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Category: Mental Health Issues

Smiling Couple Overcoming ROCD

Navigating Relationship OCD: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How Loved Ones Can Help

Erik Turley, LMFT

07/28/2026

Intimate relationships naturally bring a mix of vulnerability and occasional doubt. But for individuals living with Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ROCD),...

Climbing the mountain of OCD and Scrupulosity.

Understanding Scrupulosity: When OCD Masks Itself as Faith

Erik Turley, LMFT

07/13/2026

For many, faith is a source of peace, but for those living with scrupulosity—a form of OCD—religious devotion turns into...

Smiling group of people.

OCD Explained: Symptoms, Intrusive Thoughts, and ERP Treatment

Erik Turley, LMFT

04/08/2026

A clinical, evidence-based guide to OCD symptoms, intrusive thoughts, and compulsions—plus how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy helps you...

Lettered blocks spelling OCD for obsessive compulsive disorder.

OCD Treatment Explained: DBT, IFS, EMDR & Innovative Therapy Approaches

Erik Turley, LMFT

02/19/2025

EMDR, SFBT, and Schwartz’s 4 R’s. These approaches help reduce intrusive thoughts, manage compulsions, and improve emotional regulation for long-term...

A mother struggling with depression months after giving birth.

Postpartum Depression Treatment: DBT, IFS, EMDR & Therapy for New Mothers

Erik Turley, LMFT

02/12/2025

Post-partum depression (PPD) affects many new mothers and can significantly impact emotional well-being and bonding. Therapies like DBT, IFS, EMDR,...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

PTSD Treatment Explained: DBT, IFS, EMDR & Trauma Therapy Approaches

Erik Turley, LMFT

01/29/2025

PTSD is a complex trauma-related condition that can be effectively treated using therapies like DBT, IFS, EMDR, and SFBT. These...

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