In episode 283 I interviewed Nate Gruner. Nate is a staff Behavioral Therapist at McLean OCD institute.
We talk about his therapy story, what is functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), the interpersonal aspects of therapy, the importance of the therapeutic relationship, how FAP can be useful for OCD, he gives client in-session examples, using FAP, ACT and ERP together, doing exposures to build intimacy, we discuss clinically relevant behaviours (CRBs), and much much more.
The podcast is made possible by NOCD. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://go.treatmyocd.com/theocdstories
Find out more about Nate:
Website: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/profile/nate-gruner
Resources:
McLean OCDI https://www.mcleanhospital.org/treatment/ocd-institute
Dr Chad Wetterneck IOCDF 2017 FAP talk https://vimeo.com/226574675
Reid et al. 2021 study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33618297/
Dr Kieron O’Connor – Inference based therapy
All the best,
Stuart