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I-CBT: 5 Proven Benefits for OCD and Anxiety Relief

I-CBT: 5 Proven Benefits for OCD and Anxiety Relief

by Federico Ferrarese | Aug 18, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

I-CBT: 5 Proven Benefits for OCD and Anxiety Relief Last Tuesday morning, I was reviewing treatment options with a client who’d been struggling with OCD for years. Traditional ERP hadn’t quite clicked for her, and she asked me something that really made me...
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...
IOCDF BTTI Training: Transforming My OCD Therapy Journey

IOCDF BTTI Training: Transforming My OCD Therapy Journey

by Federico Ferrarese | Aug 12, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

IOCDF BTTI Training: Transforming My OCD Therapy Journey I remember logging off on 24 February, the session window finally closed, my desk still scattered with notes and half-drunk coffee. Four days earlier, I’d clicked into the International OCD Foundation’s...
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...
Intrusive Memories: 8 Helpful Responses to Distress

Intrusive Memories: 8 Helpful Responses to Distress

by Federico Ferrarese | Jul 31, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

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...
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  • 3) OCD Themes — Find the shape yours takes
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  • 5) OCD With Other Conditions — Where OCD overlaps with other diagnoses
  • 7) The Brain & OCD — Neurobiology, in plain English
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