OCD Therapy & Treatment

At Lifespan Psychology, we understand how overwhelming and exhausting living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can feel.

OCD Therapy and Treatment

OCD can be a highly distressing mental health condition where you may struggle with unwanted, intrusive thoughts, (e.g. fear of contamination, fear of harm), repetitive behaviours, rituals or urges to perform tasks or actions to try to reduce or neutralise feelings of anxiety (e.g. hand-washing, checking, counting and seeking reassurance). These vicious cycles can interfere with daily life, relationships, and lead to depression and other mental health issues.

OCD Manifestations

Sometimes OCD is invisible to others because it’s based on mental exercises you perform in your head such as “counting in threes” to reduce your feelings of doubt and anxiety. Research shows there are several different types of OCD:-

Contamination OCD - Fears of passing on germs and harming others
Checking OCD - Persistent checking of items
Harm OCD - Fear of harming self or others
Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD) - Fear of being or becoming a different sexual orientation
Paedophile OCD (POCD (SO-OCD) - Fear of being or becoming a paedophile
Relationship OCD (ROCD) (POCD (SO-OCD) - Doubts about one’s love for or compatibility with a partner
Religious/Moral OCD - Fear of offending God of sinning, or being immoral
Pure Obsessional (“Pure-O”) OCD - Intrusive taboo thoughts
Existential OCD - Obsessive questions about life’s true meaning or reality
Health / Somatic OCD - Fear of having or developing a serious illnesses
Symmetry / “Just Right” OCD - Need for things to feel even, balanced, or “perfect”

What are the Treatments for OCD at Lifespan Psychology?

We offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy for OCD for children, teens, and adults. Our team of qualified psychologists and therapists provide bespoke OCD treatment plans designed to help you regain control of your life and your routine, reduce stress and the time taken with rituals and obsessions, which ultimately improve your quality of life and the quality of your relationships.

As a team we have collectively decades of experience treating adults and children living with OCD. We effectively work with people and their families to reduce the overwhelm, distress, exhaustion and fears around losing control.

Whether your symptoms are recent and mild or feel longstanding and treatment resistant, we can provide techniques that give hope and welcome relief for you and your loved ones. Please see below for the range of therapy approaches we use and some tools to get you started.

Why Choose Lifespan Psychology for OCD Therapy?

We believe our clients are our true award winners. We’re inspired to be the best that we can because of you. We learn so much for you and, in doing so, can empowering you with knowledge, strategies and coping skills to make a meaningful and full recovery.

Alongside anxiety and uncertainty, we understand that one of the driving forces of OCD is perfection. We support you to learn to live more freely, with less fear of the OCD bully and more control.

OCD Resources

Explore downloadable resources that empower you to grow, cope, and create positive change in your life.

OCD in Children

Would you like to rate the severity of your OCD or your child’s? Please feel free to complete the downloadable outcome measures and send them to us.

Supporting someone with OCD

Maybe you are supporting someone with OCD. Are you wondering if it possible to support them too much and step in and reassure then often so they feel safe. If you’re supporting an adult you can complete the Family Accommodation Scale for adults, or the version for parents if you’re supporting a child with OCD. Do send us your questionnaire results so we can support you.

Living with OCD

If you are living with OCD, why not fill in one of our vicious flowers and send it to us, so you can map out a formulation of your obsessions and compulsions and what you think maintains the OCD. There are some prompts given to you on the worksheet here.