, which includes a SPACE Parent Workshop for parents of anxious children and teens, and a Family Well-Being Workshop for parents navigating accommodation, withdrawal, or more entrenched family patterns.
Group Consultation and Trainings
Michelle Puerner, LCSW, offers group consultation and trainings for therapists working with OCD, anxiety, and complex presentations.
Individual Consultation and Supervision
The Anxiety Break provides individual consultation and supervision for clinicians and treatment teams.