OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Worldwide

Do you feel the need to talk to someone about what it is that’s bothering you? I’m here!I'm a licensed psychotherapist, trained in the Adlerian School of Psychotherapy, based on the works of Alfred Adler, a student of Freud.My approach to therapy lends itself best to short and mid-term therapeutic interventions. Think weeks or months, not years.I have excellent English skills so we will have no trouble understanding each other.

Medical Port teamed up with Oficina de Psicologia for Psychology and Psychotherapy consultations and treatments.  Referenced by doctors in all areas, Oficina de Psicologia's team of highly qualified psychologists is experienced in challenging and integrated demands in the mental health area, using top-of-the-art intervention methods, designed for fast and impressive results. At Oficina de Psicologia you can expect to find native or fluent professionals in Portuguese, English, French, divish, Italian and Russian.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the name given to a condition in which people experience repetitive and upsetting thoughts and/or behaviours. OCD has two main features: Obsessions and Compulsions. Obsessions: Obsessions can come in the form of involuntary thoughts, images or impulses. Common obsessions include, but are not limited to: fears about dirt, germs and contamination. Fear of acting out violent or aggressive thoughts or impulses. Unreasonable fears of harming others, especially loved ones. Abhorrent blasphemous or sexual thoughts. Inordinate concern with order, arrangement or symmetry. Inability to discard useless or worn out possessions. Fears that things are not safe, especially household appliances. The main features of obsessions are that they are automatic, frequent, upsetting or distressing, and difficult to control or get rid of. Compulsions: Just as with obsessions, there are many types of compulsions. It is common for people to carry out a compulsion in order to reduce the anxiety they feel from an obsession. Common compulsions include excessive washing and cleaning, checking, repetitive actions such as touching, counting, arranging and ordering. Hoarding, ritualistic behaviours that lessen the chances of provoking an obsession (e.g. putting all sharp objects out of sight). Acts which reduce obsessional fears (e.g. wearing only certain colours). Compulsions can be observable actions, for example washing, but they can also be mental rituals such as repeating words or phrases, counting, or saying a prayer. Again, not all types of compulsions are listed here. The main features of compulsions are they are repetitive and stereotyped actions that the person feels forced to perform. People can have compulsions without having obsessional thoughts but, very often, these two occur together. Carrying out a compulsion reduces the person’s anxiety and makes the urge to perform the compulsion again stronger each time

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