IFS and Hope with OCD with Alessio Rizzo and Robert Fox

On today's podcast I chat with Alessio Rizzo and Robert Fox about having hope when treating and living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Alessio is a fully accredited Gestalt psychotherapist in the UK and a psychotherapy lecturer. He is a Level 3 IFS therapist and has been a PA for Derek Scott on the Stepping Out Program. He is working towards his IFS certification. Rob is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who practices in Woburn, Massachusetts. He is a IFS level 3 trained and Certified and an EMDR Certified Therapist. He presented at the 2018 IFS Conference on the topic of treating OCD with IFS Therapy. He was a guest on the IFS Talks podcast about his own personal challenges with OCD and what helped him.  Listen to the episode here: A Talk with Robert Fox on OCD type Parts | IFS (internalfamilysystems.pt) Here is an outline of this episode- all times are ish: - 11 - Their stories and their passion for OCD -18 - Other tx modalities (ERP is Exposure Response Prevention) - 24- Trauma and suffering as an invisible and consistent occurrence - 26-  Rob's personal story and Alessio's metaphor (Drop of water on a hard rock) - 35- Frederick Penzel OCD workbook. - 37- Recognizing patterns for OCD: repressed anger, a lot of shame, no witnessing adult, shame about OCD. *OCD parts need to be a powerful enough distraction to keep you away from intense shame 39- Their upcoming workshop (link below- November 27, 2021) 45- Lack of availability of OCD therapists and treatment, Stigma of OCD 51- HOPE -- To sign up for the OCD workshop: IFS & Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Sistemas de la Familia Interna (institutoifs.com) To connect with Alessio: Therapy with Alessio To connect with Robert: Home: Family Therapy | Couples Therapy | Woburn, MA 01801 (jobstresssolutions.com) To connect with me: Home - The One Inside-by Tammy Sollenberger Enjoy!