Coping Resource Center
Freedom From OCD: ERP Program
Break Free from the OCD Cycle
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can feel exhausting. Our Freedom from OCD: ERP Program uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)—the gold standard treatment for OCD—to help you face fears, resist compulsions, and reclaim your life.
Program Overview
This Program Is For:
- Children, teens, and adults with mild–moderate OCD who are ready to practice ERP between sessions
- Families and caregivers who want coaching to reduce accommodation and reassurance
- Clients whose current symptoms won’t prevent active ERP treatment
Is This Program Right For Me?
Take this short screener OCD screener to determine if this program is right for you.
What To Expect From The OCD ERP Program
Sessions 1–2: Learn & Plan
Assess obsessions, compulsions, and triggers, map the OCD cycle, set goals, and begin symptom monitoring.
Sessions 3–4: Skills to Support ERP
Learn uncertainty tolerance, reduce reassurance-seeking and avoidance, and build motivation.
Sessions 5–10: Exposure & Response Prevention
Therapist-guided exposures, weekly assignments (3–5 exposures per week), and real-world practice.
Sessions 11–12: Maintain & Generalize
Reflection, relapse-prevention plan, and strategies to continue ERP independently.
What’s Included:
- Assessment & tracking: Clinician-administered Y-BOCS at intake and discharge, optional mid-treatment check, and personalized goals.
- Worksheets & tools: OCD Cycle Diagram, Exposure Hierarchy Worksheet, Exposure Tracking Logs, Compulsions Hassles Sheet (corrected from “Ticks Hassles Sheet”), Symptom Tracking Sheets, Reflection Sheets, Relapse-Prevention Templates.
- Between-session practice: 3–5 ERP exposures per week with tracking logs.
- Family coaching (as needed): Support for caregivers to reduce accommodation and reassurance.
Program Format
- 12 structured ERP sessions (45 minutes each)
- Weekly scheduling, with morning and afternoon availability
- Morning and afternoon availability
In-person or telehealth options
(ERP is highly effective via telehealth, as exposures occur in your real-life settings)
Pricing
- $150 per session × 12 sessions = $1,800 total
- 45-minute sessions
- Optional booster sessions available after program completion (billed separately)
HSA/FSA cards welcome; superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement
Freedom From OCD: ERP Program
How To Get Started
1
Schedule a consult today
2
Complete a baseline Y-BOCS and personalized goals worksheet
3
Begin your tailored ERP treatment plan with your therapist
Meet Emily Daly, Program Facilitator
Supervised Therapist | Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Emily is a supervised therapist and doctoral student in Clinical Psychology with specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment for OCD. She helps children, teens, adults, and families learn to face intrusive thoughts, reduce rituals, and live more freely.
Freedom From OCD: ERP Program
Results You Can Work Toward
- Reclaim your daily life
- Enjoy activities without mental checking
- Feel calmer and more present
- Build healthier relationships at school, work, and home
- Free yourself from intrusive thoughts and rituals
Freedom From OCD: ERP Program
Q&A: Freedom from OCD — ERP Program
Our team provides clear answers about:
What ERP is and how it works
Exposure and Response Prevention helps you intentionally approach feared thoughts or situations while preventing rituals. Over time, anxiety fades on its own and OCD loses its grip.
How long the program lasts
How progress is tracked
Whether ERP forces you into your worst fears (it does not—it’s gradual and safe)
We build a personalized exposure hierarchy, starting with manageable steps and progressing as your confidence grows.
How ERP helps with different OCD subtypes
ERP is effective across contamination/washing, checking, harm/violent/sexual obsessions, scrupulosity, symmetry/“just right,” and mental rituals. Exposures are tailored to your pattern.
How ERP works with mental compulsions (like reviewing or praying)
Telehealth effectiveness
Many exposures translate well to home, school, and work settings. For some individuals, conducting exposures in real-life settings via telehealth is particularly effective and convenient.
Family involvement
Medication use alongside ERP
We can coordinate with your prescriber so that therapy and medication plans work together.
