OCD Therapist in Manchester
Online CBT Therapy for OCD with a Qualified Specialist With Lived Experience
If you’re searching for help with obsessive compulsive disorder, you’re not alone-and you’re in the right place.
As someone who’s personally recovered from OCD and now works as a qualified CBT therapist, I understand how painful and exhausting this condition can be.
Whether you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts, compulsions, constant guilt, or fear about your relationships or memories, there is a way forward.
I offer online OCD therapy across Manchester and Greater Manchester, combining evidence-based approaches like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Inference-Based CBT (ICBT) with a personal understanding of what it’s really like to live with OCD.
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OCD Counseling in Manchester
From intrusive thoughts to real-event OCD – therapy shaped around your experience
OCD comes in many forms, and it doesn’t always look like repetitive hand-washing or checking. You might be dealing with:
- Relationship OCD (ROCD)
- Harm-related intrusive thoughts
- Real-event OCD
- Sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD)
- Religious or scrupulosity OCD
- Pure O (intrusive thoughts without visible compulsions)
- False-Memory OCD
- Health-related obsessions
- Moral OCD
The good news? With the right approach, OCD is treatable, and meaningful change is possible.
We’ll work together using ERP-the gold-standard treatment recommended by the NHS and outlined in the NICE guidelines.
If appropriate, we may also draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Inference-Based CBT (ICBT) and mindfulness techniques, which can enhance treatment and build long-term resilience.
Looking for the Best OCD Therapist Near Manchester? Here’s Why Lived Experience Can Help
Why work with me? Because I’ve walked this road too.
Before I trained as a therapist, I spent years living with OCD.
I know the fear, the guilt, and the endless cycles of questioning that can come.
I also know that meaningful change and recovery is possible, even when it doesn’t feel that way.
I’m a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, registered with the BACP, with specialist training in OCD and evidence-based approaches like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
My lived experience doesn’t replace my clinical training, but it does shape how I work, with understanding, empathy, and no judgment.
Today, I help people across Manchester and beyond to:
· Loosen OCD’s grip on their relationships
· Step away from over-analysing every thought or memory
· Pursue their goals without perfectionism holding them back
· Break free from compulsive behaviors and create space for more peace of mind.
What to Expect from OCD Therapy in Manchester
Online sessions that fit your life, based on proven methods
Working online means you can attend sessions from your own home, whether you’re in Didsbury, Chorlton, Ancoats or anywhere else across Manchester.
Here’s what to expect:
· 50-minute sessions, held securely over video
· A personalised approach that focuses on your specific OCD subtype/themes and experiences.
· Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) used as the main treatment method, adapted to your pace.
· Practical tools to help you face fears, reduce compulsions, and change how you respond to intrusive thoughts
ERP might sound scary-but done at your pace and with the right support, it can be incredibly effective.
A recent systematic review on PubMed confirmed that ERP is one of the most successful treatments for OCD, especially when delivered by a specialist.
Relationship OCD Therapist Manchester
When OCD affects your closest connections
If you find yourself constantly doubting your relationship, questioning your feelings, or obsessing over your partner’s past, an ex or the rightness of the relationship itself, you might be experiencing ROCD.
ROCD can lead to constant questioning: “Do I really love them?”
“What if this feeling isn’t real?” “What if something from their past means we’re not right for each other?”
These thoughts can feel convincing, even urgent, and they can often trigger guilt or fear.
But with the right approach it is possible to build a more grounded, trusting relationship with yourself and others.
I support clients across Manchester dealing with ROCD to move towards clarity, not by chasing certainty, but by learning how to step back from the noise.
Therapy for Pure OCD & Real Event OCD Near Manchester
When the thoughts won’t stop and memories feel heavy
Pure OCD involves intrusive, unwanted thoughts that don’t always come with visible compulsions.
Real event OCD tends to revolve around past situations, sometimes based in fact, other times filtered through anxiety, that won’t stop replaying in your mind. Both can bring shame, isolation, and a fear of being judged.
In our work together, there’s space to be honest without fear. You won’t be met with judgement or assumptions, just a collaborative, informed approach to help you shift how you respond to these thoughts and memories.
Local to Manchester? You’re Not Alone
I’ve worked with clients from all across Greater Manchester-from Salford to Stockport, Altrincham to Oldham.
Wherever you’re based, I offer a safe, supportive space to begin working on your OCD and to move towards meaningful change.
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Book your free 15-minute consultation
Let’s have a quick call to talk through your needs and see if we’re a good fit. There’s no pressure, just a space to ask questions and decide if OCD therapy is right for you.
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