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- 5y
catmomcatmom
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- 5y
If you can’t find an OCD specialist near you on iocdf.org, I would recommend googling ocd therapists near you & calling everyone who pops up & asking how they treat ocd, if they say ERP, that’s a good sign. You can ask them what they know about it to see how well versed they are. A lot of them might do a sliding scale fee. It’s a shame that so many mental health professionals don’t know much about ocd ?
hh
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- 5y
thank you so much i will try this :)
lms2000lms2000
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- 5y
i’ve had experiences with therapists like that too. there’s a big difference between therapists that “treat” ocd along with a lot of other things, and those that actually specialize in it. i’m sorry she’s not helping :(
canigetawitnesscanigetawitness
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- 5y
The therapy sessions on here are $50 for the first five sessions and then $25 for any follow up sessions. That's without insurance. Curious to if you're paying more or less right now. I've found NOCD therapy to be the cheapest therapy out there as I don't have insurance.
hh
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for the first 90 min session it’s 123$ i thought, and my therapist accepts my insurance so i don’t pay
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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@hope I also only paid $50 for my long sessions and $25 for my short ones, without insurance
lms2000lms2000
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- 5y
@lilywhitelilith that’s how it is for me too since my insurance doesn’t cover it
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
@lilywhitelilith I was told $123.... and 30 minute sessions are half that price. Maybe we can ask for a discounted quote since we’re poor lol
canigetawitnesscanigetawitness
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- 5y
@BrainH20 This is so odd. I wonder if they've changed their prices for new patients. If so that's total s***.
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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I had a therapist like this!! At that point I had been struggling with suicidal OCD for about 4 months until I connected with my first therapist. Ever since the beginning I kept saying how I was dealing with INTRUSIVE UNWANTED thoughts (obsessions) and that I constantly was self reassuring myself etc. (compulsions). You would think that it would click I had OCD but nope. I didn’t even know I had OCD myself at the time but you would think a professional would pick that up. Anyways we talked a lot about self care and how every has negative thoughts as well and it’ll just go away in its own. At some point she mentioned how I have OCD tendencies and it made me really think like hey maybe this is what I really have? Because it didn’t make sense how I kept having constant intrusive thoughts. I asked her one session to talk about OCD and all she literally did was pull out the DSM-5, read word-for-word what OCD was, asked me if I thought that’s what I could have, then said she wouldn’t diagnose me because she didn’t want to “label” me??? Then the subject changed and she kept pushing how I needed to do yoga. Like huh?
hh
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some of them just make no sense. i don’t tell her anything because she’s going to make me feel dumb and i don’t want to open up about it to someone who won’t understand and most likely will make me feel worse
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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@lilywhitelilith Right?? And omg I’m so sorry you had a therapist like that! That is so incredibly damaging. I hope you were able to find someone who actually knows about OCD and is amazing for you.
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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@hope I would definitely seek elsewhere then. Your therapist is supposed to be someone you can feel comfortable enough telling anything to
SherSher
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- 5y
Is her name Bethany ?
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- 25w
should i get a new therapist?
i’ve been seeing the same therapist for over two years now. she does not specialize in ocd and i often find myself too afraid to talk about it with her. it’s not necessarily her fault, but i feel like ive reached a point with her where she feels more like a friend than a therapist. i know that isn’t good and i should not feel that way. she is a very very kind person but i also feel like she doesn’t fully listen to me sometimes. we talk more about our day to day lives with one another rather than anxiety and worries at this point and i feel like i can’t suddenly reverse it? also, i’ve expressed certain thoughts with her that she has laughed at or has not taken very seriously. this has made me really upset in the past and makes me feel awkward and not listened to. i’ve mentioned these moments to friends and they think i should get a new therapist, but i feel so terrible because i am so used to her and i do like her as a person. i don’t really feel like ive been benefiting from therapy with her lately. again, we don’t really talk about ocd or anxiety which are my main issues. i want an ocd therapist so i can actually seek help but i can’t find one in person. i’ve considered doing it through this app but im not a big fan of online therapy as i find it uncomfortable and awkward. i’m willing to try tho. anyone have tips on how to “end things” with my therapist? i’d rather not, but i know i need to prioritize my mental health over making her feel bad. and if anything, im sure she’d understand. i just feel bad
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- 18w
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Anonymous
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- 13w
I hate OCD specialists
I hate each and every one of them. They're money hungry people who gatekeep the mental health I need all because I'm unemployed. I can't function because these idiots charge like $200 each session. They skimp when it comes to the sliding scale. It's all about profit to them. I'm right here dealing with an OCD loop that has been lasting like 3 days and there is no way to stop it because I've been priced out.
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