Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

I have significant experience and continued trainings on OCD and usage of Exposure and Response Prevention techniques. This is a collaborative process between me and my clients!

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy is a highly effective treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In ERP, individuals confront their obsessive thoughts and resist engaging in their compulsive behaviors. Through repeated exposure to anxiety-provoking situations and prevention of ritualistic responses, ERP helps individuals learn to manage and ultimately reduce their OCD symptoms.

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) focuses on changing unhelpful patterns of behavior that reinforce the cycle of OCD by gradually facing feared situations in a supportive and encouraging setting.

In a nutshell, Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) is your savvy coach, guiding you through facing fears and ditching those automatic responses that are impacting your life and seeking therapy. It's a teamwork approach, usually led by a therapist skilled in the art of conquering OCD. So, you expose yourself to the fear, resist the compulsion, and gradually break free from the clutches of OCD. It's like untangling a tricky knot – challenging but entirely doable.

I use ERP to disrupt the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) cycle. ERP has more scientific evidence behind it than any other approach for OCD and is therefore considered the “gold standard”. Through gradual, systematic real life (in-vivo) and imaginal exposure combined with ritual prevention you too can learn how to reduce your distress and reclaim your life from OCD.

I have extensive experience working with clients of all ages struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). When applying this treatment, I aim to psycho-educate my client and their family (if appropriate) on the nature of OCD. I also work to help my clients understand how facing the feared stimuli as well as resisting the compulsive urge can decrease their anxiety. I have worked with OCD tendencies that present as bedtime rituals, confessions, fear of germs, bathroom tendencies, etc.

I specialize in exposure and response prevention (ERP) in the treatment of a variety of anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

I was trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) by professionals that have been in the field for decades! I enjoy using this approach to help reduce anxiety as it is effective and can be a short term treatment. I enjoy working with client's who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and have seen them get better quickly with this approach.

I utilize ERP integrated with ACT for the treatment of OCD. I also utilize interoceptive therapy for the treatment of panic.

I have been using ERP to treat phobias, OCD, and all other anxiety disorders.

Exposure and Response Prevention is the gold star technique for addressing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Regular talk therapy typically makes OCD worse, but ERP can support someone with debilitating OCD in returning to a healthy and functional life. ERP can also help folks with anxiety.

Exposure and Response Prevention is very effective in treating anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders. Clients will expose themselves to situations, thoughts, and images that elicit anxiety and will not engage in avoidance behaviors which over time perpetuate the anxiety.

Exposure and Response Prevention is the gold standard for treating anxiety disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have seen incredible success with this approach and believe it is an essential intervention for individuals with anxiety. I have seen my clients conquer their anxiety after utilizing this approach with them.

I use ERP with clients who suffer with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. After providing my clients with coping skills, we identify obsessions and compulsions they may suffer from. ERP focuses on exposing ourselves to our fears and obsessions without engaging in our typical coping mechanisms (ex. hand washing, checking behaviors, etc). It is highly effective in treating OCD.