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OCD

OCD that has not responded to other treatment.

Medicine-assisted psychotherapy for adults still caught in a loop they cannot fully step outside of.

No cost, no obligation. The safety screening is the first step for every patient, regardless of diagnosis.

Is this you?

If OCD still feels like a rigid loop you cannot fully step outside of.

You have likely already tried exposure and response prevention, medication, or both, and while it may have helped to a point, the intrusive thoughts or compulsions have not fully loosened their grip.

Maybe you know, rationally, that a compulsion does not make sense, but doing it anyway still feels unavoidable.

If OCD still feels like a rigid loop you cannot fully step outside of, this may be worth exploring.

Why this approach is different

Two different jobs of work.

The standard path

Gradually retraining the response.

Standard OCD treatment works by gradually retraining your response to triggers over time, within ordinary waking consciousness.

What we do

Medicine-assisted psychotherapy works differently.

It aims to create more cognitive flexibility around rigid thought-behavior loops, supporting real, lasting shifts rather than gradual retraining alone. Clinical wording to confirm

How it works

It uses a window of neuroplasticity created by the medicine itself, paired with structured psychotherapy.

See our research page

Who this program is right for

This program may be a fit if:

  • You have already tried exposure and response prevention, medication, or both for OCD, without the relief you were hoping for
  • You are an adult, eighteen or over, currently located in Ontario
  • You are medically able to receive the medicine safely, and a free safety screening is how we confirm this
  • You are looking for an approach aimed at real, lasting change, rather than gradual retraining alone

Reasons someone would not be a candidate

Some exclusions apply regardless of diagnosis. We go through all of them with you during the safety screening, before any cost or commitment.

Exclusion criteria wording pending Dr. DeCunha's final clinical sign-off

Treatment is not yet available outside Ontario, but we're actively working on ways to bring this to people wherever they are, whether that means a visit to see us, or a referral to a trusted clinic closer to home. Ask us for more. Get in touch

What treatment looks like

The process is the same, regardless of diagnosis.

A free safety screening, consultation, assessment, preparation, six journey sessions, and AfterCare, unfolding over about twelve weeks.

Phase 01 · Onboard

Screening and assessment

A free initial consultation and safety screening, a clinical team review, then a full medical and psychological assessment before anything begins.

Phase 02 · Prepare

Skills and intentions

Three preparation sessions to build trust and safety, teach you what to expect, and clarify what you want to work on and change.

Phase 03 · Journey

Six supervised sessions

Six consecutive journey sessions, each three hours long, in a private supervised setting with your own dedicated therapists present throughout.

Phase 04 · AfterCare

Integration and follow-up

Outcome measures repeated, then an extended integration session where you pull everything together and prepare to carry it forward.

Ready to find out if this is right for you?

Start with a free safety screening. No cost, and no obligation.

The clinic does not provide emergency services. If you're in crisis or need immediate support, please call 9-8-8 (Canada's Suicide Crisis Helpline) or go to your nearest emergency room.