Shala Nicely

About

Shala Nicely, LPC, is the author of Is Fred in the Refrigerator? Taming OCD and Reclaiming My Life and coauthor with Jon Hershfield, MFT of Everyday Mindfulness for OCD: Tips, Tricks & Skills for Living Joyfully. She is a counselor and cognitive behavioral therapist in metro Atlanta, GA, specializing in the treatment of OCD, trauma/PTSD, and anxiety disorders, and she produces the Shoulders Back! Tips & Resources for Taming OCD newsletter.

Books by Shala Nicely

Recent Posts

You Want Me to Want My Anxiety During OCD Therapy?

While wanting anxiety takes OCD's power and makes it our own, it's not a fake construct we're using to fool OCD. Instead, it's how we live our lives when we're pursuing meaning.

Enjoying the Messy, Uncertain Process

Do you feel your life is flying by because you're trying to "get through" things one after the other? Slow life down by learning to enjoy the messy, uncertain process.

The Need to Feel Seen

Not feeling seen is not only invalidating — it's threatening. Here are five simple ways you can let others around you know that they matter.

Lessons from Love...and Loss...of Lee

We’re all experiencing loss and grief due to COVID-19. I'm sharing lessons from my love and loss of my 35-year-old Arabian horse in hopes that they will bring you comfort.

Respond Instead of React: Managing COVID-19 Anxiety

Borrowing from CBT tools for anxiety, we can learn to turn our reactions into responses, helping us and our loved ones cope well in times of crisis.

3 Ways to Power Up Your OCD Therapy

The attitude taken by successful OCD tamers is that they are going to turn OCD’s world upside down.

Ruby Campbell’s Gift to the OCD Community

As we celebrate OCD Awareness Week, let’s keep the memory of Ruby Campbell alive by remembering her approach to the ocean, to OCD, and to life.

The Subtle OCD Compulsion You Might Not Know You're Doing

Many people with OCD are depressed, but did you know that depression can also be a compulsion? Learn how to spot and rectify this subtle but OCD-empowering ritual.

The Unintended Consequences of Saying OCD Can Be Cured

If people with OCD have unrealistic recovery expectations, they are likely to fall into the self-critical shame trap, which hurts them and their recoveries.

The Best TED Talks for People With OCD: Part 5

Avoid the trap of black and white thinking to push out of your comfort zone and pursue what's meaningful.