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Setting Health Goals

Posted in Uncategorized | August 27th, 2011

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For Pure O OCD, is a good mental health therapist as good as a Psychiatrist?

I want to talk to someone who really knows what they are talking about and not someone who will just say that everything I am thinking about is “OK” and lets set some goals etc etc.

I don’t think if you have OCD that one or the other (psychiatrist vs therapist) is sufficient on its own. The medication is REALLY important – however the impact it has on your life is also something that needs to be dealt with. In addition, finding a good therapist with a background in behavior would be helpful. You can learn some things to help you cope and to change or lessen the severity of the symptoms. Don’t be afraid to “interview” your therapist – find out what their “theoretical orientation” is. Ask them if they do behavior therapy and if they have ever worked with OCD before.

Is it really OCD? Has it been diagnosed? It’s good to stick with both. What you describe sounds like a “Rogerian” type therapist and you might do better with a cognitive/behavioral therapist…look around for that.