Obsessions and compulsions -- Exposure and response prevention therapy -- The nuts and bolts of exposure therapy -- Thinking processes associated with exposure therapy -- When symptoms persist after exposure -- When a child has OCD -- Trust -- Lapses and relapses -- Special topics -- In defense of ERP as an OCD treatment
Summary
Storytelling and metaphor are among the most effective and useful tools therapists can use to better identify with their clients, clearly explain a disorder to family members, and introduce new treatment options. Based on years of clinical work with clients with OCD and their families, OCD Treatment Through Storytelling contains dozens of stories that therapists can adapt and employ in their own practices to explain hard-to-grasp aspects of OCD and its most effective treatment, Exposure and Response Prevention. Through Allen Weg's engaging narratives, an experience at Toronto's CN Tower become
