Unwanted intrusive thoughts
Thoughts, images or doubts feel distressing, repetitive and out of keeping with what matters to you.
OCD support
Online CBT for OCD
Intrusive thoughts and repeated rituals can take up enormous time and energy. CBT can help you understand the OCD cycle and gradually respond to doubt, distress and urges in a different way.
Understanding your experience
How ocd can show up
OCD can involve unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or impulses, alongside actions or mental rituals intended to reduce anxiety or prevent harm. These experiences do not define your character, and effective support does not require you to face everything at once.
Checking and rituals
You repeat actions, seek reassurance, review memories or perform mental routines to feel safe or certain.
Avoidance
People, places, objects or responsibilities are avoided because they trigger doubt or distress.
A need for certainty
It feels difficult to move on until something feels completely right, safe or resolved.
A practical way forward
How CBT can help with OCD
CBT for OCD often includes exposure and response prevention, known as ERP. With a suitably trained therapist, you build a shared understanding of the cycle and practise facing manageable uncertainty without relying on compulsions.
Understand your obsession-compulsion cycle
Create a gradual, collaborative ERP plan
Reduce rituals and reassurance safely
Build confidence in handling uncertainty
Your questions
Frequently asked questions
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