By the LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group As we continue to celebrate Pride Month in 2025 and beyond, one of the missions of the International OCD Foundation’s LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group… Read more »
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50 Ways to Stop Pulling Your Hair
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs If you are looking for tips on how to manage your trichotillomania, you’ve come to the right place. Many… Read more »
2025 IOCDF Award Winners
The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s IOCDF Awards — individuals whose dedication, advocacy, and leadership have left a lasting mark on the… Read more »
Why culturally competent care matters when treating scrupulosity OCD
By Tabitha Vidaurri, NOCD Scrupulosity, also known as religious or moral-themed OCD, involves intrusive thoughts, urges, or fears related to violating religious, ethical, or spiritual rules. If you’re experiencing scrupulosity,… Read more »
Metacognitive Approaches to OCD Treatment
Metacognitive Approaches to OCD Treatment by Sally Winston, PsyD Metacognitive therapy is an approach to treating OCD that focuses not on the origins or the reason for OCD symptoms, but… Read more »
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Lisa Coyne, PhD BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT, pronounced “act”) is an empirically supported (per the American Psychological Association) type of cognitive-behavioral treatment… Read more »
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy by Jon Abramowitz, PhD BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that is widely used in the… Read more »
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that is widely used in the treatment of OCD. It… Read more »
Ella’s Story: A Sibling’s Journey of Hope and Advocacy
By Ella Kim My name is Ella Kim, and I am a junior in high school. My older brother was diagnosed with OCD when I was five years old. So,… Read more »
Institutional Member Updates: Spring 2025
Institutional Members are clinics and programs in the US and around the globe that offer residential and/or intensive treatment for OCD and related disorders, are specialty outpatient clinics with a… Read more »