OCD therapists in Arab, Alabama AL
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North Star Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involves unwanted and repetitive thoughts or feelings (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Sometimes your compulsions can be physical actions (like checking a lock, or washing your hands, touching something, etc.) or mental actions (like mentally backtracking your steps, planning everything carefully, counting etc.). Sometimes people with OCD feel “out of control” or incredibly distressed if they don’t do a compulsion in response to an obsession. OCD can feel more intense during periods of stress, and is often accompanied with depression symptoms or other forms of anxiety.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the therapy we typically use in the treatment of OCD; it can also be helpful for certain phobias. This therapy will involve careful, preplanned, gradual exposures to the focus of OCD, while helping you learn how to stop yourself from acting on your compulsion. Clients experiencing OCD are often doubtful of their ability to control their compulsions, but find ERP to be surprisingly effective. An ERP treatment course usually involves weekly, one-hour appointments for as long as they seem appropriate, at which point we usually decrease the frequency of appointments gradually (moving to once every two weeks, once every three weeks, etc.). Some clients benefit from meeting more often than once per week, which is something we can discuss if it seems appropriate.
5 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama (Online Only)
North Shore OCD Women's Treatment Center, Ltd.
Psychologist, PhD
OCD is treatable. Our goal is to help you get it into full remission. We are passionate about supporting and encouraging you to defeat OCD symptoms and regain control of your life. Specializing exclusively in the treatment of OCD in adult women allows us to focus 100% on the latest knowledge and highly-effective techniques that will likely work best for you. You will receive expert, high-quality and personalized treatment. Sessions will be conducted with a PhD-level psychologist, trained in highly-ranked programs with over 15 years of experience.
We treat all OCD subtypes and themes. These include, but are not limited to:
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) including Hair-Pulling (Trich)
Contamination OCD
Checking OCD
Counting OCD
Compulsive Staring OCD
Derealization OCD
Covid-theme OCD
Emotional/Mental Contamination OCD
Existential OCD
False Memory OCD
Harm/Violent Obsession OCD
Health OCD
Hit and Run OCD
Hoarding OCD
Just Right OCD
Magical Thinking OCD
Mental Hoarding (Need to Remember) OCD
Meta OCD
Need to Know OCD
Need to Tell, Ask, or Confess OCD
Need to Touch, Tap, or Rub OCD
Pedophile (POCD) OCD
Perinatal/ Postpartum/ Maternal OCD
Psychosis /Schizophrenia / “Am I going crazy” OCD
Pure O OCD
Racism OCD
Real Event OCD
Relationship OCD (ROCD)
Religious (Scrupulosity) OCD
Responsibility OCD
Rumination OCD
Sensorimotor OCD
Sexual Obsession OCD
Sexual Orientation (Homosexual) OCD/ SO-OCD (HOCD)
Somatic (Sensorimotor) OCD
Suicidal OCD
Superstition OCD
Symmetry/ Exactness/ Ordering OCD
Tourettic OCD
Transgender OCD
13 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama (Online Only)
Loren Conaway, PhD
Psychologist, PhD
I have completed specialized training in the treatment of OCD. My core approach is exposure and response prevention but I integrated acceptance and commitment therapy strategies.
36 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama
Dr. Jessica Kirchhoefer
Psychologist, PhD
The gold standard for OCD treatment is exposure work, which is what we would primarily focus on in addition to understanding unhelpful belief systems that contribute to the presentation of OCD.
5 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama
Grace in the Shadows
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MDiv, MA, NCMHC, ALMHC, VALMHC
I address Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with a compassionate and holistic approach, integrating psychological techniques with Christian principles. Recognizing the challenges of OCD, I create a therapeutic environment rooted in faith, incorporating prayer, scriptural reflection, and discussions on trust in God's plan. Evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are utilized to help individuals manage obsessions and compulsions, while spiritual practices are integrated to support the healing process. I guide clients in finding spiritual meaning and coping mechanisms aligned with their faith. Encouraging individuals to surrender perfectionism and fears to God, I foster a balance between psychological strategies and reliance on faith to navigate the journey towards healing and recovery from OCD.
3 Years Experience
Online in Arab, Alabama (Online Only)