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You should have a good feeling about your therapist. I would recommend trying a different one if you’re not having a good experience with this one. However, keep in mind, ocd therapists are often quite matter of fact in my experience. They usually don’t go into many personal details and try and keep idle chatting at a minimum. They are trying to avoid reassurance and focus solely on the ERP therapy. This may seem cold, but for many people, it may be what they need the most. Just a straight time slot of focused, uninterrupted ERP with a professional
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You could try voicing your concerns with this therapist, maybe asking if you could ease into the ERP each session with some chit chat or general well being questions.
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I know what you mean! Ive been to an OCD specialist too. I told her I wanted to talk about my past and she said its a good idea sometimes to start going to a general therapist at the same time if theres trauma from the past. OCD specialists get straight to the point to try to help you in your current situation. I had same concerns as you when I started, I did some research and asked others and realized she was doing what she was supposed to do.
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Muni, if you look on OCD actions website. They have the ‘Signs of a good therapist for OCD’ and have a checklist of Do’s and donts. My last therapist doesn’t know much about OCD but claimed to...spent nearly an hour talking about my relationship when that’s not even the issue ?
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What has he done that makes you think that?
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Most specialists do that. Thats a common thing, and actually a sign of a good OCD specialist!
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I had no clue! I just thought she was being rude and too straight to the point! Its a very different experience from all the other therapists that I’ve had: to me, this one feels like an exercise, more than anything else. Does that make sense? She’s more of a teacher, and she’s teaching me ERP, and that’s it.
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1 hour. She was expensive too but I had insurance at the time that covered it.
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I went once a week for 1 hour. It does cost a fortune ?. I wish it didnt. OCD is a severe mental illness, help should be more accessible. It impacts your daily life so much its so sad to see so many people not be able to afford the help they need.
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@Aela, I so agree with you! It saddens me :( and I also think of all the money I’ve spent on useless therapies and it makes me so angry and sad. @Lewis, thank you so much! You’ve been of great help ?
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Thank you so much, @aela. This comforts me! How long did/ do the sessions w/ your therapist last?
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I mean, minutes ?
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How long is yours?
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This is the part that bothers me. It’s 45 minutes, which I find is not enough for ERP. I see her twice a week and I’m spending a fortune on therapy ?
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Does your therapist specialize in Exposure Response Prevention for OCD? If yes, than he/she is legit. If no, you need to find a new therapist
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Yes, she’s specialized in ocd and exposure and response prevention @stephen2 :)
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Therapist put it on the table that I should see a psychiatrist that she recommends. I felt relief because maybe the psychiatrist can tell me what's wrong and the plan going forward but im scared because what if my symptoms vanish or i miraculously get better (i doubt it) then what if i've been making a mountain of a mole hill. Or what if i dont know how to express myself. im obviously not scared of getting better, but i just don't want to seem like im making people scramble to treat me and then it turns out theres nothing wrong. like what if i don't have OCD and im just making all this stuff up in my head. what if i just want something to stress about
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I am currently working with my second therapist. She does lots of somatic, emdr, humanistic therapy. We connected right off the bat and I was so happy to be able to be myself around her, VIRTUALLY anyways. It’s been about 4-5 months working with her, but the more we are meeting the more i still have doubts about her understanding where i am coming from or understand how my brain works, or being able to help me. And i feel myself closing off and just being superficial about everything, or just resisting my thoughts /feelings. Sometimes i feel like i can open up just fine, but it’s starting to feel unauthentic. Sometimes i wish she would be like my first therapist, and help prompt me to talk or find a way to dig deeper into my issues…sometimes i feel like she doesn’t say the right thing, or doesn’t point out things my first therapist would do and work that out….idk…and the whole humanistic energy work freaks me out. Im a practicing Catholic and when we do certain somatic/emdr/humanistic work i start to think: what if i get possessed or what if what i am doing here is wrong, or this feels like its too much for my brain to handle and i might end up freaking out badly, or what if i something bad happens….idk…any thoughts???
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And no one at the company will call and tell me why or how this was appropriate, nor did they follow through and make sure I have follow up care. (I dont have follow up care. I’m too afraid to trust a therapist again. My chart also shows I am severely depressed and anxious.) Instead they falsely charted there was follow up and closure and I only found this out because I REACHED OUT and a random customer service member told me: “Hi Tessa, one of our Member Advocates spoke with you first on Saturday, 5/31 around 10am PDT. After that call, the Member Advocate requested that one of our Clinical Managers reach out to you, in which Arlene (the Clinical Manager) had spoken with you that same day between 10:40am PDT and 11:20am PDT. Arlene had discussed your concerns regarding the therapist directly with you during that time and provided you with resources in your area that could be a better fit for your needs. As mentioned, we have reached out to Arlene again today, who has stated she will give you another call to address any additional concerns you may have regarding this situation.” Once I showed screenshots showing there was no second call from NOCD, and demonstrated that Arlene, who I have NEVER spoken to in my life had lied and falsely charted a resolution only continued to lie more and attempt (and fail) to cover it up by claiming she called me on her “personal clinician phone.” “Hi Tessa, we have coordinated with Arlene to obtain more information in regards to what occurred here. She indicated she had called from her personal clinician phone, which would come through as a blocked number on your end. However, for the call today, she is able to give you a call at 2pm PT and call from the main NOCD phone line, so you can expect the call from our (312) phone number. Will a call at 2pm PT work for you today?” After all this … NOCD negligently failed to reach out to me for a second time this last weekend after telling me: “We would be glad to accommodate that for you, and will have another Clinical Manager reach out to you today. Once we have a confirmed time that person will call you, we will send you an update to make sure you are informed of that call time.” No one followed up with a time. No one called. I had to go back into this anxiety riddled place to beg for a call. Still waiting on the call. Be careful. Don’t expect anyone to help you if you experience an issue. They cover for themselves. Having a therapy company that I trusted to treat me and care for me (for a very hefty price) call my family disgusting and attempt to gaslight me by telling me a story about Arlene that wasn’t based in reality, I.e., “Arlene (the Clinical Manager) had spoken with you that same day between 10:40am PDT and 11:20am PDT. Arlene had discussed your concerns regarding the therapist directly with you during that time and provided you with resources in your area that could be a better fit for your needs,” when that never happened is not something clinicians should be doing to people with mental health issues.
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