Articles

Getting started

What to expect in a first CBT session

What happens at assessment and how to know if therapy is right for you.

Anxiety & OCD

Intrusive thoughts and high-functioning anxiety

Why fighting intrusive thoughts makes them stronger.

OCD

How ERP therapy for OCD works

What exposure and response prevention involves, step by step.

OCD

Mental compulsions and reassurance seeking

The hidden compulsions behind "Pure O", and how they are treated.

OCD

Harm OCD

Unwanted thoughts about causing harm, and why they do not mean you are dangerous.

Trauma

Why traumatic memories feel like they're happening now

Flashbacks, triggers, and why trauma memories behave differently from ordinary ones.

Trauma

Complex trauma: when it wasn't one event

How repeated or prolonged trauma affects emotions, self-worth and relationships, and how it is treated.

EMDR

How EMDR therapy works

What EMDR is doing, why it helps with painful memories, and answers to common questions.

Anxiety

Social anxiety: more than shyness

Why the fear of being judged persists, and what effective treatment involves.

Anxiety & burnout

Anxiety, overthinking and burnout

What the research says works, and why reassurance is not one of them.

Perfectionism

Perfectionism: when high standards become the problem

Why perfectionism keeps itself going, and how CBT loosens its grip.

Self-esteem

Low self-esteem and how CBT can change it

The "bottom line", the rules that protect it, and how both can change.