ACT is a type of behavioral therapy that is becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of OCD, and there is a good reason for it. It is so easy to get entangled in endless obsessions and compulsions and to lose sight of what really matters to you.

Kristina came to couples therapy to process her relationship with Randy, her boyfriend of three years. She said that the relationship is good in general, but she can’t decide if they should get married. Kristina and Randy tried couples counselling where they worked on issues such as trust, attachment patterns, old traumas, common values and goals, intimacy, and communication.

“I don’t know if I should continue therapy,” announced Linda after spending a couple of minutes in a reflective silence at the beginning of the session. “What’s the point of all this? We all are going to die anyway.

It happened years ago. You even forgot about it for a while, until you remembered. You spent hours researching how to get rid of the shame and guilt about something you did in the past.

People tend to think about OCD as a washing, organizing, and checking disorder, the reason being is that OCD is presented this way in the media.

If you are a parent of a child who has OCD, you know only too well how easy it is to get entangled in an endless argument where you try to use logic to no avail.

Do you wonder whether you may suffer from undiagnosed OCD?

If you have OCD, you have probably read numerous blog posts and books about the treatment strategies for OCD. Maybe you even went to therapy.

Illness anxiety (formerly known as hypochondriasis and health anxiety) is a preoccupation with having or getting a serious disorder despite having no symptoms or only benign symptoms.

You have probably heard of Catfishing – online scams that take advantage of people looking for love online. The scam is very simple.

You did everything right. You researched, you asked your doctor for a recommendation, and you went to a counsellor with the goal of finally getting rid of your anxiety.

We get asked this question quite often at our OCD Clinic: “Is it possible that I have just a little bit of OCD?

As I’m stepping out of my office into the reception area to get my next patient, Michael, I can see that he is distressed.

“What’s going on?” I ask as we take our seats.

This is a question we get asked a lot at our OCD clinic: “How do I know if this thought is my OCD or if it is a ‘normal’ thought?”

Trichotillomania (TTM or Trich – pronounced as “trick”) is a disorder where a person repeatedly pulls hair, which results in hair loss.

I remember having a tough time with change growing up. This really stood out when I transitioned from grade school to high school.