CBT vs. Ex/RP – What’s the Difference?

Here’s the story: You hear that someone can help treat your OCD using Cognitive – Behavioural Therapy or, CBT. The problem is that CBT is a very big umbrella term encompassing a wide variety of techniques. 

One technique of CBT in particular works for Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder. Only one. It’s Exposure and Ritual Prevention. You need to ensure Ex/RP is a specialization for the provider in question, because it is a highly specialized treatment (new blog post on this coming soon)!