Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

You’re Compelled to Repeat Certain Rituals Others May Not Understand

You might be wondering if what you’re experiencing is really OCD or something else.

Maybe it’s the constant need to check and recheck things that distract you from the life you care so much about.

Or an overwhelming fear of germs and the possibility of contamination or illness.

You may feel a sense of incompleteness until you count or arrange items a specific way or seek out a ‘just right’ feeling that brings relief when you repeat certain phrases or actions.

Maybe you avoid certain situations because of a fear you may end up harming someone unintentionally.

Or adhering to specific rituals or rules because if you don’t, you feel so much guilt or shame for what it says about you as a person.

You start to become aware – the more time spent in these rituals and stuck patterns, the less you find the relief you crave.

It is time to make sense of your OCD experience.

You already know that OCD is not something you can ‘snap out of.’ If that were the case, you’d have done so by now. It doesn’t help when others don’t get this.

OCD doesn’t appear out of thin air; it has roots in biology and experience. Its logic may differ from your logic in other areas of your life.

Sometimes, it feels like OCD is intertwined with who you are as a person and other challenges you face now (or that you faced in the past).

But despite how overwhelming it can feel, there’s hope, and you’re ready for it.

Healing from OCD is possible.

Imagine a life where OCD doesn’t have to control every move – where you can experience more ease and connection in daily life. This is possible and starts with taking the next step toward change.

As a therapist specializing in OCD relief, I will help you understand your OCD experience and minimize its impact, empowering you to reclaim the fulfilling life you deserve.

I offer several therapies for OCD, such as Inference-Based Cognitive Therapy (ICBT), Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), Exposure Response Prevention Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I also offer Internal Family Systems (IFS), an informed therapy that supports you in accessing more of your core Self and guides and heals your inner parts.

Nervous system-informed learning can help you increase your awareness of interpreting and responding to your brain-body system’s signals, reduce your feeling of being overwhelmed, and cope better with life’s challenges.

Take the next step and seek the help you need.

There’s no need to wait. Today is a great day to take the next step in your healing journey.

Call me at (763) 230-5080 to request a free phone consultation where we can find out whether I can be helpful to you in finding relief from your OCD experience.