2.5 hour training - £100 + VAT (6 months' access)

The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy are pleased to bring you this on-demand training with Centre Directors Stuart Ralph and Jonny Say in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Skills for OCD treatment.

Who is this training for?

This presentation (recorded from a live training) is for practitioners (mental health professionals) in the area of treatment of OCD. In this two-plus hour online workshop for qualified and trainee counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychologists experienced in working with OCD, this training explores the ACT tools we use for OCD therapy. A basic understanding of ACT and the hexaflex will help as this won’t be covered on this training as we are focusing on the skills primarily.

What is ACT for OCD?

ACT is now recommended in combination with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as a front line treatment for OCD by the International OCD Foundation, ACT provides a systematic approach to being able to mindfully observe obsession (intrusive thoughts), let go of compulsions and voluntarily direct one’s attention to what matters most in that moment. In other words, it provides tools to help clients do the Response Prevention (RP) part of ERP more effectively. Many clients struggle to just ‘sit with obsessions and associated emotions’ and ‘drop compulsions’. ACT provides a framework to learn to do this.

ACT also enables clients to connect their ERP work more closely to their values and goals for living a meaningful life. This enables clients to relate more deeply to a values-based motivation to do the hard work of OCD recovery.