- Username
- Gainz32
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Of all the states with the top OCD specialists MA and NY seem to be on the top of the list. We found many therapists who said they had experience, but they didn’t. Try a residential treatment center in Boston if your insurance will cover it. Save yourself the agony of weekly trips to an office to find out the therapist only went to a weekend seminar on OCD. ERP needs to be practiced needed daily if not hourly
u can look for telehealth providers on the IOCDF website!
that’s where i found mine
A former therapist of mine recommended going on psychology today and filtering for ocd and erp and looking for people in my area who specialized in both. The options ended up being limited but I ended up with a really great psychologist in the end so I’d recommend looking there too.
Ask for a free 20-minute phone consult, and drill them. Tell them what you liked and didn’t like about previous therapists. Tell them what your issue is, and what treatment you’re interested in trying (ERP, ACT, etc.). Ask them to guess how many hours they’ve spent treating OCD patients. And, I personally suggest someone who has been practicing for a long time. I tried interns because they were cheaper, but then changed tactics and looked for older and more experienced people. They bring so much wisdom to the table. I have no insurance. I explained to my current therapist in that first phone call, “Look. You were recommended to me. Paying for this will cost me about 1/3 of my monthly income. I need to know if it’s worth it.” And the guy is a sweetheart and lowered his rate for me even though he doesn’t advertise as a sliding scale. And, my father and friends helped pay for it in the beginning until I was able to take over the cost. Ask questions. Ask many questions. Advocate for yourself.
I'm currently visiting my third therapist in the last three years and none of them have helped me so far. None of them have given me any type of diagnosis so I'm not even sure if I actually have OCD, and it's driving me mad. The last session I had, I even felt like it made things worse rather that it helped. I wanna feel that trust to my therapist that you should feel to be able to share your emotions but I don't. I feel like its not going anywhere, like it's useless. Lately I've been thinking about finding a therapist here at NOCD, I've even looked up some specific people and they all seem really nice and sweet.
Hello everyone I've been suffering with OCD since quarantine; so about 5-ish years. Im now in my first year in college and to be honest I have nothing. No insurance, no job, and no car. Recently ive been going through POCD and its really messing me up a lot. Im scared, worried, and confused because its the opposite of what I visualize myself and my future, which is having a nice house and a family. I recently found out about the NOCD app and I still learning about it. I obviously can't afford therapy at all but I heard that with insurance can cover most of it or even all of the cost of therapy. When I look into it, it turns out theres many insurance providers and I have no clue if there's any that covers therapy or even how to apply for it. So please, can anybody recommend any good insurance providers that can cover therapy?
I’m so devastated. I made an appointment through NOCD and they cancelled me. I have Medicaid and at first they said they took it but I got an email back saying they don’t. I offered to pay out of pocket because at this point I’m willing to pay the amount but they still rejected me. The place where I was supposed to find help and they turn me away and I’m drowning mentally. I feel so hurt and ignored. I finally reach out. Where else am I supposed to find a OCD specialist??
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond