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OCD Counseling: 3 Reasons Why It Might Not Be Helping

August 29, 2009 by Dr. Paul Greene

For people suffering from OCD, it can be hard to find helpful counseling. Being an informed consumer can make all the difference.

It is common for people who think they might have OCD to say, “I’d better see someone,” and go to see a psychotherapist. So far, so good. However, there are different types of therapy for OCD, and evidence suggests that some work better than others. Many people who seek help for obsessions or compulsions with a psychotherapist find that sometimes, after months or years of therapy, their symptoms are still a problem. There can be many possible reasons for this.

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Filed Under: Evidence-based treatment, OCD Tagged With: compulsions, exposure, finding a therapist, psychotherapy

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