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ACT for OCD: Introductory Session
Key Points
- Talk about the therapy process and expectations since the beginning of therapy with your clients.
- Normalize and validate the client’s experience in an ACT-consistent way.
- Model in session how to notice thoughts without getting caught in their content.
- Highlight that the therapy will focus on how to improve the client’s life, not on how to control the obsessions and compulsions.
