One of my goals is: if I can successfully make it through this treatment program, and learn hardcore ERP, I would love to share my story with the IOCDF. That motivates me.

Hi, I’m going to be in the Gateway Institute’s intensive treatment program. I’ll be in Scottsdale (the city where I grew up, actually; it is near Phoenix). If you are having a hard time finding a specialist, if you haven’t already I suggest you look in the IOCDF’s resource directory. Also, a number of therapists do teletherapy; you can look for that.

I hear you. I receive some teletherapy and it is helpful to a very good extent and has many advantages. But sometimes you need something more intense, and sometimes, you need a therapist to visit your home. But the advantage is that with teletherapy the therapist can see your home and you can point them to your triggers.

Dude me too. Hang in there.

Do you mind me asking where you are getting treatment @flamewheel? Also, is the ERP going to be something you will do in this treatment or are you planning on doing that on your own after your treatment. Sorry, The reason I ask is I am desperately trying to find some hard core ERP treatment as well, and I am having no luck, I keep running in to walls. The therapists I keep finding either don’t really know OCD or don’t do ERP. I didn’t realize it would be so hard to find an OCD ERP therapist. There are so many great articles out there on OCD and especially ERP, where are the people who write those!!!! Sorry, How you’re going about it will probably help me figure out some better ways to approach finding treatment. Thank-you.

Thank you for being so open and generous with the information. I have looked on there, but unfortunately, vicious cycle that this OCD is, there is no one close by and getting to someone not close by will trigger all sorts of OCD and make it not possible to go after awhile. I clearly am speaking from experience. It’s happened to me so many times with so many things. One more question and thank you again for being so open and generous with the information, do you think teletherapy is equally effective? Also, does teletherapy mean some form of phone, Skype, FaceTime or some such other form? Thank-you.

Thank-you @flamewheel. I definitely feel like I want and need something more intensive, to sort of get a push through some of this. Oh, that’s a great point on them being able to see or me being able to point out my triggers. I hadn’t thought of that at all, and also I wish you good luck in your treatment, it sounds like a great treatment program. Is ERP part of your program or something you plan to do yourself after? Thank-you.

Any good treatment program for OCD will incorporate ERP. I also have to do it myself afterwards if I want to maintain...I am not looking forward to it. I wish I didn’t have to do this. Glad I could help you out. :)