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OCD Support Group

OCD Support Group

A 6-week, ERP-focused, therapist-led group to understand how OCD works and learn to face fears without doing compulsions. Hands-on and practice-based: each week has a task to practise between sessions, building up to planned exposures.

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Starts 25th November, 2026

6 Zoom sessions | Every Wednesday at 8:00 PM IST | 75 minutes

Small group, 6-8 people

Group Type: Therapy Group

Includes 3 Free Peer Calls*

Led by Clinical Psychologist

Rs. 3,500.00
Rs. 3,500.00
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Who is the Group for?

  • Diagnosed or Suspecting OCD

    Adults with diagnosed OCD, or who suspect they have it (a diagnosis is not required)

  • Any Type of OCD

    Anyone stuck in loops of intrusive thoughts, checking, washing, reassurance seeking or mental reviewing, across any OCD subtype

  • Those Seeking Evidence-Based Tools

    People ready to work on their OCD actively through ERP and practise exposures between sessions

  • People Looking for Support and Connection

    Those who feel alone with their thoughts and want a safe, non-judgmental space with others who understand

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Goals of the Group

• Understand your OCD cycle and your Y-BOCS severity
• Identify all your compulsions, including mental rituals, reassurance seeking and avoidance
• Understand how ERP works and why compulsions keep OCD going
• Build a personal exposure hierarchy using SUDS ratings
• Complete planned exposures, in session and between sessions
• Use imaginal exposure for intrusive thoughts and Pure O
• Cut down compulsions, reassurance seeking and safety behaviours
• Leave with an ERP-based relapse-prevention plan

20 % time
Sharing & Reflection
Spent on sharing personal experiences, reflecting & hearing from others.
25 % time
Psychoeducation / Therapist Input
Spent on key concepts, frameworks & examples.
55 % time
Skills / Exercises / Application
Spent on learning & practising specific coping tools/ strategies.
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Past participants
Number of people who have attended this group in the past
30 +
Batches run
Number of batches of this support group completed till now.

Glimpse of the regime

Session 1: Understanding OCD, the OCD Cycle and Your Y-BOCS Results

Sharing & Reflection: Introductions (pseudonyms welcome), group agreements and confidentiality. Members reflect on their pre-group Y-BOCS results and share their severity range only if comfortable. What each member wants to change.

Psychoeducation / Therapist Input: Y-BOCS severity explained: subclinical, mild, moderate, severe and extreme, and the obsessions vs compulsions subscores. What OCD is. What causes it: genetics, brain circuitry and learning; you do not need to know why to get better. The OCD cycle: trigger, obsession, anxiety, compulsion, relief, reinforcement. Compulsions include mental rituals, reassurance seeking and avoidance. Overview of ERP as the roadmap for the group.

Skill / Exercise / Application: Map your own OCD cycle with one recent example. List every compulsion and avoidance behaviour, including mental ones. Between sessions: log triggers and compulsions daily.

Key Takeaway: Your Y-BOCS score is your starting point. The compulsion, not the thought, is what keeps OCD going.

Sessions 2-3 : Understanding ERP: Building Your Hierarchy & First Exposures

Session 2: How ERP Works and Building Your Hierarchy

Sharing & Reflection: Review of trigger and compulsion logs: patterns members noticed and compulsions they had not recognised before.

Psychoeducation / Therapist Input: What ERP is and why it is the gold-standard treatment. How exposure works: learning that anxiety can be tolerated and that feared outcomes are less likely than OCD predicts. Response prevention. Why reassurance, checking and avoidance keep fear alive. Safety behaviours. SUDS (Subjective Units of Distress Scale, 0 to 100).

Skill / Exercise / Application: Rate triggers on SUDS. Build a personal exposure hierarchy of 10 steps, from mild to hard, with the matching response prevention for each step. Between sessions: complete and refine the hierarchy.

Key Takeaway: You beat OCD by facing fears without the compulsion, one planned step at a time.

Session 3: First Exposures

Sharing & Reflection: Sharing hierarchies, doubts and fears about starting exposure. Predictions members have about what will happen.

Psychoeducation / Therapist Input: Designing a good exposure: specific, repeated, long enough to test the feared prediction, and done without compulsions. What to expect during exposure: anxiety rises and you do not need to wait for it to drop. Prediction testing: what OCD says will happen vs what actually happens. The OCD beliefs exposures target: inflated responsibility, overestimated threat, intolerance of uncertainty.

Skill / Exercise / Application: Each member picks a SUDS 30 to 40 item and writes an exposure plan with a response-prevention plan. Guided in-session exposure where suitable. Post-exposure reflection: predicted vs actual. Between sessions: daily exposure with a SUDS log.

Key Takeaway: Every exposure done without a compulsion teaches your brain something new.

Sessions 4-5 : Imaginal Exposure, Mental Compulsions & Progressing Through the ERP Hierarchy

Session 4: Imaginal Exposure and Mental Compulsions

Sharing & Reflection: Review of exposure logs: what worked, where compulsions slipped in, what was learned.

Psychoeducation / Therapist Input: Imaginal exposure for intrusive thoughts (harm, sexual, religious, relationship and existential themes). Spotting mental compulsions: reviewing, analysing, neutralising, praying, self-reassurance. "Maybe, maybe not" and defusion as response prevention, not as ways to get rid of the thought.

Skill / Exercise / Application: Write a short imaginal exposure script for one feared thought, read it aloud or record it and rate SUDS. Practise uncertainty statements in place of mental rituals. Between sessions: daily imaginal or in vivo exposure, moving up the hierarchy.

Key Takeaway: You do not need to solve or neutralise the thought. Leaving it unresolved is the exposure.

Session 5: Moving Up the Hierarchy and Troubleshooting ERP

Sharing & Reflection: Wins and sticking points from the week. Where members got stuck, avoided or did a hidden compulsion.

Psychoeducation / Therapist Input: Troubleshooting ERP: subtle avoidance, safety behaviours, partial compulsions and reassurance from family. Reducing family accommodation. Varying exposures across places and situations. Handling spikes and ""what if this time it is real" doubts. Willingness over comfort.

Skill / Exercise / Application: Group troubleshooting of each member's exposures. Plan a harder item (SUDS 50 to 70). In-session exposure where suitable. Pair up with an accountability partner. Between sessions: daily exposure at the higher step.

Key Takeaway: Progress comes from steadily moving up, not from waiting until you feel ready.

Session 6 : Sustaining ERP and Relapse Prevention

Sharing & Reflection: Review of the 6 weeks: exposures completed, compulsions dropped, what members learned about their OCD.

Psychoeducation / Therapist Input: Lapse vs. relapse. How OCD comes back: new themes, new compulsions, "backdoor" doubts. ERP as a lifestyle: choosing uncertainty daily. When to seek individual ERP or a psychiatric consult.

Skill / Exercise / Application: Retake the Y-BOCS and compare with your first score. Write a personal relapse-prevention plan: early warning signs, next 5 hierarchy steps, weekly exposure schedule and accountability partner.

Key Takeaway: Recovery is a practice, not a finish line. Keep leaning into what OCD tells you to avoid.

Meet your Facilitator

Jyoti Glory Bernard

Jyoti Glory Bernard is an RCI-licensed Senior Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of experience supporting individuals through a wide range of emotional, behavioural, and neurodevelopmental challenges. She is DBT-certified and works with adults experiencing ADHD, autism, anxiety, OCD, personality disorders, trauma, and emotional dysregulation. Alongside therapy, she conducts comprehensive psychological assessments to help individuals gain clarity and confidence in understanding their diagnosis.
Jyoti takes a collaborative approach to therapy, believing that it should feel supportive rather than clinical. With a warm, direct, and non-judgmental style, she creates a safe space where individuals feel heard, understood, and respected. She helps clients recognise their emotional and behavioural patterns, develop practical coping strategies, and build greater self-awareness.
Her work focuses on helping individuals better understand themselves, navigate emotional challenges, and create meaningful, lasting change. She aims to support those who may have felt misunderstood in finding clarity, self-acceptance, and improved emotional well-being.

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Are Group sessions done on video?

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