Specialized Virtual Treatment with PsychWell — formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia

Living with misophonia in Stamford, Greenwich, or along Connecticut’s Gold Coast can be quietly overwhelming.

This region is known for high-achieving professionals, busy families, and close living quarters — which means constant exposure to other people’s habits, rhythms, and sounds. When you have misophonia, that closeness can feel unbearable. Chewing, breathing, tapping, foot-shaking, or even subtle facial movements can trigger intense emotional and physical reactions that hijack your ability to relax or feel safe.

Misophonia is not just annoyance. It is a nervous-system condition that creates powerful emotional responses to specific sensory cues. These reactions happen automatically and often bring shame, guilt, or fear afterward — especially when the people triggering you are the ones you love.

PsychWell, formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia, provides specialized virtual misophonia therapy for clients throughout Stamford, Greenwich, and all of Connecticut.

You do not need to find a local specialist. You can work with one — from home.

What Misophonia Really Feels Like

People with misophonia often feel deeply misunderstood.

You might experience:

• Sudden waves of rage, panic, or disgust

• An urge to escape the room

• Physical tension that won’t let go

• Shame after snapping or withdrawing

• Fear about relationships, marriage, or family life

These reactions are not chosen. They are how your nervous system responds when it feels invaded or overwhelmed.

Misophonia is not a character flaw. It is a pattern that formed around emotional and nervous-system protection.

Why Success and Sensitivity Often Go Together

Many people in Fairfield County are driven, thoughtful, and conscientious. Many people with misophonia also hold themselves to very high standards — emotionally and interpersonally.

That combination can be painful.

You may feel furious when someone triggers you — and ashamed for feeling that way. You may believe that you should be able to be calm, gracious, and unbothered — and then feel broken when you’re not.

That internal war is part of what keeps misophonia alive.

Why Traditional Therapy Rarely Helps

Most therapy approaches were not designed for misophonia.

They may teach relaxation, distraction, or exposure — but they don’t address the deeper emotional rigidity and shame that drive the reactions.

Misophonia is not about hearing too much. It is about a nervous system that has learned to treat certain sensations as threats to safety and control.

That requires a different kind of treatment.

The EASE Model

At PsychWell (formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia), we use a specialized model called EASE — External Acceptance and Self Engagement.

External Acceptance helps you stop organizing your life around trying to control or eliminate other people’s sounds or behaviors. When you let go of the endless battle with reality, your nervous system begins to soften.

Self Engagement helps you learn how to feel and process your own emotions — anger, shame, grief, fear — instead of suppressing or judging them.

Together, these two skills retrain the nervous system to experience triggers as uncomfortable — but no longer overwhelming or identity-threatening.

How Virtual Misophonia Therapy Works in Connecticut

All treatment is provided through secure telehealth.

This allows you to:

• Work with a true misophonia specialist

• Practice skills in real-life environments

• Avoid commuting or office visits

• Receive private, consistent care

We work with adults, teens, couples, and families throughout Stamford and Greenwich who are ready for a deeper, more humane way forward.

Who This Is For

This program is designed for people who:

• Have strong sound or visual triggers

• Feel ashamed or confused about their reactions

• Are struggling in relationships

• Have tried therapy without lasting relief

• Want more than just coping skills

You don’t have to keep living in a state of tension and self-blame.

There Is Another Way

Misophonia can quietly steal your peace, your relationships, and your sense of safety.

But it is not permanent.

PsychWell, formerly the Center for OCD and Misophonia, provides virtual misophonia therapy for clients in Stamford, Greenwich, and across Connecticut who are ready to heal in a deeper way.

You don’t have to keep fighting the sounds.
You don’t have to keep fighting yourself.

Schedule a Misophonia Consultation
Virtual appointments available for Connecticut clients.