OCD Therapy in Greensboro, North Carolina
You Deserve Real Relief. Not Just Coping.
Living with OCD often means battling challenging intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that can leave you feeling alone, tired, and stuck. Santos Counseling provides compassionate, evidence-based OCD treatment for adults in Greensboro, NC, and via telehealth statewide to anyone in North Carolina.
Do any of these sound familiar?
- Thoughts you can’t turn off and struggle to control
- Rituals taking hours from your day
- Feeling ashamed or emotionally exhausted
You’re not broken. We offer both in-person OCD counseling in Greensboro, NC, and telehealth OCD therapy for adults throughout North Carolina. Flexible scheduling around your life.
What Is OCD?
OCD stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. It is a mental health condition that can impact a person on a mental and physical level. With OCD, you may experience unwanted and recurring thoughts as an obsession. The compulsions are the repetitive behaviors that are often performed to try to reduce anxiety.
Many with OCD share that it affects their daily functioning, relationships, and quality of life.
Signs You May Benefit from OCD Therapy
- Intrusive, unwanted thoughts you can’t control
- Repetitive rituals or behaviors (they can include: checking, counting, cleaning)
- Excessive fear of germs, harm, or making mistakes
- Anxiety that only temporarily relieves through rituals. These can often feel exhausting.
- OCD is interfering with key areas of life. Such as work, school, or relationships
Common Questions About OCD
What are the signs of OCD in adults?
Common signs of OCD include: intrusive thoughts, repetitive rituals, checking behaviors over and over, fear of contamination or something going wrong, and hours lost to compulsions daily.
What is the best therapy for OCD?
Research shows that OCD can be treated with varying clinical approaches. CBT is the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for OCD. Click here to read more about OCD and CBT.
Is online OCD therapy effective?
At Santos Counseling we offer in-person and online therapy. Our goal is to ensure that you have access to care and clinically effective care. OCD therapy has been shown to be effective in-person and online for most adults.
Where can I find OCD therapy in Greensboro NC?
Santos Counseling offers OCD therapy in Greensboro, NC, and via telehealth across North Carolina. Call 336-663-6570.
When Should You Seek OCD Treatment?
Treatment for OCD can begin when you notice that the OCD thoughts or rituals are:
- Taking more than 1 hour per day
- Causing significant distress
- Interfering with relationships
- Leading to distressing thoughts and feelings
- Impacting your home and work life
What's the d ifference between OCD vs. "Being a Little OCD"
OCD is not about being neat or an organized person. OCD on a clinical level causes significant distress in keys ares of life. Persons with OCD often report intrusive thoughts, having “what if” spirals, experiencing internal feelings of shame and guilt, and finding it hard to stop repetitive behaviors like checking locks or putting objects “just in the right spot”. Click here to review the DSM OCD criteria.