Overcoming Shame with OCD: Effective Strategies to Heal. Young man with a blushing face looking down, showing visible shame and embarrassment, related to OCD and intrusive thoughts.

August 21, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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Overcoming Shame with OCD: 7 Effective Strategies to Heal

Overcoming Shame with OCD: 7 Effective Strategies to Heal Introduction Well, imagine this: we’re sitting in a cosy café in Edinburgh, you’ve just shared how those intrusive thoughts and rituals are weighing you down, and…

August 20, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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Hoarding Treatment Breakthrough: 70% Success in a Study

Hoarding Treatment Breakthrough: 70% Success in a Study Sarah sat across from me in my Edinburgh clinic, tears streaming down her face as she described her living situation. "I can't even use my kitchen anymore,"…

August 19, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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OCD and Suicidality: 7 Essential Interventions for Support

OCD and Suicidality: 7 Essential Interventions for Support Introduction: A Story Close to Home I still remember a young person I once worked with – let's call her Anna. She was bright, funny, and cared…

August 18, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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I-CBT: 5 Proven Benefits for OCD and Anxiety Relief

I-CBT: 5 Proven Benefits for OCD and Anxiety Relief Last Tuesday morning, I was reviewing treatment options with a client who'd been struggling with OCD for years. Traditional ERP hadn't quite clicked for her, and…

August 16, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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OCD Presentations: 8 Inspiring Ways ERP and I-CBT Help

OCD Presentations: 8 Inspiring Ways ERP and I-CBT Help A story from Chicago: my “aha” moment A few weeks ago, I logged into the 30th Annual OCD Conference in Chicago. I wasn’t there in person—I…

August 15, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
in ANXIETY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, NEWS, OCD
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Overthinking at Night: 8 Inspiring CBT Strategies

Overthinking at Night: 8 Inspiring CBT Strategies Picture this. It's 3 AM, and you're lying there staring at the ceiling while your mind races through tomorrow's meeting, last week's conversation, or that embarrassing thing you…

August 13, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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How to Help Someone With OCD: 10 Effective Strategies

How to Help Someone With OCD: 10 Effective Strategies I arranged a session with a couple who’d been fighting the same invisible battle for years. He was exhausted from checking the front door ten, twenty,…

August 12, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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IOCDF BTTI Training: Transforming My OCD Therapy Journey

IOCDF BTTI Training: Transforming My OCD Therapy Journey I remember logging off on 24 February, the session window finally closed, my desk still scattered with notes and half-drunk coffee. Four days earlier, I’d clicked into…

August 11, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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ERP Therapy: 7 Effective Strategies for OCD and GAD

ERP Therapy: 7 Effective Strategies for OCD and GAD Introduction – Emma’s Story and the Turning Point I still remember the first time Emma came to see me in my Edinburgh office. She walked in…

A man in a blue sweater carefully aligns two beige cups on a wooden table, focusing intently to ensure symmetry, representing just-right OCD.

August 8, 2025
by Federico Ferrarese
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Just-Right OCD: 7 Uplifting Facts to Embrace Balance

Just-Right OCD: 7 Uplifting Facts to Embrace Balance I still remember the first time a client told me, "I know it's silly, but I can't leave the kitchen until every mug handle is facing exactly…