ABOUT OCD EXCELLENCE
OCD Deserves Specialists, Not Generalists
"I have OCD. I’ve long been an advocate of specialism in mental health, just as there is in physical healthcare. In that scenario, general practitioners provide a valuable service, but if there is something more serious or complex, people would absolutely expect to see a specialist. The same should be the case in mental healthcare."
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— India Haylor, Head Therapist & Founder
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OUR FOUNDER
Meet India Haylor
India founded OCD Excellence after 20 years of treating OCD and living with it herself. Her personal experience shapes every aspect of how the practice is run, how clients are treated, and why nothing we do is standard or generic.
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As Head Therapist specialising in intensive treatment, India leads a team of 7 qualified therapists all of whom have undergone her 3-year OCD specialist training beyond their core CBT credentials. In 2003, OCD Excellence was among the first practices to formally identify and treat Relationship OCD (ROCD) as a distinct subtype.
THE EVIDENCE
Why We Believe in Intensive Treatment
For clients with moderate or severe OCD, the strongly habitual elements of the condition respond best to an intensive format. We began seeing higher success rates in our clients who completed our intensive course when we first introduced it in 2003 the intensive format works more swiftly and has less incidence of relapse than traditional weekly treatment.
"Remarkable and rapid benefits of intensive daily cognitive-behavioural therapy [CBT] for OCD, even for patients who had not responded well to standard treatment previously."
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PET SCAN STUDY, 4 WEEKS OF INTENSIVE THERAPY
THE TEAM
We are OCD Specialists. We have OCD
Every therapist on our team has personal experience of OCD and has completed advanced specialist training beyond their core qualification
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India Haylor
HEAD THERAPIST · FOUNDER
20 years specialist OCD. Lived experience of OCD. Founded OCD Excellence. First ROCD identification 2003.
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Carla Sayer
Associate Therapist
Advanced CBT Diploma. Healthcare degree. Completing the 3-year OCD Practitioner qualification.​
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Angus
Therapist
Trainee Clinical Psychologist, 9+ years experience. Specialist ERP, CBT, ACT & REBT training with OCD Excellence.
Steve Wignall
Senior Therapist
8 years specialist OCD focus. Intensive treatment specialist. Exemplary military background.
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Kay
Therapist
Accredited NCPS counsellor, 6+ years practicing. Trained in CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention.​
Ian Carter
Senior reseacher
MSc and PhD, Imperial College London. Leads research and keeps the team current on OCD findings. Dedicated OCD awareness advocate.
Emma Maguire
Senior Therapist
8 years OCD specialisation. Qualified since 2015. Personal OCD experience drives her clinical practice.​​
Joanna
Therapist
Masters in Art Psychotherapy. Full member of HCPC and BAAT. Registered with the BACP.​
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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
We Don't Treat Everything. Only OCD.
Most therapists treat dozens of conditions. We treat one. Our entire team, research effort, and clinical energy is dedicated to OCD exclusively and our clients feel that difference from the very first session.
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Lived Experience of OCD​
Our therapists have OCD themselves. We know this condition from the inside that informs every clinical decision we make.
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100% OCD Specialist Focus​​
Every team member undergoes a further 3 years of specialist OCD training beyond their CBT qualification. Nothing generic, nothing diluted.
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Progress-Monitored Treatment
We commit to clinical transparency. You'll always know how many sessions you need, what progress looks like, and when you've met your goals.
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London Clinic & Online Worldwide
Kensington High Street, plus Zoom-based sessions for clients across the UK and internationally