If a therapist tried to “treat” my child’s OCD by: • Just talking about their feelings every week • Telling them to just “challenge the thought” • Reassuring them that their fear probably won’t happen or is irrational • Teaching them to avoid the very things that trigger their OCD… I’d run. Fast. Because that’s not how we treat OCD. OCD isn’t overcome with logic or comfort—it’s treated with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard, evidence-based approach. Not all therapists are