Psychiatric
Treatment
For women with OCD
At Conscious Psychiatry, we offer personalized treatment options to support your mental health 
journey with care and expertise.
At its core, OCD is about uncertainty and doubt. It's like your brain's ability to feel sure about things gets stuck, leaving you in cycles of worry and repetitive actions as you try to feel safe or "right" about something.
Women with OCD frequently experience thoughts and behaviors that get dismissed as "normal worrying" or just being a caring person. This means many women go years without proper diagnosis or treatment, carrying a burden they don't have to bear alone.
Many women with OCD suffer quietly because their symptoms are often invisible or get explained away.
Unlike visible behaviors like hand-washing, mental compulsions happen inside your head and can include mental checking or reviewing, counting or repeating phrases silently, having mental arguments or debates, analyzing and re-analyzing decisions or interactions, and seeking mental reassurance or certainty.
At Conscious Psychiatry, our team of women's health specialists incorporate both mindful medication management alongside non-pharmacological strategies to support managing your OCD.
The encouraging news about OCD is that it's highly treatable with the right approaches.
The most effective therapy for OCD is called Exposure and Response Prevention, or ERP, which has success rates of 60-85%.
This treatment works by gradually exposing you to the things that trigger your obsessions while helping you resist the urge to perform compulsions.
Alongside holistic and mindful medication managemen, ERP helps your body learn that anxiety naturally decreases on its own without needing to do compulsive behavior (and your brain discovers that the feared consequences don't actually happen).
ERP requires courage and commitment, but the freedom it provides can be life-changing. Mental health professionals work with you to create manageable steps and provide support throughout the process.
Another helpful approach is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, which complements ERP by helping you accept intrusive thoughts without fighting them, recognize thoughts as just thoughts rather than facts, focus on living according to your values despite OCD symptoms, and develop psychological flexibility and mindfulness skills.For many people, medication can be an important part of treatment.
SSRIs are the first-line medication for OCD, though they work differently for OCD than for depression. Higher doses are often needed, response may take 10-12 weeks rather than the 4-6 weeks typical for depression, and combination therapy with both medication and ERP is often most effective. Book your first appointment to connect with us for a customized OCD treatment plan that works best for you. We accept most insurance.
Recovery from OCD isn't about eliminating all intrusive thoughts or achieving perfect certainty. It's about learning to live with uncertainty while staying committed to your values. It's about recognizing that you are not your thoughts, and you don't have to let OCD make your decisions for you.
Women with OCD often demonstrate incredible strength, compassion, and attention to detail. These qualities, when freed from OCD's constraints, become superpowers rather than sources of suffering. Your sensitivity and conscientiousness aren't flaws to be eliminated; they're gifts to be reclaimed from OCD's distorted influence.
With evidence-based treatment, professional support, and your own courage and persistence, you can reclaim your life from OCD and rediscover the person you truly are beneath the disorder's demands.
Recovery is possible, freedom is achievable, and you don't have to navigate this alone. Book your first appointment today.
