Your One-Stop Resource Hub for OCD & Anxiety
If you’d like a starting point beyond therapy, I’ve gathered my go-to treatment links, self-help tools, books, websites, and podcasts — all in one place.
Inference-based CBT Resources (I-CBT)
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Youtube Channel: Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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The OCD Stories: Katie Marrotte (I-CBT) (#454)
The OCD Stories: Mike Heady: Inference-Based Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (I-CBT) (#377)
The OCD Whisperer Podcast: Interview with Gina Abbondante on ICBT vs ERP and ACT (#73)
The OCD Whisperer: Rebuilding Trust in Yourself: OCD, Identity, and the ICBT Path to Healing (#136)
The OCD Whisperer :The Postpartum Journey: Managing OCD with I-CBT for New Parents (#147)
The OCD Family Podcast: Addressing Taboo OCD Themes with I-CBT with Catherine Goldhouse (S2E77)
The OCD Family Podcast: An Introduction to Inference-Based CBT with Mike Heady (S1E20)
The OCD Family Podcast: I-CBT Treatment At A Glance with Mike Heady (SE21)
FearCast: Inference Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Carl Robins
Exposure and Response Prevention Resources (ERP)
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CBT School Online Programs by Kimberly Quinlan
The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook by Amanda Petrik-Gardner
Mental Ping-Pong by Lisa Coyne
The Self-Compassionate Workbook for OCD by Kimberly Quinlan
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Your Anxiety Toolkit: What is ERP? (#182)
The OCD Whisperer: ERP Therapy Explained: The Truth About Facing OCD Fears (#149)
The OCD Whisperer: Response Prevention: Most Important Part of ERP for OCD (#152)
The Anxious Truth: How Does Exposure Work for Anxiety? Habituation vs Inhibitory Learning
The OCD Stories: Dr. Lisa Coyne - ACT and ERP (For Children & Adolescents) (#179)
The OCD Stories: Dr. Michael Greenberg: Q&A on RF-ERP (#429)
The OCD Stories: Dr. Michael Greenberg - Somatic/Sensorimotor OCD and Rumination (#285)
The OCD Stories: Dr. Michael Greenberg - Putting Rumination and Agency at The Center of ERP (#269)
The OCD Stories: Nathan Peterson - Doing an Exposure (ERP) vs Being Exposed (#292)
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Metacognitive Therapy Resources
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Metacognitive Therapy: Free Yourself from Imprisoning Thoughts by Linda Burlan Sørensen
Live More Think Less: Overcoming Depression and Sadness with Metacognitive Therapy by Pia Callesen
Treating Stress with Metacognitive Therapy by Linda Burlan Sørensen
Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
Resources for Family and Loved Ones
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Free Webinars for Parents Raising Kids with Anxiety and OCD
SPACE: Parent-focused Treatment Program for children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety
AT Parenting Survival (Support for Parents Raising Kids with OCD and Anxiety- Natasha Daniels)
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AT Parenting Survival: Raising Kids with OCD and Anxiety Podcast | Natasha Daniels
The OCD Whisperer: Are you Fueling your Child’s Anxiety? (#144)
The OCD Family Podcast: OCD Family Help, Simplified: A Quick Guide To Essential Resources (S3E125)
The OCD Family Podcast: The Family Dance: Learning New Moves To Help Your Loved One with OCD (S2E74)
The OCD Family Podcast: OCD in Adult Children with Ben Eckstein (S1E13)
The OCD Family Podcast: Part 1: Support for Families with OCD with Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz (S1E7)
The OCD Family Podcast: Part II: Support for Couples with OCD with Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz (S1E8)
The OCD Family Podcast: Exploring SPACE (S1E4)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: How OCD Affects Relationships (And What Partners Need to Know) (#461)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: Help Your Child Crush Their OCD (with Natasha Daniels) (#382)
FearCast: SPACE Treatment with Natalia Aiza
The OCD Stories: Dr. Eli Lebowitz - SPACE for OCD (Families) (#306)
The OCD Stories: Kevin Ashworth Helping Parents Help Children (and teens) with OCD (#380)
The OCD Stories: Working With Parents of Children and Teens Experiencing OCD (#424)
The OCD Stories: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with OCD and Neurodiversity (#490)
The OCD Stories: Loved Ones of People with OCD (#278)
The OCD Stories: The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD (#266)
The OCD Stories: Natasha Daniels - Parenting Children and Teens with OCD (#210)
The OCD Stories: Family Accommodation in OCD Treatment (#208)
The OCD Stories: Family Support and Boundaries: Lori Johnson (#198)
General OCD Resources
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Your Anxiety Toolkit: OCD & The Brain (with Uma Chatterjee) (#433)
All The Hard Things: 5 Surefire Ways to Make OCD Worse (And What to Do Instead) (#195)
The OCD Stories: Dr. Michael Greenberg - Rumination is a Compulsion (#252)
The OCD Stories: Chrissie Hodges: Acceptance of OCD (#507)
The OCD Stories: Dr. Sally Winston: Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking (#203)
The OCD Stories: Dr. Lisa Coyne: ACT and ERP for Children & Adolescents (#179)
The OCD Stories: Chrissie Hodges: Grieving From OCD (#451)
The OCD Stories: Chrissie Hodges: Shame as a Barrier To Treatment for OCD (#413)
The OCD Stories: Kimberley Quinlan: Self-Compassion for OCD (#297)
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Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts by Sally M. Winston PsyD, Martin N. Seif PhD
Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty by Jonathan Grayson
Needing to Know for Sure by Martin N. Seif
“Taboo” OCD Resources
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The OCD Stories: Chrissie Hodges: Advocating Taboo OCD Themes (#480)
The OCD Stories: Story: Hannah (pOCD, Harm, Religious, and Sexual Orientation OCD) (#458)
The OCD Stories: Chrissie Hodges: Groinal and Other Physical Symptoms of OCD (#347)
The OCD Stories: Amanda Petrik-Gardner - Colouring In Taboo OCD Themes (#226)
The OCD Stories: Pedophillia Themed OCD (#199)
The OCD Stories: Suicidal Themed OCD (#194)
The OCD Stories: Religious OCD, and Scrupulosity (#186)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: Living with Sexual Obsessions (#123)
FearCast: More Sexual Obsession Questions
The OCD Family Podcast: Addressing Taboo OCD Themes with I-CBT with Catherine Goldhouse (S2E77)
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Applying I-CBT to POCD
Anxiety Resources
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Your Anxiety Toolkit: This 3-Minute Script Can Shift How You Face Your Anxiety Today (#438)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: How to Stop Hating Anxiety (#440)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: The One Anxiety Recovery Skills I am Doubling Down On (#413)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: Everything I Know About Anxiety Recovery (in one episode) (#400)
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Anticipatory Anxiety: Bleeding Before You Are Cut
CBTSchool Blog by Kimberly Quinlan
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The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne PhD
Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety by Sally M. Winston PsyD ,Martin N. Seif PhD
OCD and Trauma Resources
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The OCD Stories: Story (and Therapist): Bronwyn Shroyer (OCD, PTSD, EMDR, I-CBT) (#471)
The OCD Stories: Complex Trauma and OCD (#434)
The OCD Family Podcast: When Trauma Entangles with OCD with Bronwyn Shroyer (S1E35)
FearCast: EMDR Treatment: Where it Works And Where It Doesn’t With Bronwyn Shroyer (#148)
The OCD Whisperer Podcast: OCD & Grief: How Trauma Hijacks Your Mind (#160)
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Topic: Co-occuring PTSD with OCD - Bronwyn Shroyer
Topic: OCD and PTSD where ICBT fits in - Bronwyn Shroyer
Panic Resources
Perfectionism Resources
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Your Anxiety Toolkit: Perfectionism Anxiety (and the Dreaded Perfectionist Trap) (#355)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: Managing Perfectionism and Learning To Be Good Enough (#77)
The OCD & Anxiety Podcast: Obsessions & Fears of Making Mistakes (#340)
All The Hard Things: Rethinking OCD and Perfectionism: Lessons in Detachment and Resilience (#208)
The OCD Stories: Perfectionism and High-Achieving Behaviours (#346)
Emetophobia Resources
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The OCD Stories: Dr. Jeremy Peterman: Emetophobia (#374)
The OCD Family Podcast: Part III: Emetophobia Panel: The Fear of Vomiting (S1E16)
FearCast: Phobia Phriday- Emetophobia
The Anxious Truth: More on Anxiety and Emetophobia (Fear of Vomiting) (#211)
Disordered: Anxiety Help: Emetophobia - Fear of Vomiting w/ Dara Lovitz & Dr. David Yusko (#106)
Social Anxiety Resources
Your Anxiety Toolkit: The 6 Ways Social Anxiety Keeps You Stuck (And How to Break Free) (#441)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: How to Stop Overthinking Every Social Interaction (#430)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: The Fear of Judgement: How to Stop Worrying About What Others Think (#428)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: The 30-Day Social Anxiety Exposure Challenge (#386)
Your Anxiety Toolkit: People Pleasing (#211)
The OCD Stories: Natasha Daniels: Out of My Shell (Social Anxiety) (#453)