Insight, Research & Recovery

On an OCD therapy waiting list in the UK? 7 simple steps: how NHS routes work, your right to choose, what helps while you wait, and how to judge private help.

A private OCD assessment in the UK explained: what you are asked, what £150 covers, therapist vs psychiatrist diagnosis, NHS routes and what comes next.

OCD inpatient treatment in the UK explained: who NHS units accept, how referral works, private hospital options, and when an intensive block fits instead.

Hope for OCD that survives a bad day: 9 honest reasons recovery is possible, based on how ERP works and what long-term research shows.

Searching for an OCD specialist in London? Here are 7 proven, checkable signs you've found a real specialist, not just another generalist CBT therapist.

CBT for OCD is not the same as everyday CBT. Here are 8 real differences, from ERP to reassurance, and how to tell which kind of therapy you are getting.

Worried your treatment is not working? These are the 9 real red flags in OCD therapy, from reassurance-giving to therapists who have never heard of ERP.

Confused about OCD therapy? Here are the real types that work, what a session actually involves, and 7 signs you're getting the right treatment.

Considering a 5 day intensive OCD treatment in the UK? Here is what the five days actually involve, who it suits, and what it really costs.

Thinking about OCD treatment in London? Here is what a real assessment, weekly therapy, and an intensive programme actually involve, cost, and look like.

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

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 medication designed specifically for OCD. I am not suggesting that current medication support for OCD is unhelpful but I am suggesting that it isn’t an accurate science. In my 18 years of assessing clients for psychotherapy, despite medication-specific research, no one medication has resulted in general positive results or feedback from tho