Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Therapy
in Charlotte, NC
Manage the Vicious Cycles with OCD Therapy
Are you ready to show your obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that you’re stronger than your obsessions and compulsions? OCD and related disorders can be so all-consuming that it can feel difficult or sometimes downright impossible just to get through a typical day without giving in to your thought cycles and daily behaviors or rituals. No matter how disrupting or uncomfortable it gets.
Up until now, you’ve been struggling to find ways to cope with your obsessive thoughts, your fear of consequences if you don’t perform certain tasks, or your overwhelming urge to repeat thoughts, behaviors, movements, or vocal sounds. That’s where we’re here to help! Our therapists offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy modalities to help you take back your life from your OCD.
OCD feels like:
Being stuck in cycling and repetitive thoughts centered around losing control, harming others or yourself, sexuality, religion, or morality that are often distressing, taboo, or even horrific.
Having fear of dirt or contamination.
Doubting that you turned off hot tools or appliances, locked the door, or other activities.
Experiencing intense stress in the face of uncertainty, lack of order, or asymmetry.
Needing to think or do things in the Goldilocks way, until they are “just right.”
Mentally checking or seeking reassurance from others.
Feeling intense anxiety or shame over triggering activities or situations, such as being touched and seeing others, leading to compulsions or avoidance.
Washing your hands until they’re dry, cracked, or raw
Counting in patterns, repeatedly checking doors, or repeating prayers, words, or phrases.
Feeling powerless over thoughts about acting out aggressive, inappropriate, or embarrassing actions in public.
OCD Doesn’t Have To Define Your Life
For many, OCD can take away your ability to focus on tasks at hand, feel completely in the moment with friends and family, or build a high self esteem. Imagine going through your day moving through your thoughts and actions instead of avoiding, obsessing, or compulsing on your fears. What if when an intrusive thought enters your mind, and you have the tools to cope, allowing it to pass through without distress? Imagine feeling carefree, confident, and at peace with life as it happens to you, regardless of uncertainty. Our goal is to help you increase your self-trust and confidence, learn to push through the discomfort without negative consequences, and bring your OCD to as much of a manageable level as possible, so that you can calm the noise.
Experience Freedom From Obsessive Thoughts & Compulsions
You’ve tried everything, from attempting to ignore your ticks (relying on pure willpower), to giving in to your compulsions until they’ve passed—only to feel held hostage by the next trigger. Whether your obsession or fear centers around contamination, perfectionism, responsibility, scrupulosity, sexuality, or identity, you CAN bring your OCD down to a manageable level.
Through the use of modalities, such as Exposure Response Prevention and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, our therapists can help you tolerate the OCD discomfort felt, achieve a reduction in distress, and lessen the amount of time you spend in fearful feelings, giving you back your freedom and peace of mind.