Emma Kazarian, AMFT, APCC, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles discusses the benefit of seeking OCD-informed couples therapy when OCD impacts the relationship dynamic between partners. In part one, Emma discusses the ways in which the partner with OCD can know what to look out for in assessing the need for couples therapy, and how to support their partner through psychoeducation, communication and disclosure.
Category: Fear
When Life Revolves Around the Bathroom: Anxiety about loss of bowel or bladder control
Erica Russell, LMFT, LPCC, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles discusses the often unacknowledged topic of incontinence anxiety, bringing this under the radar condition out from behind closed doors and describing how it can be successfully treated using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.