Once OCD and anxiety symptoms are severe, an intensive program is a way to treat symptoms more aggressively and feel relief much sooner rather than with single outpatient sessions drawn out over the course of several months.
The Intensive Track program at CalmOCD gives patients flexibility in their treatment and provides quality treatment and support from one of our OCD specialists one-on-one. The program will provide patients and their families with specific psychoeducation based on their OCD/anxiety subtypes and offer family support and community/home visits when needed.
Steps In Treatment
Step One
After completing the complimentary 15-minute phone consultation, CalmOCD will schedule a 60-minute psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with one of our anxiety specialists or add you to our waitlist depending on our current availability.
Step TWO
During this evaluation, the therapist will collect background information and learn more about the patient's current functioning. The therapist will make treatment recommendations, whether they are appropriate for single sessions (45-minute or 60-minute) or if our intensive track program may be a better fit.
Step THREE
The therapists at CalmOCD will evaluate presenting symptoms and develop an individualized treatment plan based on the needs of the individual. No two people are alike even if they are experiencing the same OCD subtype which is why our approach is unique
Step FOUR
If single sessions are appropriate the therapist will recommend the frequency at which these sessions are conducted. This recommendation is based on patient severity, clinical assessments, and psychological evaluation. At the start of treatment, patients respond better when they can have therapeutic support consistently and sessions close together.
Step FIVE
Our clinicians will help the patient build a strong foundation of skills through psychoeducation on their specific diagnosis. Each patient and their family will receive a CalmOCD educational folder filled with resources they will refer to throughout treatment. The psychoeducation portion of treatment may take 2-4 sessions.
Step SIX
Next, the therapist and patient will work together to create what is referred to as a ‘fear structure analysis.’ A fear structure is a map of the patient's triggers and coinciding compulsive behavior.
Step SEVEN
Behavioral therapy- exposure response prevention begins. A collaborative approach occurs where the therapist and patient work alongside one another during exposures. The type of exposure the patients work on depends on the details outlined in their fear structure analysis. Exposures completed in session help the patient gain confidence so they can do them on their own.
Step EIGHT
On average, it takes approximately 10-15 sessions to build a strong foundation of skills and understand how to implement them across OCD subtypes. Patients may feel confident at this point and are discharged from treatment, while most continue as they still have areas they want to work on and improve. Severe cases of OCD may need anywhere between 30-60 sessions.
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 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.
At CalmOCD we treat individuals ages 5 and up with obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, eating disorders, panic disorder, agoraphobia, phobias, misophonia, body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), and co-occurring depression.
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