Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts, urges, or images known as obsessions, and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals known as compulsions. These symptoms are driven by anxiety and an intense need to reduce distress or regain a sense of control.
At Resilience Recovery Center, we understand that OCD is frequently misunderstood. Individuals with OCD are not choosing their thoughts or behaviors, and symptoms are not a matter of preference or personality. OCD is a treatable condition that requires structured, evidence-based care delivered with compassion and respect.
OCD also commonly co-occurs with substance use, as individuals may turn to alcohol, marijuana, or prescription medications to temporarily quiet intrusive thoughts or manage anxiety.
OCD symptoms can be exhausting and disruptive, particularly for adults balancing work, relationships, and recovery responsibilities. Obsessions and compulsions often consume significant time and mental energy, making daily functioning more difficult.
Common impacts include persistent intrusive thoughts or mental images, compulsive behaviors such as checking, cleaning, counting, or reassurance-seeking, mental rituals performed to reduce anxiety, difficulty tolerating uncertainty or discomfort, heightened anxiety and emotional distress, disrupted sleep and concentration, interference with work performance and productivity, strained relationships due to avoidance or rigidity, and increased reliance on substances to cope with anxiety or mental overload.
For many individuals, OCD symptoms intensify during periods of stress or life transition.
Resilience Recovery Center approaches OCD with clinical expertise, patience, and accountability. We do not minimize symptoms or rely on reassurance-based approaches that can reinforce compulsions.
Our philosophy emphasizes compassion, clinical excellence, accountability, and respect for human dignity. We help clients understand how OCD operates in the brain while supporting them in learning how to respond differently to intrusive thoughts and anxiety.
Treatment is structured, collaborative, and paced to support progress without overwhelming clients.
OCD and substance use disorders frequently reinforce one another. Substances may provide temporary relief from anxiety, but over time they worsen obsessive thinking, emotional dysregulation, and relapse risk.
Our integrated treatment model addresses OCD and substance use together through coordinated care. This may include outpatient or intensive outpatient programming, individual therapy, group therapy and psychoeducation, relapse prevention planning, MAT coordination when clinically appropriate, and holistic wellness services.
Treating both conditions simultaneously supports more stable recovery and long-term symptom management.
Effective OCD treatment focuses on building tolerance for discomfort and uncertainty rather than eliminating anxiety entirely. Our programs emphasize skills that help clients regain control without reinforcing compulsions.
Clients work on understanding obsessive thought patterns, reducing reliance on compulsive behaviors, emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills, managing anxiety without avoidance, building flexibility and resilience, improving sleep and daily routines, accountability through structured treatment participation, and planning for high-stress or triggering situations.
These tools help clients gradually reclaim time, energy, and confidence in daily life.
Individuals with OCD often experience anxiety disorders, depression, trauma-related symptoms, emotional dysregulation, and sleep disturbances. These conditions are addressed alongside OCD through integrated care planning.
Treatment plans are individualized and adjusted as clients progress, ensuring care remains responsive and supportive.
Our OCD treatment services are designed for adults who are motivated, or becoming motivated, to regain control over intrusive thoughts and behaviors. Many clients are working professionals or individuals managing significant responsibilities while struggling with anxiety-driven compulsions and substance use.
Our outpatient-based model allows individuals to receive integrated care while remaining engaged in work, family, and community responsibilities whenever clinically appropriate.
OCD symptoms can interfere with work performance, decision-making, and relationships. Our services extend beyond therapy to support real-world functioning.
Clients may receive case management and care coordination, vocational and job-related support to reduce stress and improve productivity, connections to recovery-oriented housing when stability is a concern, holistic wellness services such as life coaching, nutrition guidance, and neuroscience-informed recovery strategies, and aftercare planning focused on long-term symptom management and recovery success.
These supports help clients translate therapeutic progress into everyday life.
Integrated mental health and substance use treatment
Individualized care planning for OCD needs
Experienced clinical and medical leadership
Evidence-based OCD treatment strategies
Flexible scheduling designed for working adults
A compassionate environment grounded in dignity and respect
