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12 Essential Tips for Conquering OCD Successfully

12 Essential Tips for Conquering OCD Successfully

by Federico Ferrarese | Aug 25, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

12 Essential Tips for Conquering OCD Successfully Picture this. Last Tuesday, I sat across from a client in my Edinburgh practice who’d been spending ten hours each day trapped in cleaning rituals. She looked exhausted. Her family was growing distant. Her life...
SO-OCD: 8 Important Insights from a CBT Therapist

SO-OCD: 8 Important Insights from a CBT Therapist

by Federico Ferrarese | Aug 23, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

SO-OCD: 8 Important Insights from a CBT Therapist Picture this for a second. A client sits across from me in my Edinburgh practice, visibly distressed. He’s spent months convinced he’s been lying to himself about his sexuality. “I’ve always...
OCD and Suicidality: 7 Essential Interventions for Support

OCD and Suicidality: 7 Essential Interventions for Support

by Federico Ferrarese | Aug 19, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

OCD and Suicidality: 7 Essential Interventions for Support Introduction: A Story Close to Home I still remember a young person I once worked with – let’s call her Anna. She was bright, funny, and cared deeply about her friends. Yet, she would often freeze when...
How to Help Someone With OCD: 10 Effective Strategies

How to Help Someone With OCD: 10 Effective Strategies

by Federico Ferrarese | Aug 13, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

How to Help Someone With OCD: 10 Effective Strategies I arranged a session with a couple who’d been fighting the same invisible battle for years. He was exhausted from checking the front door ten, twenty, even thirty times a night. She was worn out from keeping watch...
Just-Right OCD: 7 Uplifting Facts to Embrace Balance

Just-Right OCD: 7 Uplifting Facts to Embrace Balance

by Federico Ferrarese | Aug 8, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

Just-Right OCD: 7 Uplifting Facts to Embrace Balance I still remember the first time a client told me, “I know it’s silly, but I can’t leave the kitchen until every mug handle is facing exactly the same way.” She laughed when she said it, but...
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