Embrace Exposure
Confronting feared scenarios (e.g., exposure) is a corner stone of anxiety treatment. However, for exposure to be effective it has to be done in a systemic way. Clients often tell…
Desensitization to Fear
Desensitization is the core element of the fear reduction process. In short, desensitization involves: exposing yourself to your fears in carefully controlled doses, in a systematic way, with the exposure…
Emotional Response to Thoughts
Clients often ask me “Why am I having these thoughts?” Research has shown that people with and without OCD have similar thought content; however, individuals with OCD have a strong…