Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) specifically designed for treating OCD. Your therapist will use ERP to help your child confront their fears in a controlled and safe therapeutic environment while teaching them to refrain from engaging in compulsive behaviours.

As a parent of a teen with OCD, it can be difficult to watch them struggle to manage their symptoms while also keeping up with school life, homework, and expectations from peers.

When thinking about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might not consider your teen as someone likely to experience it.