There you are, finding your feet in early OCD recovery or bobbing along pretty nicely for some considerable time, when all of a sudden,...

Single diagnoses of OCD are becoming rarer. Instead, we are seeing a high rate of complex diagnoses where clients present with OCD and...

It is no secret that medication for OCD is at best, imprecise, and at worst, arbitrary. This is due to the fact that there is, as yet, no...

The jury is still deliberating whether health-related OCD obsessions are a sub-set of OCD or whether they are a separate condition entirely

We've been lucky enough to be part of a growing community on social media who are highlighting the importance of safety and professional...

If you are supporting someone with OCD, you will already know that your role involves a unique set of challenges. Challenges that are speci

Mornings can be bad if you have OCD. Have you woken to a feeling of dread and acute anxiety whilst being battered by intrusive thoughts?...

It is sadly the case that the UK mental health sector is paradoxical. On the one hand, we’ve blazed a trail in evidence-based health &...

As therapists with OCD we really do understand why our clients believe that their OCD fear is the most terrible thing that can happen.

Don't believe the movies, love is never a simple concept. Neither is OCD and the combination of both can be messy and unwieldy.

It is widely known that OCD consists of obsessions and compulsions. In more cases than not, obsessions are mental and covert (hidden)...

Managing OCD, like love or physical fitness, is most certainly a verb and a commitment to do something, day-in and day-out. I don’t believe

At OCD Excellence, I talk a great deal about behaviour work, also known as exposure work, ERP, de-sensitisation and habituation. As a...

Having dealt with this symptom ourselves, we have personal experience around this particularly frustrating aspect of OCD. Ugh, even when...

If you suffer from OCD it would be a safe bet to assume you are, or have been, an AAA (anti-anxiety addict)

Here is our recommended daily timetable. A combination of our recommendations and feedback from clients on their ideal lockdown day

Surprising ways lock down is impacting those with OCD

In the last two months, life has changed dramatically, often daily, and without an end in sight.

So, we have that rare occurrence when behaviours that appear as contamination OCD are widely encouraged and advisable.

When my clients first arrive for therapy I’m under no illusion. What they'd like from me is certainty.