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Dr. Alex Littleton
Dr. Littleton is the Founder and Executive Director of VPG. He treats teens and adults with severe OCD and anxiety using ERP and intensive treatment, and works with parents of anxious kids (and dependent adults) through SPACE.
Areas of focus
- Severe OCD
- Anxiety & Trauma
- Intensive ERP
- Parent-Based Treatment
Works with Parents, Teens & Adults
Meet Dr. Alex Littleton
Dr. Littleton treats severe OCD, anxiety and trauma in teens and adults. He also works with parents of kids 6 and up dealing with extreme picky eating (ARFID), separation anxiety, school avoidance and refusal, or a young adult who hasn’t launched.
He uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, and he’s certified in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for the parent work. He sees clients weekly, offers intensive treatment and runs VPG’s training program for clinicians learning this work.
In-person sessions available in Englewood, Colorado. Telehealth appointments available for those located in most US states through PSYPACT. Intensive work can also happen outside the office, including in a client’s home.
The VPG Difference
All VPG clinicians are trained in ERP and specialize in anxiety and OCD. It’s the center of what we do.
Specializes In
Severe & Treatment-Resistant OCDIntensive ERPFailure to LaunchParents of Kids with ARFIDSchool Refusal & Separation AnxietyHigh-Achieving ProfessionalsGiftedness
Also works with: Harm, taboo and intrusive thought OCD; scrupulosity; real-event and false memory OCD; emetophobia; trauma and PTSD.
Who Dr. Littleton Works With
Parents
Most of Dr. Littleton’s work with children and young adults is done with the parents. He’s certified in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), with specialty trainings in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and Failure to Launch (FTL). He works with parents of kids 6 and up on how to respond when their child won’t go to school, won’t eat more than a few foods, or won’t leave the house. The child doesn’t need to attend sessions, and doesn’t need to agree that there’s a problem.
Teens
He treats teens with severe OCD, including the themes that are hardest for them to talk about, and he works with gifted students whose anxiety shows up around performance and high standards. He tells teens up front what exposure work involves, and he uses humor to connect with them.
Adults
He works with adults who have been in therapy before without much change, and with young adults who are living at home and stuck. Many of his adult clients are high-achieving professionals and gifted adults. Exposure work starts early and is built around what the client has been avoiding.
Dr. Littleton's Approach
Dr. Littleton treats OCD with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). That means practicing the things OCD says to avoid while cutting back on the checking, reassurance and rituals that keep it going. He explains in the first session what treatment will ask of a client.
Sessions are active. Clients practice in session and then on their own, and some of that practice happens at home or in the places they’ve been avoiding. For clients who want to make progress faster, he offers intensives of 2 to 4 hours a week, usually with an in-person component.
As Clinical Director and Training Director, he runs VPG’s specialty treatment and training clinic, which trains 2 cohorts of graduate students each year in this treatment model. His mini Bernedoodle, Juni, often sits in on sessions.
Dr. Littleton keeps a limited caseload and sometimes has a waitlist. A free phone consultation with the Vivid Psychology Group intake team is the quickest way to find out his current availability.
Evidence-Based Treatments
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) - Certified Provider; Specialty Trainings: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Failure to Launch (FTL)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Metacognitive Therapy (MCT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Education, Licensure & Fees/Insurance
Education & Training
- Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology, University of Denver (2021)
- Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology, University of Denver (2019)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology and Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder (2014)
- Certified Provider, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE): year-long certification with the originators of SPACE, plus ongoing consultation
Licensure
- Licensed Psychologist, Colorado (License #6006)
- PSYPACT (APIT #14894)
- National Provider Identifier (NPI): 1932658655
Fees & Insurance
- Session fee: $240
- Self-pay practice; does not bill insurance directly
- Superbills available for potential out-of-network reimbursement
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