APTC Blog

While exposure (in the case of OCD, exposure with response prevention) and/or medication are the mainstream treatments for anxiety and OCD, there is some empirical evidence that there are some adjunctive treatments, such as exercise, that can also be helpful.

It’s usually not too difficult to convince people that ERP is a good idea, but it is much harder to get them to actually do it.

Self compassion is often confused with being weak, being too easy on oneself and avoiding taking on life’s challenges. When in fact, I think nothing could be further from the truth.

I saw a new client yesterday and I asked one of my usual opening questions for a new client “Tell me what it is you most want to accomplish by working with me”, and my new client responded (as most new clients do)