Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Ava McLinskarr
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Ava McLinskarr

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Ava supports teens, adults, and couples in navigating challenges related to trauma, relationship difficulties, stress, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and ADHD.
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Cecily Wang
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Cecily Wang

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Emma Godin
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Emma Godin

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Emma helps teens and adults with various mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), ADHD, trauma, self-harm behaviours, grief, self esteem, life transitions, panic attacks, chronic illness and more.
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Danielle Gelleny
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Danielle Gelleny

Provisional Psychologist
$235 per hour
Danielle has vast experience supporting children, teens, and adults with anxiety, depression, autism, ADHD, self-esteem, perfectionism, trauma, sobriety, relationships, emotional regulation, stress, and more. She also provides Psychoeducational assessments for children and youth ages 6–16.
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Brittney Giacchetta
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Brittney Giacchetta

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Brittney works with individuals living with anxiety, borderline personality disorder, burnout, chronic pain, complex mental health, depression, autism, life transitions, couples issues, phobias, trauma, and stress.
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Angela Regino
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Angela Regino

Occupational Therapist
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Angela provides various professional assessments & counselling to adults with anxiety, depression, trauma (PTSD), personality disorders, chronic pain, brain injury, cognitive concerns, stress, and more.
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Cara Hason
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Cara Hason

Registered Psychologist
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Cara has over 10 years of experience in helping individuals living with anxiety, depression, trauma, panic attacks, stress, OCD, intrusive thoughts, PTSD, relationship issues, and perinatal issues.
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Jessica Friesen
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Jessica Friesen

Registered Psychologist
$235 (sliding scale available) per hour
Jessica works with children (6+), teens, adults, and couples on issues like anxiety, depression, life transitions, ADHD, reproductive health, and more. A former educator and published author, Jessica brings calm, compassion, and deep insight to every session.
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Dr. Sharanpreet Kaur
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Dr. Sharanpreet Kaur

Registered Psychologist
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Sharanpreet specializes in trauma assessment and treatment, chronic pain, workplace issues, medication management, anxiety, grief and more.
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Counselling for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts or anxieties – called obsessions, which trigger certain coping mechanisms and specific behaviours – known as compulsions. If you find yourself engaging in repeated and unexplainable patterns of behaviour to cope with your anxiety – such as repeatedly checking locks, hoarding, or arranging and rearranging your environment – then you might have OCD.

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Obsessions

Obsessions are unwanted intrusive thoughts that can trigger distressing feelings or emotions. Examples of common obsessions that have been observed include excessive germaphobia, recurring “call of the void” thoughts, intrusive and unpleasant sexual thoughts.

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Compulsions

Compulsions are unhealthy coping mechanisms that are employed to manage obsessions and the mental distress they can cause. Some examples of compulsive behaviours include checking locks, ritualistic tapping, repeating words or counting.

Kinds of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can develop unique obsessions and compulsions. Although OCD does not have official subtypes, psychologists and researchers observed that most people with OCD fall into one of the following categories.

Contamination and Cleaning

Some people experience anxious and intrusive thoughts about dirt and germs which causes anxiety that can only be relieved by the compulsion to clean or re-clean their environment.
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Superstitious and Religious

Some people may develop obsessions surrounding religious beliefs or superstitions. In some cases, the person may pray or engage in rituals to relieve the fear that something bad will happen.
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Intrusive and Taboo Thoughts

A person may experience intrusive and taboo thoughts that can be violent or sexual in nature. Knowing the distressing nature of these thoughts, the individual may keep them to themselves and internalize the compulsions.
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Symmetry and Organization

Individuals may engage in compulsions involving the arranging and rearranging of their environment in order to make it appear more symmetrical or organized.
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Worrying and Checking

Sometimes, the person may engage in obsessive worrying which causes them to check and re-check - such as checking if the stove is on or that the door is locked.
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Compulsive Hoarding Issues

Hoarders have a tendency to excessively collect and stockpile objects or items, while also finding it incredibly difficult to let go of them, even if they’re no longer useful or safe to keep around.

Treatment for OCD

Counsellors employ a variety of approaches to help manage OCD and other anxiety disorders. One approach that has been shown to be effective is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)which involves identifying and confronting the irrational beliefs and obsessions underlying OCD, which within this framework are called “cognitive distortions.” For OCD specifically, CBT is applied in two steps: first through what’s called exposure therapy, then through response prevention therapy.

Exposure Therapy

Firstly, Exposure Therapy consists of exposing those with OCD to their triggers in a controlled and counsellor-supervised environment.

Response Prevention

Once comfortable, the counsellor and the individual will begin working on developing the necessary skills to resist the urge to give in to the compulsions.

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