Resources
A small collection of practical tools, articles and published work for people who want to understand OCD, anxiety and therapy without turning understanding into another thing to endlessly analyse.
Start with what feels most relevant. You do not need to work through everything, and these resources are not a substitute for individual assessment or therapy where that is needed.
Interactive resource
Spotting your pattern can give you something practical to work with. When you can recognise what OCD tends to pull you into — checking, reassurance, analysis, avoidance, repeating or other rituals — it becomes easier to notice the point where you may have a choice about what happens next.
OCD can show up through thoughts, feelings, images, urges and sensations that seem very different on the surface. The Pattern Finder is a short questionnaire designed to help you see which responses may be keeping you caught in the loop, so you can begin to practise responding differently.
Try the OCD Pattern Finder →Selected reading
These articles are designed to help you make sense of why OCD can feel so convincing and recognise some of the ways it can keep pulling you back in. They also offer practical ideas for responding differently, so understanding can help you move forward rather than giving you more to analyse.
A clear explanation of why OCD can feel urgent and convincing even when part of you knows the fear may be exaggerated — including error monitoring, threat learning and predictive processing as one useful lens.
Read the article → Practical guidanceEight practical ways to recognise compulsions, make room for uncertainty, reduce reassurance and begin returning your attention to life without waiting to feel completely certain first.
Read the article →Free hypnosis audio
Rest & Reset is a relaxation hypnosis audio for bedtime, created to give you a gentle opportunity to unwind and settle. It is not an OCD treatment and you do not need to feel calm before you can make meaningful choices in your life.
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Published work
A Collection of Case Studies brings together twelve case studies from experienced hypnotherapists. It was written particularly with trainee and newly qualified practitioners in mind, while also offering material for reflection for more experienced therapists.
View the book on Amazon →My review in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics examined group and self-help hypnotherapy for IBS. Ten studies met the inclusion criteria, with promising findings for group hypnotherapy in adults and home-based self-help hypnotherapy in children with milder symptoms.
The evidence was less clear for some other formats and populations, and the review identified the need for further research rather than treating the findings as universal.
Read the published review →Individual support
If OCD, intrusive thoughts or anxiety are taking up a significant amount of your time, attention or energy, you can read more about how I work and what specialist therapy may involve.