7 Key Insights on OCD and Guilt from a CBT Expert The World Health Organisation ranks OCD among the top 20 causes of illness-based disability worldwide for people between 15-44 years old. People who live with OCD often feel overwhelmed by guilt about past mistakes,...
7 Crucial Insights on Inhibitory Learning in OCD Treatment Last Tuesday, I sat across from Sarah in my Edinburgh clinic as she described her third relapse this year. We'd done months of traditional ERP together. She'd mastered her exposure hierarchy, her anxiety...
Fascinating Insights: Overcoming OCD in 6 Steps Changing the Approach in OCD Therapy (A Personal Insight) It was a chilly Monday morning here in Edinburgh when one of my clients, visibly exhausted, sat across from me. Her daily life had been overtaken by relentless...
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...