DTI for OCD Diagnosis and Treatment Introduction Imagine meeting someone and feeling their anxiety ripple through your hands. That’s what I sensed when I first met Emma, a client with severe OCD. She described intrusive thoughts so vivid that they erased her peace....
5 Essential Insights on OCD and Keeping Apologising Well, imagine you're at a small dinner party in Edinburgh. You drop a fork. You pick it up. Immediately, you say sorry. You do it again. And again. You can't stop. You feel awful if you don't apologise. That was me...
7 Inspiring Insights on Common Obsessions in R-OCD Introduction Well, picture this... I'm sitting across from a client in my Edinburgh practice. Her hands are curled tightly around a mug of tea, eyes darting to the floor as she finally speaks up. "I love him... but...
Spotting OCD: Understanding Symptoms for Effective Therapy Introduction: A Real Moment from the Clinic So, picture this. I'm sitting across from a new client in my Edinburgh practice. They're fidgeting, nervous. They've been told they might be bipolar. Or maybe it's...
Intrusive Memories: 8 Helpful Responses to Distress Introduction So picture this. You're sitting in your favourite cafe in Edinburgh. Maybe you're sipping a flat white, staring out the window, watching the rain trickle down the glass. Everything feels calm, steady....
Intrusive Thoughts: 7 Effective Strategies for Management The Night I Thought I’d Gone Backwards I still remember this one evening—a client, let’s call her Pam, came in for her weekly session looking defeated. She sat down, stared at the floor, and whispered, "I had a...