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Oct 2024
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Story: Katie Marrotte (I-CBT) (#454)

STUART RALPH
About this episode

In episode 454 I chat with Katie Marrotte. Katie is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). Katie kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.   

We discuss her story, harm themed OCD, magical thinking, worries around natural disasters, sexual orientation themed OCD, worries around her dog, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), we discuss inference-based cognitive behavioural therapy (I-CBT) in detail, and much more. Hope it helps. 

Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/katie-454 

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