Common Pitfalls on the Road to Therapeutic Progress
Chris discusses several common mistakes individuals tend to make in relation to their OCD, often whether in therapy or not. This episode works to dissect the OCD and the treatment-process to show wher...
26 Touko 202129min
Another Technique for Letting Go of Intrusive Thoughts
Chris revisits his conversation with Michael May, MA, LPCC, an ACT therapist and OCD treatment-specialist. He discusses the "I'm having the thought that..." strategy. Tried (by you, the consumer) and ...
25 Touko 202113min
A Discussion with Mr. Michael May, LPCC about ACT for OCD
Chris discusses the Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) protocol with Michael May, MA, LPCC, an ACT trainer and clinical expert. They talk therapeutic "shop," and delve into treatment strategies tha...
21 Touko 202151min
More Details on Stopping Mental Compulsions: Another Episode by Popular Request
Chris discusses two cases in which stopping rumination was an important part of the therapeutic process. Remember, if "nobody's home" to do the work of rumination, then that compulsive "work" doesn't ...
20 Touko 202130min
Why Does Psychotherapy for Clinically Significant Anxiety Sometimes Not Work?
Chris discusses a complex set of dynamics in modern psychotherapy that serve to offer an explanation to an otherwise puzzling problem: Why do people suffering from clinically significant anxiety often...
17 Touko 202127min
A Discussion about PTSD with Dr. Joseph Birli
Chris discusses trauma symptoms, and their corresponding treatments with a trauma expert, Dr. Joseph Birli. A wonderfully competent, and seasoned therapist, Dr. Birli brings many years of experience t...
10 Touko 202146min
Is There a Connection between Obsessions and Outcomes - Association OCD
Chris responds to a listener's question about "Association OCD," pointing to the "heart beat" of this symptom-dimension. Chris also sets-up Monday's episode: he and a guest will discuss the nature an...
7 Touko 202119min
To Choose or Not to Choose: That is the Question
Chris discusses the notion that 'you are not your thoughts," and your anxiety, even when it's really, really bad, can't hurt you - unless you let it. Our compulsions make our thoughts "real." So fight...
6 Touko 202124min
