CBT for OCD and Intrusive Thoughts: How ERP Works

Specialist CBT therapy for anxiety, OCD, depression and more in West London

ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) is the NICE-recommended CBT treatment for OCD. NICE CG31 recommends ERP-based CBT as the first-line psychological treatment for OCD in adults. ERP works by systematically exposing the person to the thoughts, situations, or objects that trigger obsessional distress, while preventing the compulsive response that would normally follow. Over time, this breaks the obsession-compulsion cycle. BABCP-accredited OCD treatment at The Lyceum Clinic in Chiswick, Hammersmith, and Ealing, West London.