Posts Tagged with ERP

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First OCDNH Teen Outing!

Come join us for our first OCDNH Teens outing! Enjoy the end of summer and meet other teens with OCD. Parents – you are welcome too – we hope to have you connect with other parents. Reserve your spot by clicking the button below & check out our Facebook...

Inside the Office: Elizabeth Ellis-Ohr, Psy.D. on Postpartum OCD (PPOCD)
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Inside the Office: Elizabeth Ellis-Ohr, Psy.D. on Postpartum OCD (PPOCD)

When my first child was born, I was immediately in love. I was also acutely aware of how vulnerable I had now become. With my child being outside my body, I suddenly knew that the most painful thing that could happen to me, was something horrible happening to my...

Simplifying the concept of “leaning in”
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Simplifying the concept of “leaning in”

Exposure and Response Prevention or ERP is an evidence based therapy that is the gold standard treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and anxiety/panic based disorders. In short, you expose yourself to anxiety provoking stimuli/thoughts (obsession) and then prevent yourself from doing any behaviors (compulsions) that reduce the anxiety (response prevention)....