Treatment Approaches 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT - pronounced as the word act) is a form of psychotherapy that is rooted in the principals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy but emphasizes acceptance of distressing thoughts and feelings rather than trying to eliminate them. ACT aims to help clients by developing adaptive responses and promoting personal growth in order to move toward more meaningful lives that align with their values even in the face of difficult emotions or tough circumstances. This approach encourages clients to be present in the moment and accept their emotions without judgment. By fostering acceptance, committed action, and present moment awareness, ACT helps clients expand resilience and cope with challenging experiences.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a psychotherapy technique that systematically confronts and exposes clients to distressing thoughts, images, or situations that cue their anxiety. During these exposures, the client is instructed to refrain from engaging in their usual anxiety-driven response or compulsion. ERP aims to help clients gradually learn that their fears are unwarranted, and the anticipated negative outcomes do not occur. Over time, this process reduces the intensity of anxiety and breaks the cycle of fear and avoidance, leading to a decline in symptoms.

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a brief psychotherapy that aims to alleviate symptoms, including those that tag along with OCD. It utilizes elements from various therapeutic approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Guided Imagery. During ART, clients are guided through ongoing symptoms and processes along with quick and rhythmic eye movements, which facilitates the reorganization of the brain's response so that triggers no longer activate strong physical and emotional reactions, thereby helping clients find relief more rapidly than traditional talk therapies.

Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) is an upstream and specialized psychotherapeutic approach that is structured and time-limited, involving psychoeducation, collaborative goal setting, cognitive restructuring exercises, behavioral experiment, and practice in real time. The target in I-CBT is doubts that arise as the result of a faulty narrative that are marked by an over-reliance on the imagination and a distrust of the self and senses. Reasoning distortions housed in the narrative contribute to the confusion for the basis of these doubts. As a result, doubts are able to persist and are followed by a predictable, maladaptive sequence. I-CBT aims to help clients develop alternative narratives that coincide with objective reality, a healthy dependence on their inner and outer senses, and a reconnection with their Real Self.