Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
When treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Solara Health utilizes several therapeutic modalities simultaneously, creating a treatment program that is as individualized as it is comprehensive. This customized program begins with detailed assessments to understand the full range of a client’s specific symptoms and behaviors; from that assessment, our skilled clinicians help each client build their own unique treatment program, designed to address their specific needs.
Through a combination of individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and holistic therapies, Solara helps clients gain insight into the causes of their symptoms and the effects of symptoms on their everyday lives. Simultaneously, clients also practice skills they need to break negative thought patterns and exchange compulsive behaviors for healthy lifestyle patterns, as well as develop a psychological freedom and wellness.
Breaking the Cycle
A type of anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder is defined by unsolicited thoughts, called obsessions, that repeatedly intrude on a person’s mind. These unwanted, but constant, thoughts can not only cause emotional distress, but also ritualistic behaviors, known as compulsions, that can hinder day-to-day life and functioning. As a result, those suffering from OCD are often prevented from participating in normal activities, which can negatively impact their professional and social lives. This can cause deep feelings of shame, loneliness, isolation, hopelessness, and alienation in people struggling with OCD.
Although the specific symptoms of OCD vary from individual to individual, generally, obsessions revolve around anxieties related to one particular issue. For example, obsessions may all relate to a fear of contamination or germs; a fear of physical danger; unsolicited sexual or violent images; existential fears; or the need to have everything symmetrical or in order. There are many other potential types of obsessions as well.
Sometimes, obsessions are also coupled with related compulsive behaviors. For example, an individual with a fear of contamination may repeatedly wash his or her hands, even when it does not seem necessary to do so. Compulsions arise out of a desire to relieve anxiety, but they often interfere with day-to-day functioning, which can make the anxiety worse.
At Solara, we understand how difficult it is to break negative thought patterns and behaviors. We also understand that it can be even more difficult to keep those thoughts and habits from coming back. In our calm, quiet facility, clients have the time, space, and resources to truly focus on recovering from OCD symptoms and their effects, away from the stresses of day-to-day life. Our attentive, caring clinicians will help clients identify and break their own specific obsessions, and replace those negative thought patterns with healthy ones; for clients with accompanying compulsive behaviors, our clinicians are well-prepared to help clients break those habits as well. The small nature of our program also allows clients to free themselves from isolation and loneliness without becoming overwhelmed. Clients in our program find a tight-knit community that supports and accepts them on their road to recovery, alleviating shame and promoting healing as they work towards a more fulfilling, peaceful life.
While our clients make considerable and rapid improvements, anxiety disorders are often long-term conditions. Understanding this through years of experience, Solara Health provides the entire spectrum of care from in-residence to outpatient to transitional living to continuing, customized case management of long-term aftercare planning to ensure maximum, long-term success. Solara Health is committed and dedicated to freeing our clients from the clutches of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and each of our programs is created to ensure this.
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