Thought-action fusion (TAF) is an important part of most OCD presentations. It’s very helpful to understand what TAF is and how it relates to OCD treatment because important misunderstandings found within TAF play a central role in maintaining OCD.

OCD always includes compulsions. Sometimes compulsions are physical behaviors, like washing your hands or asking for reassurance. Other times, the compulsions are mental. What do mental compulsions look like? How do they work? And what should we do about them? Learn more about mental compulsions in this post.

OCD involves “metacognitions”. What are metacognitions? How are they related to OCD? And how are they involved in OCD treatment? Learn more about this important and misunderstood subject!

What are intrusive thoughts? Why do we have them? Does everyone have intrusive thoughts? What can we do to reduce them? This post reviews what intrusive thoughts are, the research surrounding them, and how this is involved in OCD treatment.

As an OCD specialist, I’ve worked with so many clients who were in therapy, sometimes for years, before they realized they weren’t working with a therapist that can actually help. Here are 5 tips to help you avoid that.

Learn the reasons intrusive thoughts won’t go away and why Exposure and Response Prevention treatment is the preferred method to controlling them.