Community Visits

Working with anxiety sufferers over the years, CalmOCD understands that anxiety triggers are everywhere!

Therapists can meet patients in settings where OCD has made it nearly impossible for them to function or live normally without overwhelming anxiety. Often, patients have spent years avoiding the triggers within the environment so the therapist can offer support during these challenging situations by providing therapy sessions outside of the typical office setting.

INTRODUCTION

CalmOCD will help families devise a plan to respond to their loved ones in a supportive way without participating in their OCD.

There is so much value in these experiences because patients have a therapist to walk them through the exposure experience and offer reminders of how to respond to their obsessions and how to cope with increasing anxiety. Having a therapist there the first few times of exposure can help the OCD sufferer gain confidence in facing things they have been avoiding, and in turn, will demonstrate they can conquer them.

SESSIONS EXPLAINED

CalmOCD can meet patients in a variety of settings within the community. Below is a list of common community exposure examples:

Petsmart- reptile type exposures
Bank- fear of doing something wrong exposures
The mall or shopping plazas- contamination exposures, social anxiety exposures, emotional contamination exposures, harm exposures, panic exposures, homosexual exposures, pedophile exposures, fear of stealing exposures, etc.
Grocery shopping- contamination exposures, social anxiety exposures, emotional contamination, harm exposures, panic exposures, pedophile type exposures, etc.

Park- harm exposures, pedophile exposures, contamination exposures
Home Depot- chemical exposures, harm exposures
Library- contamination exposures, harm exposures, social anxiety exposures
Driving- harm exposures, fear of the worst happening, fear of forgetting their destination
Restaurants- contamination exposures, fear of choking exposures, emetophobia, social anxiety
Churches- scrupulosity exposures
Schools- social anxiety exposures, fear of something bad happening, emetophobia, fear of judgment, perfectionism
The workplace- social anxiety exposures, fear of something bad, judgment, harm exposures

Ready to Start Your Healing Journey?

If interested, please follow the steps below! Due to the high volume of inquiries please allow 48 hours for a response.

STEP 1

Connect

Submit an online inquiry

CONTACT US

STEP 2

Response

You will receive a response from CalmOCD within 48 hours and a 15 minute complimentary consultation will be scheduled

STEP 3

Intake Session

If CalmOCD seems to be a good fit based on your individual needs, an intake session will be scheduled.