CORD is currently accepting patients who have their primary care physicians at the following locations:
Mass General Bulfinch Medical Group
Mass General Internal Medicine Associates
Charlestown, Chelsea, or Revere Health Centers
BWH Brigham Circle Medical Associates (BCMA)
BWH Primary Care - S. Huntington Jamaica Plain
BWH Southern Jamaica Plain Community Health Center
BWH Brookside Community Health Center
You may also be eligible if you have an established relationship with a Mass General Hospital or Brigham and Women’s main campus specialist. If you do not have an MGH or BWH primary care physician, eligibility will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
The Primary Care Physician Referral Service may indicate that PCPs at other Mass General Brigham locations are accepted; however, our clinic currently accepts only patients whose primary care physicians are at the locations listed above.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a time-limited, skills-based treatment that often includes exposure and response prevention (ERP) to help individuals face feared situations, reduce rituals, manage distressing thoughts, and build skills they can continue using after therapy ends.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the gold‑standard therapy for OCD and related disorders, helping individuals face feared thoughts or situations while reducing compulsive behaviors.
Habit Reversal Training (HRT) treats body‑focused repetitive behaviors such as hair pulling and skin picking by increasing awareness of urges and replacing these habits with competing responses.
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is an evidence‑based treatment for tic disorders that helps reduce tics through awareness training, competing responses, and environmental supports.
Medication Management: We offer psychiatric pharmacological management and consultations through our OC-specialty psychiatrists and residents for OC-spectrum disorders.
These treatments are available through the MGH Division of Neurotherapeutics, including, but not limited to:
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- Gamma Knife
- Cingulotomy
- Capsulotomy
For more information on services and eligibility, please email neurotherapeutics@mgh.harvard.edu. Please note this clinic does not have a direct number.
To be considered for the CORD clinic, patients must complete an intake form, which our team will review to determine whether they can be added to the waitlist. Completing an intake does not guarantee waitlist placement; if CORD is not the right fit, we may provide community referrals.
The intake is a brief questionnaire completed by the person seeking care. It asks about insurance, demographic information, symptom history, and treatment goals, and takes about 15 minutes to complete.
Your intake will be reviewed by our clinical leadership team to determine whether CORD is the right fit for your goals and concerns. After review, we will either add you to our waitlist or provide referrals that may better meet your needs.
The wait time for an appointment will depend on the provider and specialty. Please reach out to us if you have any questions: 617-726-6766 (ext. 3) or CORDClinic@mgh.harvard.edu.
The psychiatrist or psychologist who evaluates you typically makes a diagnosis after the first or second visit. As a next step, they will work with you to develop a treatment plan to address your goals and concerns. Length of treatment tends to be short-term lasting from 12-20 sessions, although this varies depending on treatment goals and progress.
While we do not require referrals, you can reach out to us via phone at 617-726-6766 to discuss your patient and whether they are eligible or appropriate for the clinic.
Massachusetts General Hospital accepts most health insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. To find out whether your plan is accepted, please contact MGH Billing and Insurance.
We highly recommend that you call your insurance company to ask whether you have behavioral health benefits and are in-network with Mass General Hospital. We bill as a group, not an individual provider. To learn more about the insurance plans we do not accept, please visit the Psychiatry FAQs.
We frequently recruit patients for research studies. To learn more, please visit our research studies page or email us at CORDResearch@mgh.harvard.edu.
Because we are continually developing new studies, we created a Volunteer Research Registry to help notify people about studies for which they may be eligible. If you are interested, please complete the Volunteer Research Registry form.
For adult in-person appointments, we are located in the Wang Ambulatory Building at 15 Parkman St., Boston, MA 02114. Parking is available in the garage directly across the street, and several MBTA stations are within walking distance:
Charles/MGH: 5-minute walk
South Station: 26 minutes via the Red Line to Charles/MGH
Bowdoin: 9-minute walk
Haymarket: 15-minute walk
North Station: 11-minute walk
Government Center: 13-minute walk
Science Park/West End: 12-minute walk. Use the Grey Entrance and follow signs to the lobby and Wang elevators.
For pediatric in-person appointments, we are located at Charles River Plaza, 185 Cambridge St., Boston, MA 02114, next to CVS and Whole Foods. Use the second door without turnstiles, take the elevator to the second floor, and call the clinic to be let into the waiting room.
If you are driving, park at Charles River Plaza Parking, 207 Cambridge St., Boston, MA 02114, located directly beneath the plaza. Take the elevator to the second floor.
If you are taking the MBTA, the closest stations are:
Charles/MGH: 7-minute walk
South Station: 23 minutes via the Red Line to Charles/MGH
Bowdoin: 6-minute walk
Haymarket: 12-minute walk
North Station: 12-minute walk
Government Center: 10-minute walk
Science Park/West End: 14-minute walk
No. CORD provides outpatient care only. For residential or partial hospitalization treatment for OCD, McLean Hospital’s Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Institute (OCDI) offers adult and pediatric programs:
Adult admissions: (617) 855-2776
OCDI Jr./Pediatric admissions: (774) 419-1182
Please visit the International OCD Foundation directory to find OCD providers or support groups near you.
Please visit the International OCD Foundation for a listing of support groups. Additionally, MGH offers group therapy. If you are interested in participating in an OCD group, please call the MGH Psychiatry Access Line at 617-724-7792.
Yes. We adhere to strict HIPAA privacy codes.
Please contact Mass General Brigham Patient Billing Solutions:
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Phone: 617-726-3884
Email: patientbilling@partners.org
Please reach out to the Mass General Brigham Medical Records Department at 617-726-2361. We are not able to assist you or expedite this process.
