OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
An intrusive thought you cannot argue with, and a compulsion that settles it for a few minutes before it comes back. OCD responds well to the right treatment, and badly to the wrong one. I offer ERP-based OCD treatment, the gold-standard approach, for adults and adolescents in Hong Kong.
An intrusive thought you cannot argue with, and a compulsion that settles it for a few minutes before it comes back. OCD responds well to the right treatment, and badly to the wrong one. I offer ERP-based OCD treatment, the gold-standard approach, for adults and adolescents in Hong Kong.
An intrusive thought you cannot argue with, and a compulsion that settles it for a few minutes before it comes back. OCD responds well to the right treatment, and badly to the wrong one. I offer ERP-based OCD treatment, the gold-standard approach, for adults and adolescents in Hong Kong.
About the speciality
About the speciality
OCD works as a loop. A frightening thought demands a response, the response brings short relief, and the relief teaches the loop to repeat. The treatment with the strongest evidence is exposure and response prevention, and it needs to be done by someone who has trained in ExRP and uses it regularly. This matters, because ordinary talk therapy can make OCD worse by treating the thoughts as if they mean something. Done properly, it usually works in months rather than years. Read more about the current state of OCD research, or take the OCD screener to see if OCD might be affecting you.
OCD works as a loop. A frightening thought demands a response, the response brings short relief, and the relief teaches the loop to repeat. The treatment with the strongest evidence is exposure and response prevention, and it needs to be done by someone who has trained in ExRP and uses it regularly. This matters, because ordinary talk therapy can make OCD worse by treating the thoughts as if they mean something. Done properly, it usually works in months rather than years. Read more about the current state of OCD research, or take the OCD screener to see if OCD might be affecting you.
OCD works as a loop. A frightening thought demands a response, the response brings short relief, and the relief teaches the loop to repeat. The treatment with the strongest evidence is exposure and response prevention, and it needs to be done by someone who has trained in ExRP and uses it regularly. This matters, because ordinary talk therapy can make OCD worse by treating the thoughts as if they mean something. Done properly, it usually works in months rather than years. Read more about the current state of OCD research, or take the OCD screener to see if OCD might be affecting you.
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What's the parent's role for teens?
What is OCD treatment with Dr Rick Smith?
Will I always have OCD?
What are intrusive thoughts?
How is OCD treated?
How many sessions will it take?
What is OCD, really?
How long does ERP take overall?
General FAQs
ADHD
Anxiety
OCD
Screen Time
School Refusal
Defiant Behaviour, PDA, ODD
Parenting Support (SPACE Model)
Procrastination
Performance Psychology
Executive Coaching for Burnout
Substance Use
What's the parent's role for teens?
What is OCD treatment with Dr Rick Smith?
Will I always have OCD?
What are intrusive thoughts?
How is OCD treated?
How many sessions will it take?
What is OCD, really?
How long does ERP treatment for OCD take?
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About the clinician
About the clinician
Dr Rick Smith, is a dual-doctorate clinical psychologist in Hong Kong specialising in ADHD, OCD, anxiety, executive functioning, and performance psychology. He works with adults and adolescents in his Central Hong Kong practice and online.
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