"I have been seeing therapists since my father passed away eight years ago and Diana is by far the most compassionate, dedicated, and hard working of them all.  I developed OCD after contracting a very bad case of food posioning while studying abroad.  The few months that followed were some of the most difficult in my entire life.  I bounced from therapist to therapist trying to find one that knew what they were talking about and one who I felt comforatble around.  Finally, someone recommended Alexian Brothers OCD intensive outpatient unit to me.  I was skeptical, but at that point in time I really had nothing to lose.  From my initial meeting with Diana, I knew she was the one that I wanted to work with to put myself over the hump.  We developed a hierarchy of all the things that bothered me and went through the list one at a time.  Some things took a lot longer than others to make make myself so I was not that nervous to be around but after about 2-3 weeks, I can feel my thought pattern begin to shift.  I really was in utter shock as I felt almost hopeless at that point in time.  After the first week I was so close to dropping out but Diana told me to just give it a little time.  To make matters short, Diana taught me the proper steps and ways to go about controlling OCD.  I can truly say that I am like a nice person since seeing her.  There are many points where I still struggle, but I know how to go about the problems in an efficient manner."