Stuart RalphDisclaimer – This podcast is for exploratory purposes only. The Bergen format is still being studied, and the success rate against weekly therapy is yet to be tested. If you are in therapy with a licensed therapist who understands OCD, and is using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) you have the best treatment backed by decades of robust science whether you do that 1 hour a week, or in 3-week intensive.
In episode 178 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Chad Brandt. Chad is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in treating anxiety based disorders. He works at the Houston OCD program.
In this episode I chat with Chad about the Bergen format, his experience of being a therapist on the program, the inner workings of it, facing fear and scary things, why people with OCD are normal and much much more. Hope it helps.
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Find out more about Chad:
Chad’s website: https://www.drchadbrandt.com/
Chad’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjbVofkz23LaLBWBUVdyp3A
Resources:
Bergen study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943612/
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Stuart
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This was so encouraging!!!! I love that he thinks we are normal. and that we actually can get well. He seems like an incredibly kind-hearted person.