Is NOCD therapy effective for those living outside the U.S.?

Thank you! I'm glad you're doing better. You're both right, even if it's not perfect it's worth trying. I'm not sure if first I should try with a new Italian therapist I found. She said she does erp, so I could give it a chance and if it doesn't work I'll try with NOCD. But it's so annoying changing everytime (and expensive🫠)... NOCD gives me trust because they are so well informed about ocd, I've learned a lot thanks to them. And I really don't understand if it's a real concern or ocd attacking therapy and telling me I have to find the "perfect" match or it will all be useless 🤦‍♀️

@g🦋 You can always check out the International OCD Foundation website. They have a list of approved OCD therapists based on country, city, etc. Maybe they can help.

@Steven55! I didn't know it, thank you, I'll check it!!

@g🦋 Good luck. You already sound pretty informed about what OCD is and what kind of therapy you want. So hopefully if you do go with the local therapist, you will know if it doesn't feel right. It's ok to change, and any good therapist should understand that, and if they don't they perhaps weren't a good therapist in the first place. Before I found NOCD I saw a local therapist who never mentioned OCD and tried to do EMDR on me and it was a really damaging experience. But despite what OCD tells you, you do still have a gut instinct that you can trust. You sound pretty self-aware about what you're dealing with, so let that give you confidence that you will keep pushing for the right help for yourself.

@ada110 Thank you some much, I'm having a hard day today, questioning everything, I needed this :) I actually followed Steven55!'s suggestion and found an Italian therapist on the International OCD Foundation website. I'll see how it goes... Good luck to you too!

@Steven55! Hiii, I don't know if you're going to read this but today I had my first session with an Italian therapist I found from the International Ocd Foundation! It was really good, I'm really looking forward to start therapy with him. Thank you so much for the advice, really🥺🫶

@g🦋 I am so glad you found someone! You are on your way to recovery!!! Let us know how you are doing. We are here for you. Please remember that recovery isn't linear, it's messy. Don't get discouraged. There are better days ahead!

@Steven55! Thank you so much!!

@g🦋 - One quick thing, call it a coaching moment...Sometimes we find it hard to tell our therapists certain thoughts, feelings, etc., we consider the most vile or embarrasing. If you experience this reluctance, have a leap of faith. Your therapist is trained in OCD and, like a priest in the confessional, he's heard it all before. Be not afraid!

@Steven55! You're perfectly right, I'll follow your advice!! Thanks again and good luck for everything♡

Thank you!! I recently started reading Kimberly Quinlan's book about self compassion, very useful!

$210 for 1 hour, $110 for half an hour, if I remember correctly

Yes I already did that, thanks! I wrote an email and they sent me a link with therapist available abroad☺️

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Ciao! Cavolo mi dispiace, capisco benissimo purtroppo. Se anche in Italia ci fossero psicoterapeuti specializzati sarebbe tutta un'altra cosa