In episode 527 I chat with Ethan Tuccienza. Ethan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and clinical director of Behavioural Psych Studio’s LA office.

We discuss his therapy story, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), exposure to emotions, DBT-PTSD as an intervention, trauma, shame, tolerating emotions, he shares a couple DBT skills including willing hands and mindfulness of our emotions. We also discuss guilt, shutting down during exposures and what to do, and much more. Hope it helps.

Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/ethan-527

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In episode 526 I chat with Mike who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. 

We discuss sexual orientation themed OCD, existential themed OCD, somatic themed OCD, harm themed OCD, compulsing around the recovery process, getting therapy, working with Dr Steven Phillipson and Dr Michael Alcee, words of hope and much more.

Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/mike-526 (Episode includes explicit language)

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In episode 525 I chat with Charlotte who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. 

We discuss her story, worrying she was pregnant as a kid, realising it’s OCD, experiencing theme switches, harm themed OCD, mental health health anxiety, suicidal themed OCD, getting therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), acceptance, her joy journal, and much more. Hope it helps.

Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/charlotte-525

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