Shala Nicely, LPC OCD Treatment with ERP Therapy
Shala Nicely, LPC OCD Treatment with ERP Therapy
Getting unstuck starts with seeing what OCD is actually doing
OCD can keep you stuck in ways that are loud, subtle, or almost invisible.
Sometimes it’s obvious rituals. More often, it’s the mental habits, the hidden rules, or the way OCD quietly hijacks your attention and energy throughout the day.
This section is here to help you get unstuck from OCD with clarity, compassion, and real-world guidance.
Not by trying harder.
Not by doing recovery perfectly.
But by learning to recognize what OCD is actually doing, and practicing new responses that support a meaningful, empowered life.
Each guide focuses on one common sticking point, so you can start where you recognize yourself most.
Get unstuck
With a new attitude
Learn why the way you relate to anxiety, fear, and OCD triggers can make recovery feel either punishing or empowering. This guide explores practical attitude shifts that help you face fear on purpose, talk to yourself differently, and adopt a stance toward OCD that gives you more freedom and confidence over time.
Get unstuck
From OCD mental compulsions
Learn how rumination, mental reviewing, “figuring it out,” and other invisible rituals keep OCD loud, and how to interrupt them using practical ERP tools you can apply in real life. This guide covers clear, workable approaches like “may or may not” scripting and how to turn everyday moments into opportunities for practice.
Get Unstuck
From hidden OCD compulsions
Learn how subtle patterns like emotional compulsions, self-punishment, people-pleasing, trauma-driven OCD, health anxiety, micro-monitoring, and productivity-based self-worth can quietly sabotage recovery, even when you’re highly motivated. This guide helps you bring these often-missed traps into the light so you can respond to them with clarity, self-compassion, and more effective ERP.
Get unstuck
From trauma-related OCD
Learn how OCD can become intertwined with trauma or long-term emotional wear and tear in ways that make recovery feel heavier or more confusing. This guide helps you understand how trauma-related patterns can keep OCD feeling stuck, while reaffirming the role of ERP and exploring how addressing these layers can support more effective, empowered recovery.
Get unstuck
From OCD technology compulsions
Explore how phones, news, social media, and even wearable devices can quietly pull you into reassurance-seeking, checking, comparison, or self-criticism that keeps OCD active. This guide helps you bring intention back to how you use technology, so it supports your recovery instead of unintentionally sabotaging it.
Get unstuck
And maintain your OCD recovery
Learn how to live ERP as an ongoing lifestyle by continuing to choose meaningful action, stepping outside your comfort zone, and responding to OCD as less and less relevant over time. This guide focuses on maintaining progress with self-compassion, clarity about what good ongoing ERP actually looks like, and practical reminders that recovery isn’t about perfection, it’s about returning to what matters.