Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for obsessive–compulsive symptoms and anxiety disorders. At Vriddhi Centre for Mental Health, ERP helps individuals gradually face feared thoughts, images, or situations (exposure) while refraining from compulsive behaviours or avoidance (response prevention). ERP is a specialised form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and is considered the gold-standard psychological treatment for OCD.
ERP is particularly effective for individuals experiencing intrusive thoughts, compulsive checking, contamination fears, reassurance-seeking behaviours, and ritualistic patterns. Through structured, hierarchy-based exposure planning and therapist-guided behavioural experiments, clients learn that anxiety naturally reduces without engaging in compulsions. ERP builds distress tolerance, cognitive flexibility, and long-term symptom reduction in adolescents and adults.
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