We offer weekly skills group for clients currently in treatment with an individual therapist that can sponsor them. RO is designed for over thinkers, including people with treatment resistant depression, anorexia, autism, OCD, and sometimes BPD and ADHD. It targets the pain we feel when we try to control ourselves and how that separates us from connecting with others.
Hosted by Waystation Counseling PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Charlotte, NC 28209
We offer weekly skills group for clients currently in treatment with an individual therapist that can sponsor them. RO is designed for over thinkers, including people with treatment resistant depression, anorexia, autism, OCD, and sometimes BPD and ADHD. It targets the pain we feel when we try to control ourselves and how that separates us from connecting with others.
This group is for individuals with health anxiety and will use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support participants in learning to better navigate health-related anxiety and improve valued living. We will guide participants through a process of psychoeducation about health anxiety, the negative cycle, and how to develop a customized exposure plan and response prevention practice. Our goal is for participants to feel empowered to overcome health anxiety and learn skills to use beyond this group!
Hosted by Erica Lindenberg LCSW, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Charlotte, NC 28209
For OCD and anxiety, primary modalities include Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion-Focused Therapy.
This group is for individuals with health anxiety and will use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support participants in learning to better navigate health-related anxiety and improve valued living. We will guide participants through a process of psychoeducation about health anxiety, the negative cycle, and how to develop a customized exposure plan and response prevention practice. Our goal is for participants to feel empowered to overcome health anxiety and learn skills to use beyond this group!
This group is for clients who are already with a therapist doing individual RO DBT or who RO skills was recommended.
Hosted by Trish Lockhart
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Charlotte, NC 28209
This group is for clients who are already with a therapist doing individual RO DBT or who RO skills was recommended.
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Anxiety? OCD? Shy? Feel like no one really gets what it is like to be you? Do you mask or control hurt feelings? Feel overwhelmed and unappreciated? Can't relax? or even take downtime or to break one of your own rules? Do you sometimes feel all alone? Come explore how to put joy back in your life. Learn skills to loosen up your temperament (the way you are wired) so it works for you and not against you. Learn skills to change patterns and habits, learn how to enhance intimacy and reduce very private experience of self-loathing.
Hosted by Kimberly B Krueger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, DBT-LBC, LISW-CP
Group meets in Davidson, NC 28036
Anxiety? OCD? Shy? Feel like no one really gets what it is like to be you? Do you mask or control hurt feelings? Feel overwhelmed and unappreciated? Can't relax? or even take downtime or to break one of your own rules? Do you sometimes feel all alone? Come explore how to put joy back in your life. Learn skills to loosen up your temperament (the way you are wired) so it works for you and not against you. Learn skills to change patterns and habits, learn how to enhance intimacy and reduce very private experience of self-loathing.
Structured virtual therapy group for adults struggling with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), including skin picking and hair pulling. This 8-week group combines evidence-based approaches such as Habit Reversal Training (HRT), mindfulness, behavioral strategies, and emotional regulation tools to help participants better understand triggers, increase awareness, and reduce repetitive behaviors. The group is supportive, skills-based, and designed to reduce shame and isolation while building practical tools for change. Small group format (3-5 participants). Can be participated in alongside individual therapy. Self-pay only; not billed through insurance.
Structured virtual therapy group for adults struggling with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), including skin picking and hair pulling. This 8-week group combines evidence-based approaches such as Habit Reversal Training (HRT), mindfulness, behavioral strategies, and emotional regulation tools to help participants better understand triggers, increase awareness, and reduce repetitive behaviors. The group is supportive, skills-based, and designed to reduce shame and isolation while building practical tools for change. Small group format (3-5 participants). Can be participated in alongside individual therapy. Self-pay only; not billed through insurance.
Online Groups
Do you worry about your spending habits? Do you shop to change the way you feel? Do you hide your shopping from loved ones? Does this behavior cause you problems? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then you possibly may be a Shop-a-holic. In this group I will help you explore the reasons you over-spend and assist you with ways to shop without the feelings of guilt, anxiety and depression. Invest in your future by giving yourself the gift of beating compulsive shopping. This group meets online.
Do you worry about your spending habits? Do you shop to change the way you feel? Do you hide your shopping from loved ones? Does this behavior cause you problems? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then you possibly may be a Shop-a-holic. In this group I will help you explore the reasons you over-spend and assist you with ways to shop without the feelings of guilt, anxiety and depression. Invest in your future by giving yourself the gift of beating compulsive shopping. This group meets online.
Free virtual group providing individuals with OCD support, normalization, and education. This is NOT a therapy group. Meets the first Tuesday of each month. Please email helder@behaviortherapist.com for online link for group.
Free virtual group providing individuals with OCD support, normalization, and education. This is NOT a therapy group. Meets the first Tuesday of each month. Please email helder@behaviortherapist.com for online link for group.
Ages 18 & over. Therapy group for those with recurrent intrusive disturbing thoughts. Examples include religious obsessive thoughts (scrupulously), Harm OCD, violent intrusive thoughts, disturbing sexual thoughts (including POCD), and other intrusive disturbing thoughts. Focus is on use of Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), education and support.
Ages 18 & over. Therapy group for those with recurrent intrusive disturbing thoughts. Examples include religious obsessive thoughts (scrupulously), Harm OCD, violent intrusive thoughts, disturbing sexual thoughts (including POCD), and other intrusive disturbing thoughts. Focus is on use of Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), education and support.
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Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Support Groups
How long does OCD treatment take?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often treated on a weekly or twice-weekly schedule, depending on symptom severity and the client’s preferences. Some clients may start to see a noticeable improvement in symptoms in as little as six weeks, but it’s also possible, especially in more severe cases, for treatment to take several months to a year before significant progress is made.
What happens if OCD is not treated?
Some people with OCD, especially those with mild symptoms, may find that they are able to adapt reasonably well to life with the condition, even if their symptoms never resolve completely. However, many people, particularly those whose symptoms are severe at the outset, find that their obsessions and compulsions grow more intrusive with time, making it harder to maintain relationships, hold down a job, or navigate the world successfully.
Are there medications for OCD?
Medication can be used to treat OCD. The class of drugs most often prescribed are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which include fluvoxamine (under the brand name Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac), and sertraline (Zoloft), among others. In cases of treatment-resistant OCD, other classes of medication, such as tricyclic antidepressants or atypical antipsychotics, may be prescribed. Medication is frequently used in conjunction with therapy.
Can OCD come back after treatment?
Yes. Major life transitions, periods of stress, or other factors can cause symptoms to return or, if they were never fully eradicated, to ramp back up in intensity. For some, these relapses are brief and do not require additional treatment; identifying specific triggers and practicing the skills learned in therapy can help speed their course. For others, returning to therapy for a brief period can help address the underlying stress and strengthen coping mechanisms.