h
- Date posted
- 5y
catmomcatmom
- Date posted
- 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
- Date posted
- 5y
thank you so much i will try this :)
lms2000lms2000
- Date posted
- 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
- Date posted
- 5y
The therapy sessions on here are $50 for the first five sessions and then $25 for any follow up sessions. That's without insurance. Curious to if you're paying more or less right now. I've found NOCD therapy to be the cheapest therapy out there as I don't have insurance.
hh
- Date posted
- 5y
for the first 90 min session it’s 123$ i thought, and my therapist accepts my insurance so i don’t pay
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 5y
@hope I also only paid $50 for my long sessions and $25 for my short ones, without insurance
lms2000lms2000
- Date posted
- 5y
@lilywhitelilith that’s how it is for me too since my insurance doesn’t cover it
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 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
- Date posted
- 5y
@BrainH20 This is so odd. I wonder if they've changed their prices for new patients. If so that's total s***.
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
- Date posted
- 5y
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
- Date posted
- 5y
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
- Date posted
- 5y
@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
- Date posted
- 5y
@hope I would definitely seek elsewhere then. Your therapist is supposed to be someone you can feel comfortable enough telling anything to
SherSher
- Date posted
- 5y
Is her name Bethany ?
Related posts
Jusne
- Date posted
- 25w
are the therapists here actually reliable???
I feel really scared and worried that the therapist I find on NOCD might not be effective, and instead of getting better, I might end up feeling worse. I’m afraid that if I don’t feel any progress, I’ll want to switch therapists, but my mom might get impatient with me. I worry that she’ll lose faith in therapy, stop paying for it, and think it’s a waste of time and money. I know therapy takes time and it’s not a quick fix, but I’m scared that things won’t go the way I hope. What if I don’t connect with the therapist? What if they don’t understand my OCD as well as I need them to? I’ve already been struggling so much, and the thought of going through another disappointment is exhausting. I’m only 14, and I feel stuck because I can’t manage this on my own. I need help, but I also need my mom to stay patient and supportive through this process. I’m scared that if things don’t improve fast enough, she’ll give up on paying for therapy. I don’t know what to do, and it’s making me feel really anxious. I just want to get better, but what if nothing works out?
RachelBet
- Date posted
- 14w
OCD therapist versus not?
Hello! What a journey this ocd thing is! After 17 years with one therapist, I knew I was no longer making progress, so I changed to a new therapist. After just 6 months with her, she suggested I might have ocd and to look into getting diagnosed. She was right and I was diagnosed with ocd last summer. Meds are making a big difference but I still have lots of unlearning and re-learning to do. I’ve been struggling with whether or not to switch to a therapist who specializes in ocd. I have no issues with my current therapist, but she doesn’t specialize in ocd and I sometimes think I need someone who does specialize in it. But of course, I have Pure O, so I can think myself in circles til the cows come home. Can anyone share experience about switching to a therapist who specializes in ocd?
noneed1
- Date posted
- 12w
I told my mom about my ocd
She laughed and said that everyone has these thoughts "i didn't tell her about the REALLY fucked up thoughts i experience cuz i was kinda scared" and then she said it's the demon just say ur prayers and they'll go away Even though i kept on trying and trying to convince her that they're clearly not normal but she kept on refusing and it kinda sounded like she didn't want to admit and believe that her daughter has a mental illness which sucks
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond