Obsessive compulsive disorder - OCD treatment and therapy from NOCD

Living with OCD

We're creating resources to help people learn about OCD in the many ways it impacts their own lives—not just what it looks like on paper. You can search our resources to determine when your intrusive thoughts may be related to OCD.

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We’re putting transparency into the healthcare system: Read all our reviews, unfiltered

As NOCD has grown over the past few years, my team and I have spent considerable time searching the internet for feedback about NOCD Therapy, our

By Stephen Smith

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Free to Be You: Honoring Pride Month

With June upon us, we are celebrating Pride Month to honor the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s a time when members of the LGBTQIA+ community can come together to

By Julissa Gonzalez

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Spreading Awareness About OCD And Related Disorders with Elise Petronzio Of ocdopus

I had the joy of meeting with Elise Petronzio—a well-known OCD warrior and a trusted mental health advocate in the OCD community. She is the founder of

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Teaching our kids with OCD self-compassion

Imagine this scenario: It’s 8am and a frazzled parent is trying to get out of the door to drop the kids off at school and make it to work on time. Two

By Meredith Stanton, LMFT

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Help! My Sibling Has OCD

It is hard enough being a parent. Parenting children can be a difficult gig. It can also be a beautiful and rewarding adventure. It doesn’t come with a

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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The Importance of Parental Self-Care

A parent’s primary responsibility is caring for and maintaining safety for their children. When a child has a mental illness it makes this goal that much

By Carolyn Meiman, LCSW

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How to lovingly detach from our child’s OCD and anxiety

As a parent, one of the most difficult things we may go through is watching our kids struggle. For children with anxiety and/or OCD, the temptation to

By Elizabeth Taylor

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How to Navigate the Unavoidable Arguments with Kids about their OCD

Children not listening, arguments, and disagreements are part of parenthood, but this can be especially true as it pertains to the many facets of OCD.

By Maegon Miller

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Am I Going to Have OCD Forever?

I remember the situation like it was yesterday. After finally realizing my mental turmoil had a name, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I desperately

By Stephen Smith

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I Became an OCD Specialist Because of My Son’s Struggle and Recovery

I've been a licensed clinical social worker for about 25 years and have done a lot of different things in many different settings. A big focus has been

By Kim

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My Journey to Becoming an OCD Specialist Began in My Adolescence

When I was in college, I decided my path was to pursue a career in counseling. I was drawn to counseling because I'd received it as a teen, and it had a

By Ruthie Brooks

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I Wouldn’t Be Here Without Specialized OCD Therapy

I'm not exaggerating when I say that my OCD became so debilitating that I almost gave up on myself and took my own life. I think that people outside of

By Madison Graves

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I Resisted Therapy for Years. Now I’m an OCD Specialist.

My dad had Complex PTSD by the time he was nine years old. At that point, he had already escaped from a cult with his mom and survived torturous abuse. As

By Sebastian Wingfield

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As Soon As I Began to Recover From OCD, I Knew I Had to Get the Word Out

Like a lot of people in the OCD community, I lived with OCD for a long time before being properly diagnosed. By the time I did get that life-changing

By Jesse Miller

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Does Anxiety Cause Arousal?

If you’ve ever tried not to think about something, you probably know how difficult it is to control your own thoughts—especially when they’re embarrassing

By Leeron Hoory

Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC

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My Decision to Specialize in OCD Came From My Own Experience

I can vividly recall the event that led to me finally getting help for what I later learned was OCD. I was an undergrad. I was standing on top of a

By Robert Williamson

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What Not to Say to a Loved One With OCD

Allison, a 35-year-old from the Midwest, was working at a state fair when she realized she'd forgotten something important in her car. She froze. It would

By Grant Stoddard

Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC

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Navigating Health Insurance When You Need Specialized OCD Treatment

Let's begin on a positive note: it's great that your insurance will cover some or even all of your sessions because, frankly, it hasn't always been that

By Grant Stoddard

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I’m a Living Example Of How Life-Changing ERP Therapy Can Be 

While I was only diagnosed with OCD relatively recently, I always knew there was something different about the way my mind worked. I just didn't have a

By Brian Kleback

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All I Ever Knew Was OCD. Now I’m Here to Help People Like Me

I have always been very anxious. I come from a high-strung home where there were a lot of expectations and rules. It wasn't until I went away to college

By Mollie Albanese

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