For licensed clinicians & emerging therapists

Education and skills training for clinicians who specialize in anxiety

Seasonal learning circles and an embedded education program for group practices — built on 20 years of anxiety-focused clinical practice.

Not supervision. Not case consultation. Clinical skill development, clear boundaries and deeply grounded

 

For clinicians

Build your anxiety treatment skills in a circle

Seasonal six-session cohorts capped at 10. Foundation skills, children and families, or women's anxiety — re-enroll every season.

 

For Group practices

Education & skills support for your MSW students

An embedded education partnership that brings clinical skill-building into your group — without crossing into supervision territory.

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The three circles

Foundation Skills Circle

Core anxiety treatment skills for clinicians building their specialty foundation across populations and presentations.

Founding price: $147/season

 

Children & Families Skills Circle

Anxiety in children, adolescents, and family systems — including how family dynamics maintain and shape anxious presentations.

Founding price: $197/season

 

Women's Anxiety Skills Circle

Women's anxiety, perinatal OCD, and how life transitions affect anxiety — a population that's often undertreated and underserved in clinical training.

Founding price: $297/season

 

 

Deborah Mertlich, LCSW

20 years of anxiety-focused clinical practice in Oregon and Washington. The circles are built on what actually develops clinicians — not certification chasing, but case-inspired education that builds real skill over time.

Specializations include

perinatal OCD, selective mutism (PCIT-SM), women's anxiety