How ERP Therapy Helps You Navigate OCD and Anxiety
What Is ERP Therapy?
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and is also widely used for certain anxiety-related conditions. ERP helps clients gradually face feared thoughts, sensations, or situations without engaging in avoidance, compulsions, or safety behaviors.
How Does ERP Work?
In ERP, clients work with a therapist to identify triggers — such as intrusive thoughts, images, urges, or specific situations — and then intentionally and gradually face them in a structured, manageable way.
During exposures, clients practice refraining from compulsions or safety behaviors. Over time, anxiety naturally decreases through a process called habituation and inhibitory learning, and the brain learns that feared outcomes are unlikely, tolerable, or do not occur as predicted.
Who Is ERP For?
ERP is highly effective for:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including checking, contamination fears, intrusive thoughts, and mental compulsions
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Social anxiety disorder
Health anxiety (illness anxiety disorder)
Specific phobias
ERP Therapy in Miami at KMR
At KMR Therapy, ERP is individualized and collaborative, tailored to each client’s unique fears, triggers, and goals. Whether you’re located in Coral Gables or participating via telehealth anywhere in Florida, we offer structured, compassionate ERP treatment in English or Spanish.
Our practice operates on a private-pay basis and does not accept insurance.
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If you’re ready to take meaningful steps toward reducing OCD or anxiety symptoms, we invite you to schedule a consultation to explore whether ERP therapy is the right fit for you.