What is OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can impact both adults, adolescents and children. Treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder is very important to access. A study conducted in 2018 revealed the prevalence of OCD being diagnosed in Canada was close to 1% (0.93%). This is a significant portion of the population. According to the Diagnostic…
How Do I Know If I Need Help with OCD? Making the decision to start therapy can be anxiety-producing. You might ask yourself: how do I know if OCD therapy is right for me? There are many things to consider. First, you want to consider what symptoms you are experiencing. According to The Diagnostic and…
There are so many subtypes of OCD that people speak about nowadays. There are often the most common ones that quickly come to mind, such as contamination-related OCD, harm-related OCD and “just-right” OCD. But now there are also many other subtypes that people will speak about. A quick internet search turns up a whole variety…
As more and more individuals across the globe have been able to access virtual therapy, we have learned a great deal about its benefits for clients. These have included: enhanced flexibility, increased accessibility and limitless creativity. I want to talk about the idea of limitless creativity today. When providing therapy for individuals with anxiety and…
Treatment for OCD is challenging. Recently, there has been an emphasis on exposure and response prevention (ERP) as the only effective…
My son told me that other day children must be protected at all costs during the pandemic – they are the future of this world. It was an…
It is a well-researched fact that everyone experiences unwanted intrusive thoughts. In this article, Dr. Marlene talks about what it is like
Let’s look into the contamination OCD subtype. What goes on in the mind of someone with this subtype? How do they feel? What can they do?
