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Whether you are ready to make the next step towards therapy or are still considering therapy as an option, below are recommended resources for you and your loved ones.
Read.
What’s Going On Down There? OCD and Arousal
“Freedom from OCD” by Jonathan Grayson
“The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD” by Jon Hershfield and Tom Corboy
“Relationship OCD": A CBT-Based Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety, and Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships” by Sheva Rajaee
“The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery” by Kimberley Quinlan
“Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding” by David Tolin, Randy Frost, and Gail Steketee
Multnomah County Hoarding Resource List
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
The TLC Foundation - for Trichotillomania (hair pulling), Excoriation (skin picking), Onychophagia (nail biting) and other Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)
Listen.
The OCD Stories - a podcast created by Stuart Ralph
The OCD & Anxiety Podcast - created by Robert James
Your Anxiety Toolkit - a podcast created by Kimberly Quinlan
Hope for Hoarding - Lee and Becca Belofsky Shuer offer strategies and tips
BIPOC Resources.
The OCD Stories: Shaun Flores (#348)
Celebrating and Exploring Black Culture Through Art: An Interview with Christen Austin
The OCD-Racism Connection and Its Impact on BIPOC by Monnica Williams, Ph.D., ABPP
The Loveland Foundation offers a therapy fund aimed at providing financial support to Black women and girls across the country who are seeking therapy.
Black Mental Health Alliance maintains a comprehensive database of mental health professionals who are culturally proficient and prioritize the needs of their patients, and provides referrals to anyone seeking mental health services.
Black & Beyond the Binary Collective builds the leadership, healing, and safety of Black-African transgender, queer, nonbinary, two-spirit, and intersex (TQN2SI+) Oregonians.
