Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects about 1 in 40 adults in the United States, making it more common than many people realize. Worldwide, it is estimated that around 2-3% of the population has OCD at some point in their lives.

Despite its prevalence, OCD is often misunderstood. People often feel fear or shame about it and frequently engage in unhelpful maintaining behaviors thinking this will keep anxiety at bay. This can lead to feelings of hopelessness in the long term and delay access to treatment.

The many faces of OCD

Existential OCD, Pure O, Race OCD, Harm OCD, Suicide OCD, Somatic OCD/ Sensorimotor OCD, Real Event OCD, Incest OCD, Hit & Run OCD, Relationship OCD, False Memory OCD, Contamination OCD, Checking OCD, Symmetry & Exactness OCD, Magical Thinking OCD, Just Right OCD, Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD)/ Homosexual OCD (HOCD), Gender OCD, Religious OCD, & Staring OCD

The same Problem

The misinterpretation of the significance of intrusive thoughts and doubts

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The overestimated sense of responsibility

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Recommended treatments for ocd:

  • The first session it a great opportunity to be heard and understood. Your consultant will be most interested in getting to know you and your goals for treatment. Ready to plot a course for success.

  • Thought-Changing Power: Identify and change the irrational thoughts and beliefs that drive OCD symptoms. By challenging these you can reduce the frequency and intensity of intrusions and doubts loosening the grip of OCD. This leads to long-lasting changes in thinking patterns, which can help prevent any future OCD relapse and aid in confidence and resilience more generally.

  • Learn how to create distance from intrusive thoughts, feelings and doubts. Experience how it feels to make space from them, reducing their impact and control.

    Practicing defusion can lead to a significant reduction in distress caused by obsessive thoughts. By learning to see thoughts as passing mental events rather than facts, the emotional impact of them diminishes.

  • Values-focused work helps us identify our individual core values, such as compassion, being present, looking after our health, even having fun or enjoying adventures. When we identify our values we are able to connect with what truly matters to us. Often intrusive thoughts and feelings appear in direct opposition to what we want and who we want to be. It can be helpful to identify the intention of these thoughts being motivational not aspirational. e.g thoughts of harm are motivating me to be safe or keep others safe. Intrusions often do this by telling us what we don’t want, what we hope won’t happen and who we don’t want to be. By understanding this, we can clarify what we do want. This can provide motivation and direction for making meaningful changes. Integrating values into treatment can enhance the effectiveness of other techniques, such as exposure therapy. As they provide a deeper motivation for facing fears and making behavioral changes.

  • Exposure and Response prevention is the most recommended and evidence-based treatment for OCD. Numerous studies have shown that it significantly reduces symptoms and improves quality of life for those with OCD. ERP targets the Root Cause: Breaking the cycle of obsessions and compulsions by exposing clients to their fears (exposure) and preventing the usual compulsive response. This helps us learn that our fears are unlikely to come true, reducing the need for compulsions.

    Experience Long-lasting Results: Unlike some treatments that provide temporary relief, ERP aims for long-term results. By teaching clients new ways to respond to their fears, it can lead to lasting changes in behavior and thought patterns.

  • Our techniques not only help clients reduce their OCD symptoms but also shows how to prevent relapse. By learning to recognize early signs of OCD symptoms and applying coping strategies, individuals can maintain their progress over time.