NOCD: Effective care for OCD for iPhone

NOCD: Effective care for OCD

NOCD is a free iPhone app that offers online therapy and support for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The app allows users to match with a licensed OCD therapist in their state, personalize their treatment plan, and have live video sessions with a therapist who specializes in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, the gold standard treatment for OCD. Additionally, users can access OCD therapy tools 24/7, message their therapist anytime, and interact with a community who knows what they’re going through. NOCD was created by people with OCD, along with some of the world's top experts, to provide effective care for OCD.

OCD is a common psychiatric disorder that involves repetitive, unwanted thoughts that cause anxiety, and compulsive behaviors done in an attempt to reduce this anxiety. However, OCD usually involves intense distress and can become completely debilitating when left untreated. NOCD live video therapy has been shown to be as effective as face-to-face therapy. The model has been backed by research from the Columbia University Medical Center, which found a reduction in OCD severity by an average of 40% in 8 weeks of NOCD Therapy. NOCD’s extensive therapist network includes licensed counselors, psychologists, and social workers, who receive specialty training in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, the most effective OCD treatment.