Ep 70 – MI in the Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

MI in the Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Glenn and Seb welcomed Dr. Jim Carter to the podcast to discuss his work applying MI to the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Jim enjoys providing clinical services, consultation, and staff training focused on integrating MI and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies.  He has been a licensed clinical psychologist since 1999 and is currently a member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, a diplomate for the Academy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and a certified behavior therapist by the International OCD Foundation Behavior Therapy Training Institute.  Dr. Carter recently founded a specialized online clinic called OCD123 that is available to persons residing in California seeking integrated evidence-based therapies.  Episode index: 00:00 – Opening and episode preview 05:15 – Jim’s early MI story 14:45 – What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? 26:10 – How to help people with OCD  32:00 – Using “experiments”  40:15 – How our minds work and alternatives for when we get stuck 51:00 – Role play – Helping a new father with fears of contamination  62:30 – Role play debrief 73:30 – Closing comments 77:57 – End of episode Contact information: Website and contact: www.ocd123.us International OCD Foundation: https://iocdf.org/ For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: [email protected] Twitter: * ChangeTalking * Glenn Hinds * Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP