Treatment
Make no mistake: OCD is highly treatable. The key to getting your symptoms under control—so that OCD no longer rules your daily life—is understanding your treatment options and what's scientifically proven to work.
When you’re making decisions about your mental health, it’s important to be informed—especially if you’re dealing with a misunderstood condition like OCD.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Recovery from OCD doesn’t happen in a neat, organized manner. It is often messy and chaotic. Find out what conquering OCD looks like.
Dr. Patrick McGrath, our Chief Clinical Officer, explains what it means to be an OCD Conqueror and what happens after you become one.
What do you do when your OCD is triggered? How do you handle it without giving into your compulsions? We're going to help you figure it out.
Some compulsions are visible, but others aren't. Some compulsions cannot be seen: internal behaviors known as mental compulsions.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
How do you find a qualified OCD therapist? To help with your search, here are three “green flags” to look for.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
As someone currently living in recovery from OCD, I can say it’s hard to quantify just how much I’ve learned from the process.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
As a therapist specializing in OCD, I can recall countless times I was moved by the bravery and strength of the people I worked with.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
OCD treatment can do more than reduce our symptoms and lessen our anxiety. It can help us start to see everything in a different light.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Therapists claim to treat OCD without having specialized training, doing talk therapy instead, which is ineffective and even harmful for OCD.
By Stephen Smith
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
Her husband went through years of ineffective treatment. Now he's on the right patch‚ and she’s helping others get the help they need.
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
While it works for other conditions, talk therapy tends to be unhelpful or even harmful to the OCD recovery journey. Here's why.
As an actor and screenwriter, I’m going to explain core fears—a common concept in OCD treatment—the best way I know how: with movie ratings.
By Sina Tadayon
OCD requires specialized therapy with a therapist who has OCD-specific training. Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) work?
By Elle Warren
Reviewed by Nicholas Farrell, Ph.D
No one should suffer, overlooked and unheard—the way Tracie did for years—so she knew she had to make a difference.
By Jessica Migala
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
ERP is considered the gold standard of OCD treatment—but what does the process look like as you're going through it?
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
Taking in Ally Duncan’s impressive social media following and thriving career as a pastry chef, you probably wouldn’t think she’s struggling with debilitating OCD.
By Jessica Migala
Looking for an OCD podcast? These are the 10 OCD podcasts I would recommend to anyone who lives with OCD and other related conditions.
In recent years, you may have especially heard the word “triggered” used frequently. But what does it actually mean when it comes to OCD?
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
“Just sit with it.” It's mentioned often during OCD treatment. But what does it really mean? How can doing nothing be an answer?
By Sina Tadayon