When Therapy Feels Like an Infinite Loop
April 25, 2023
By Chad LeJeune, PhD As therapists, most of us have been there at one time or another. You’re in the middle of a session with a client and are struck… READ MORE
Tag: OCD
What to Do When a Client Continually Asks for Reassurance
February 28, 2023
By Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT When a client experiences uncertainty, doubt, confusion, or anxiety, they may engage in a repetitive behavior commonly referred to as reassurance-seeking. This is a common compulsion… READ MORE
What Is Mindful Action?
January 19, 2023
By Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D and Siri Ming, PhD, BCBA-D, coauthors of Finding Your Why and Finding Your Way Mindful action is purposeful, present-focused, committed behavior while maximally attending… READ MORE
Obsessing about Choices: Maximizing and FOMO
January 9, 2023
By Chad LeJeune, PhD, author of “Pure O” OCD The world we live in today offers us more choices than ever before. While the milk we drank was once limited… READ MORE
Can Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety Be (Gasp!) Fun?
By Amy Mariaskin, PhD, author of Thriving in Relationships When You Have OCD Cognitive behavioral therapists are often seen by others in the field as structured, efficient, and logical. We… READ MORE
What Are Intrusive Thoughts?
December 2, 2022
By Jon Hershfield, MFT, Tom Corboy, MFT, Sally M. Winston, PsyD, Martin N. Seif, PhD, Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, Elizabeth M. Karle, MLIS, William J. Knaus, EdD, Jennifer Shannon, LMFT,… READ MORE
5 Ways to Manage Your Health Anxiety
April 18, 2022
By Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD, author of Freedom From Health Anxiety Does your mind get stuck on worry that a bump, rash, headache, or illness symptom is the beginning of… READ MORE
The Bluff of “Have To”
March 7, 2022
By Clarissa W. Ong, PhD, coauthor of The Anxious Perfectionist We tend to think that we don’t have choices, that we have to do certain things. I have to work… READ MORE
How Self-Judgment and Self-Criticism Interfere with OCD Treatment and OCD Recovery
October 12, 2021
By Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT, author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD For the last ten years, I have had the honor of working alongside my patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)… READ MORE
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