Online Therapy for OCD in Alberta
If you've struggled with OCD, you probably know how exhausting it can be. The constant doubt, overthinking, and feeling like you have to figure something out before you can move on.
“Why can’t I just stop thinking about this?”
“Why do I need to check one more time?”
“Why can’t I trust myself?”
If this sounds familiar, there is a reason you keep getting pulled back into the same thoughts and worries. OCD can make you feel like you need to be completely sure, prevent something bad from happening, or find the right answer before you can relax.
You might spend a lot of time checking, researching, replaying conversations, asking for reassurance, avoiding things, or going over the same question in your head.
The frustrating part is that these things can make you feel better for a little while. Then the doubt comes back, and you feel like you need to do it all over again. That's the OCD cycle.
Types of OCD I Commonly Work With
- POCD (Pedophilia OCD) — unwanted thoughts, images, fears, or doubts about being attracted to children or harming a child.
- ROCD (Relationship OCD) — ongoing doubts about your relationship, your feelings, your attraction to your partner, or whether they are “the right one.”
- Scrupulosity OCD — fears and doubts around morality, religion, faith, sin, or being a bad person. If faith is important to you, I can also offer counselling from a Christian perspective while using evidence based OCD treatment, including ERP.
- Responsibility OCD — feeling overly responsible for other people, worrying that you said or did something wrong, or fearing that you have hurt, offended, embarrassed, or disappointed someone.
- Harm OCD — unwanted thoughts or images about harming yourself or someone else, or fears that something bad will happen unless you prevent it. This can lead to checking, avoiding things, seeking reassurance, or trying to make sure nothing goes wrong.
The theme can be different, but the cycle often looks like this:
intrusive thought → doubt or fear → compulsion or reassurance → temporary relief → more doubt
You are not your thoughts. Having a thought does not mean you want it, and it does not define who you are.
If you're tired of spending so much time stuck in your head, I can help you work on the OCD cycle and start responding to these thoughts differently.