Treatment

OCD can make people fear “contamination” not only in a physical sense, but also as an inward, emotional, or mental contamination. 

Have you ever heard about the concept of giving your OCD a name? Want to know if it helps to manage your OCD? Read along to find out!

OCD is not that powerful. ERP taught me this. Exposure and response prevention (ERP) gave me the ability to take back my power.

It's common for people with OCD to be afraid of seeing a therapist due to the fear of something being wrong with them. Here's why you shouldn't be.

Even for professionals like Kim Nelson-Blackburn, OCD was not well understood, and her family struggled to find the right care for her son.

OCD thoughts are meaningless until you give them meaning. It is you who give your thoughts meaning, and this is what can cause distress.  

What drew me more into wanting to learn more about OCD specifically was seeing the struggles that a loved one of mine had.

When I saw the NOCD job listing, I saw an opportunity to be able to have a solution for this surprisingly common disorder. 

As a therapist, it's very gratifying to see how your work can change members' lives over a relatively short amount of time. Read more.

We're thrilled that you are here and ready to get care. We're here to make getting that care as easy and transparent as possible. Learn more.

I got so much satisfaction from helping people get on a path to recovery from OCD that I went full time after a few months. Learn more.

Many therapists who are licensed have a chance to make a transformative impact - but sadly some who are not prey on people with OCD in need of help.

Community-driven therapy means a deep commitment to “connecting the dots'' for members that we serve, and focusing on offering extreme personalization.

After months of inadvertently making my OCD stronger with the wrong kind of therapy, I'd found a way to sap its power over me. 

My debilitating, first-hand experience of OCD had changed me and made me a less rigid, rules-based, by-the-book therapist.

Many people who take medication for their OCD enjoy better outcomes when exposure and response prevention therapy or ERP is added. learn more.

My father always used to tell me “there's no better investment you can make than in yourself.” I didn’t realize the importance until OCD nearly crushed me.

It’s time to consider working with someone with a background and training in treating OCD specifically with ERP. Learn more.

It’s critical to let the community know when specialized therapy for OCD isn’t needed to the level that one might think.

OCD specialists will work with you to treat the root cause of your anxiety via a personalized treatment plan. Read more.