Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is an evidence-based modality for treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In ERP, clients work with a trained therapist to learn how to gradually expose themselves to thoughts, images and situations that provoke anxiety without engaging in compulsions to soothe the anxiety. This gradual exposure leads to the reduction of anxiety over time, "retraining" your brain to no longer see these things as a threat.

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Dr. Vivyan has completed graduate-level coursework and multiple training sessions related to ERP for anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. She has been using ERP for more than 10 years of training and practice to support kids, teens, and young adults in becoming their bravest selves. As a clinician with lived experience in anxiety, Dr. Vivyan loves to discuss how exposure (facing your fears) and response prevention (avoiding anxious actions) produces brave behaviors for all!

— Erika Vivyan, Psychologist in AUSTIN, TX

I use ERP to disrupt the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) cycle. ERP has more scientific evidence behind it than any other approach for OCD and is therefore considered the “gold standard”. Through gradual, systematic real life (in-vivo) and imaginal exposure combined with ritual prevention you too can learn how to reduce your distress and reclaim your life from OCD.

— Regina Lazarovich, Clinical Psychologist in Scotts Valley, CA
 

ERP therapy (Exposure Response Prevention therapy) helps to alleviate the obsessive and compulsive thinking patterns and behaviors that can feel paralyzing. We together will find the right approach for you. ERP therapy helps to reduce these symptoms through exploring core fears and participating in exposures to increase the ability to tolerate the anxiety. A unique

— Amy Brinkman, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Naperville, IL

ERP will gently guide you through confronting the fears and triggers that drive eating disorder behaviors, helping you gradually regain control and feel more confident in your ability to manage them.

— Samantha Vellozzi, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
 

I have experience and expertise using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to treat anxiety disorders and OCD. Together with client, I create a hierarchy of feared situations and gradually expose client (starting with the least to most anxiety inducing situation) to their fear, phobia, thought. The goal is to normalize the situation and reduce the distress/anxiety level; ultimately the individual learns to face previously feared situations with minimal or no anxiety.

— Beatrice Ochieng, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Frederick, MD

I am intensely trained in short-term therapy using ERP to assist people with achieving long-term results.

— Ben Schwartzman, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA
 

ERP is a modality I use everyday with clients. It's a modality that's the gold standard to treat anxiety and very effective if used the right way.

— Paul Jamison, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Nashville, TN

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is based on the idea that it is not realistic to try to completely remove distressing situations from our lives and that it is far more effective to have the tools and strategies to manage the anxiety and not allow these situations to trigger obsessions and compulsions. I first trained in ERP over 20 years ago at Texas Children's Hospital. Since then, I have used it regularly and effectively with children and adults.

— Lourdes Valdes, Clinical Psychologist in Katy, TX
 

I love offering ERP, the gold standard for treating phobias and some kinds of anxiety, because it is so effective and creative. We will build trust through collaboration, exploring and shifting your ways of coping with anxiety, then experimenting with activities that will help you face your fears and come out with confidence. Imagine yourself no longer spending time avoiding things or panicking but being able to go through life with more ease. I am in a monthly consultation group for ERP.

— Jennifer Wilson, Licensed Professional Counselor in Tucson, AZ

Amanda has had extensive training and experience in ERP for helping individuals struggling with anxiety and OCD

— Amanda Ahearn, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Delray Beach, FL
 

Dr. Parlor's primary method of intervention is ERP which is the empirically established treatment for OCD.

— Jessica Parlor, Psychologist in New York, NY

ERP is considered the gold standard for treating OCD and many anxiety disorders. ERP helps clients confront and overcome their fears in a structured, collaborative, and value-driver manner.

— Jordan Karr, Clinical Psychologist in Portland, OR
 

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) focuses on changing unhelpful patterns of behavior that reinforce the cycle of OCD by gradually facing feared situations in a supportive and encouraging setting.

— Quintessential Health, Clinical Psychologist in , PA

I am trained and practiced in exposure and response prevention to treat OCD and severe anxiety disorders. Previously I worked for a telehealth company that specializes in OCD treatment exclusively, and have experience in treating the disorder in adults and adolescents. I have worked with family members of people with OCD to help them stop unknowingly reinforce the OCD cycle as well.

— Carly Steinberger, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in , CA
 

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) used to treat a variety of conditions, including anxiety, phobias, and eating disorders. It is considered the gold-standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

— Rachel Whisennant, Licensed Professional Counselor in Sandy Springs, GA

I began my specialized training in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related anxiety disorders early in my career under the mentorship of OCD specialist Dr. Steven Phillipson. Through multiple years of training with OCD specialists and at leading military treatment facilitites I have obtained obtained expertise in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), the gold-standard treatment approach for OCD.

— Thomas Ballas, Clinical Psychologist in New York, NY
 

Dr. Olin uses ERP methods like systematic desensitization to help reduce the severity of simple fears/phobias as well as compulsive behaviors and thoughts.

— Jason Olin, Clinical Psychologist in Newport Beach, CA

I am trained in both traditional ERP and rumination focused ERP.

— Allison Summer, Licensed Professional Counselor