7 Effective Exposure Hierarchies for Mental Wellness Introduction: A Moment That Changed Everything A few years ago, I was working with a client who came to my office feeling completely stuck. She had tried therapy before, had read all the right books, and even...
7 Advances in OCD Genomics: Latin American Trans-Ancestry Introduction: A Story from My Clinic Chair The other day, I was between sessions in my clinic here in Edinburgh when I came across something that completely shifted my perspective on OCD. I’m Federico...
5 Powerful Ways ERP Homework Can Boost OCD Recovery The Story of My First ERP Homework Session You won’t believe this, but the first time I gave a client ERP homework, I felt more nervous than they did. It was a young woman with intrusive harm thoughts. After our...
Current OCD Research: Is There an Effective Cure for OCD? Introduction: A Story You Might Relate To Last week, I was walking through Princes Street Gardens here in Edinburgh, grabbing my espresso macchiato white before seeing clients. I overheard two students chatting...
11 Changes in OCD Treatment: From Misconceptions to Therapy Introduction – A Story from My Clinic You won’t believe this, but just last week a client sat in my therapy room and whispered, “Federico, I feel like I’m going crazy. I know these thoughts aren’t real, but...
OCD Research and Treatment: 5 Promising UK Trials Introduction: A Story of Hope I’ll never forget Sean. He was one of my clients here in Edinburgh. He walked into my therapy room carrying a sense of defeat so heavy you could almost see it. He’d tried therapy before....