If you’ve ever found yourself overthinking every decision, rechecking your work until it feels “just right,” or feeling anxious about making mistakes, you might recognize yourself in Emily’s story. These are common experiences for people struggling with perfectionistic OCD — a pattern where the mind’s demand for certainty and control fuels obsessive, anxiety-provoking thoughts and repetitive behaviors.

Perinatal OCD is a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder that develops during the perinatal period, which includes pregnancy and the period after childbirth. If you or someone you know might be experiencing symptoms of perinatal OCD, specialized psychotherapy for OCD can help.

Dealing with the pain and life-impact of vulvodynia can feel overwhelming. This is true of most chronic pain conditions, but vulvodynia is especially hard because vulvar and vaginal pain is tricky to talk about with others and there is less information about it than we would like. What we do know is that psychotherapy for vulvodynia can help. What is Vulvodynia? Vulvodynia is pain on the outer part of the female genitals, including the vaginal opening. This area is called t