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Home › Conditions We Treat › OCD

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD is characterized by recurring, unwanted thoughts, urges or images that cause intense distress and trigger compulsive behaviors.

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Understanding OCD

OCD is a highly treatable but widely misunderstood mental health condition affecting over 2% of the population. Obsessions are uncontrollable thoughts, images or impulses that occur repeatedly and are often upsetting or disturbing. Compulsions are behaviors or mental acts driven by obsessions that attempt to neutralize or reduce distress. While everyone experiences obsessions or compulsions at some point in their lives, problems arise when thoughts, feelings, or behaviors impact daily functioning and prevent one from engaging in activities they value most. 

Common Symptoms of OCD 

  • Frequent disturbing intrusive thoughts, feelings, ideas or sensations.
  • Repeated behaviors that one feels compelled to engage in an attempt to reduce or manage anxiety symptoms.
  • Obsessions and compulsions that cause emotional distress and/or impairment in functioning

Take the YBOCS Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Assessment 

Our therapists are trained in supporting individuals through their process of understanding and coping with OCD.

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Treatment for OCD

Light On Anxiety offers different treatment methods to help clients manage their OCD.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for Ego-Dystonic Thoughts & Harm OCD

ERP therapy as an action-oriented treatment approach to OCD, intrusive or ego-dystonic thoughts, and other anxiety-related conditions.

Adult OCD Treatment Group

Our ERP for OCD Treatment Group is a virtual group designed to help clients who have mild to moderate OCD symptoms move through doubt and uncertainty.  

Outpatient OCD Treatment

Intensive treatment service offering can range 2 – 5 individual sessions per week. Therapy will be provided by a team of therapists that work together to help you get back to your life as soon as possible.

 

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Light-On-Anxiety

All Light On Anxiety therapists are Certified in CBT for Anxiety and OCD.

Our therapists strive to make the process of moving past anxiety and related disorders as effective, efficient, practical and believe it or not FUN as possible.

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Learning more about OCD

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Understand and move forward from OCD.

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1438 W Belmont Ave. Chicago, IL 60657

312-508-3645

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311 W Superior Ste. 402. Chicago, IL 60654

312-584-2144

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3330 Old Glenview Rd. Ste 14. Wilmette, IL 60091

847-610-6763

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1160 Park Avenue W., Suite 6E
Highland Park, IL 60035

847-241-1195

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Light On Anxiety Treatment Centers

Lakeview
(312) 508-3645
1438 West Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657

River North
(312) 584-2144
311 W Superior St., Suite 402
Chicago, IL 60654

Highland Park
(847) 241-1195
1160 Park Avenue W., Suite 6E
Highland Park, IL 60035

Wilmette
(847) 610-6763
3330 Old Glenview Rd., Suite 14
Wilmette, IL 60091

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