OCD Care in Newberry, SC
Careful evaluation and medication management for obsessive-compulsive disorder, with exposure-based therapy or a referral to an ERP specialist, for adults in Newberry and nearby Columbia, Sumter and Orangeburg by secure video.
OCD Care for Adults in Newberry
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides OCD care for adults in Newberry and across Newberry County by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them; we accept Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is not among the CDC PLACES measures, so these figures are the nearest measures: frequent mental distress, the share of adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in a month, and the share ever told by a health professional that they have depression.
OCD Care: What the Local Figures Show in Newberry
Compared with Newberry County as a whole, Newberry has higher estimates for frequent mental distress, depression, short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Newberry sits above the middle on frequent mental distress, lack of social and emotional support, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression and short sleep are close to the middle.
Newberry has the fourth-highest estimate for lack of social and emotional support of the 34 communities on this site, and a steady counselor can be one dependable source of support.
For frequent mental distress, Newberry ranks sixth-highest among them.
Its estimate for depression is the tenth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the frequent mental distress estimate for Newberry sits above Sumter; below Orangeburg; about level with Columbia.
An estimated 27 percent of households in Newberry have no broadband subscription, the fourth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Newberry | Newberry County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 19 percent | 17 percent |
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.6 percent | 22.1 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.3 percent | 35.7 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 28.1 percent | 26 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 34.8 percent | 31.8 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 25.1 percent | 22.2 percent |
Figures in this section come from CDC PLACES, 2025 release (model-based estimates from 2022 and 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data), with the American Community Survey, 2017 to 2021, via CDC for households without broadband; ranks compare the 34 South Carolina communities on this site.
Newberry County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Newberry County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts 17.9 percent of adults with frequent mental distress, above the statewide 16.7 percent, the tenth-highest frequent mental distress figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Newberry the sixth-highest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Newberry County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.9 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 17.9 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 1,339 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 14.8 percent | 13.4 percent |
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps builds these county figures from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 for the survey measures, the CMS National Provider Identification file, 2024 for provider counts and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2022 for insurance; ranks compare the South Carolina counties in this data.
Living and Working in Newberry
Chartered in 1856 by the South Carolina Lutheran Synod, Newberry College came back to Newberry in 1877 after years in Walhalla; we see students 18 and older by secure video, around class schedules.
Samsung built its first U.S. home appliance plant in Newberry and had hired more than 1,500 local workers by June 2022; video visits can fit around demanding shift schedules, with no drive.
When the Newberry Opera House was dedicated in 1882, its first floor held the fire engine room, the council chambers and the police station.
About 30 percent of Newberry County jobs are in manufacturing, at large appliance, food and equipment plants among others.
Newberry County sits between Columbia and the Upstate, outside any metropolitan area.
Campuses serving Newberry include Newberry College and Piedmont Technical College (Newberry County campus).
Newberry's economy centers on appliance, food and equipment manufacturing.
Newberry County is federally designated as a mental health professional shortage area, meaning there are too few mental health professionals for the people who live there; telehealth lets Newberry residents see a provider without waiting for a local opening.
Sources for these local facts: South Carolina Encyclopedia,newberryobserver.com,newberryoperahouse.com,U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025,citypopulation.de.
OCD Care for College Students and Young Adults
Heavy workloads and new independence can feed perfectionism and checking at college, and students 18 and older can be seen by video between classes.
Exposure-based therapy and medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, can be planned around the academic calendar.
OCD brings intrusive, unwanted thoughts and the rituals meant to quiet them, and people with it generally spend more than an hour a day on obsessions or compulsions.
Request an appointment for OCD care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about OCD care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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OCD Care in Newberry: Questions
Yes: adults in Newberry and the rest of Newberry County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Newberry has the sixth-highest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
In part: our nurse practitioners and therapists can bring exposure-based techniques into cognitive behavioral therapy by secure video, and when full exposure and response prevention fits better, we refer you to an ERP specialist and keep your plan connected.
CDC PLACES puts it at 22.6 percent of adults in Newberry, the tenth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 22.1 percent across Newberry County.
In Newberry County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 1,339 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the highest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Newberry the fourth-highest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: students 18 and older, including those at Newberry College and Piedmont Technical College (Newberry County campus), can be seen by secure video around their class schedules.
Hope Behavioral Medicine is not an emergency service: call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any hour, and in an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.