Insight, Research & Recovery

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

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.

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 practice, we stress the importance of this component as part of a successful OCD treatment programme. We also have to ‘walk the talk’ since, as therapists with OCD, we've backed up our theory with practice over time to maintain our own ‘OCD wellness’. With regard to our clients, we have compiled a 500 + list of behaviour tasks, compiled over 17

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

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

Psychotherapy can seem nebulous at the best of times....

I am the founder of OCD Excellence and I have OCD.

What’s the problem with reassurance and OCD? Any experienced OCD therapist will stress the importance of not reassuring as a priority, but w

ROCD is both aggressive and subtle. It is able to disguise itself and become habitual long before the sufferer realises.