Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders may involve obsessions (intrusive thoughts or urges), compulsions (repetitive behaviors or mental acts), and/or recurrent body-focused repetitive behaviors. This category includes:

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Hoarding Disorder

• Trichotillomania (Hair-pulling)

• Excoriation (Skin-Picking)

Our providers treat OCD through Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). ERP includes the use of exposure to obsessive thoughts, response prevention through avoidance of compulsion, in vivo exposure, imaginal exposure, and interoceptive exposure.