Obsessive compulsive disorder - OCD treatment and therapy from NOCD

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.

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What does the path to OCD recovery look like?

Recovery from OCD is possible. I know this can be hard to imagine when you’re in the midst of experiencing OCD, but it can get better—and even become very

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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The Changing Landscape of Psychiatry: A Q&A with Dr. James Polo, VP & CMO at Carelon Behavioral Health

The way mental health care is conceptualized and delivered is constantly changing. While most indicators suggest that outcomes are improving, progress has

By Grant Stoddard

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White Knuckling vs. Leaning Into Exposures

This is a guest post by Jackie Shapin, a licensed therapist in the areas of life transitions, anxiety, and OCD, at Jackie Shapin Therapy. Response

By Jackie Shapin, LMFT

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4 Reasons to Find a Specialized Therapist (and Why It Matters)

While it may seem like there are specialists for everything these days, this should not deter from the fact that treatment focused on your care and

By Hannah Overbeek

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OCD in Teens: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

OCD symptoms are hard enough on fully developed adults—but what about teens who begin to exhibit signs and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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OCD themes that can be hard to talk about

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often thought of as a disorder that causes a hyper-focus on cleanliness or counting or organizing. While these are

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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What Is ERP Therapy for OCD? This Is How Exposure and Response Prevention Works

Exposure and response prevention, or ERP, is the most commonly recommended, evidence-based form of therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The

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Undiagnosed OCD can be deadly. Here’s how providers can help

Researchers estimate that in the US alone, 8.5 million people are living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and only a small fraction of this

By Grant Stoddard

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Most types of CBT are ineffective in treating OCD—here’s why

In the 1970s, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) was specifically created to help millions with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) manage

By Grant Stoddard

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What to expect if you are newly diagnosed with OCD

Something led you to seek out information on OCD. Maybe you have a loved one who suffers, or maybe you just wanted to learn more about your own mental

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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How identifying core fears can help with OCD recovery

If you’ve read about OCD online or heard about other people’s experiences, you may have seen a lot of discussion about themes, or subtypes, that people

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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The integrated experience, a new approach to exposure and response prevention therapy

We just released two new features on the NOCD platform to enhance the NOCD Therapy experience: Fear and Response List and Homework.  As a leader in

By Tina Taratutin-Chung

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What can I do when OCD makes me afraid to eat?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) isn’t just about organizing, cleaning, and washing your hands—it can infiltrate every area of your life. It will

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Where you shouldn’t seek treatment for OCD—and where you should

When people begin working with me to recover from OCD, it is common for them to discuss how they shared their deepest, most vulnerable fears with past

By Stacy Quick, LPC

Reviewed by Nicholas Farrell, Ph.D

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Effective ways you can respond to unwanted thoughts

People often feel that anxiety is inherently “bad”—especially people with OCD. Really, anxiety is just an emotion like any other. Sometimes, it helps us

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Here’s why response prevention is the key to OCD recovery

When you hear or read about exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, what stands out is probably exposures: exercises designed to gradually expose

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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How do I know if I’ve started to conquer OCD?

Recovery from OCD is possible. I know it may seem hard to imagine, especially when you are in the midst of experiencing OCD, but it can get better and is

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Do I need a diagnosis to start OCD therapy?

People who are interested in starting obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment often ask us: “Do I need to be diagnosed with OCD in order to start

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Your therapist may say they treat OCD, but are they really specialized?

Imagine Taylor, a young woman with OCD. As her senior year of college got more stressful, she started experiencing intrusive thoughts out of the

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How to Respond When Your Partner has OCD

OCD impacts more than just the lives of the people who suffer from it—it can have a major effect on the lives of those around them, as well. If your

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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