Tag: Compulsions

You, Me and the OCD: How Couples Therapy Can Help in Relationships Impacted by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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.

March 22, 2026 No Comments

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.

February 11, 2026 1 Comment

When Philosophy Becomes a Compulsion: A Closer Look at Existential OCD

Kristen Taylor-Ladd, MA, LMFT, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles discusses the common existential OCD, discussing its presentation, common existential thoughts, and treatment overview.

September 18, 2025 No Comments

The Backdoor Spike: How Having No Anxiety Scares the Hell Out of You!!

Kristen Taylor-Ladd, MA, LMFT, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles discusses the common OCD experience of the backdoor spike: what is it, what it can look like, and how it can be treated.

August 27, 2025 5 Comments

Anime, OCD, and Building Trust

Tyler Tran, MSW, ACSW, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles, discusses the impact of anime in therapy and its impact in building rapport, trust, and fostering connection in young adults and teenagers.

May 6, 2025 No Comments

Does This Look Like a Needle to You?

Tyler Tran, MSW, ACSW, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles shares his personal experience navigating contamination OCD, the weight of cultural shame and stigma, and acceptance in a community where mental health is typically misunderstood.

January 26, 2025 2 Comments

OCD vs. GAD and How to Tell the Difference

OCD is often misdiagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The OCD Center of L.A. reviews diagnostic & treatment differences between these conditions.

July 10, 2019 28 Comments

Doubt, Denial and OCD

A discussion of “The Denial Obsession” in OCD, in which sufferers obsess that they don’t really have OCD, but are merely “in denial”. By Lauren McMeikan, MA, and Tom Corboy, MFT, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles.

September 12, 2016 166 Comments

ROCD: Relationship OCD and The Myth of “The One”

ROCD (Relationship OCD) is an often misunderstood variant of OCD. From the OCD Center of Los Angeles.

May 13, 2015 700 Comments

OCD and Eating Disorders

Diagnostic similarities and differences between OCD and eating disorders are discussed by Kimberley Quinlan, MFT, Clinical Director of the OCD Center of Los Angeles.

September 24, 2013 6 Comments

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Does This Look Like a Needle to You?

OCD vs. GAD and How to Tell the Difference

Doubt, Denial and OCD

ROCD: Relationship OCD and The Myth of “The One”

OCD and Eating Disorders

Does This Look Like a Needle to You?

OCD vs. GAD and How to Tell the Difference

Doubt, Denial and OCD

ROCD: Relationship OCD and The Myth of “The One”

OCD and Eating Disorders

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