Dr Sam Greenblatt - Frequent reasons therapy doesn’t work, and how to improve it (#256)

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🗓️ 20 December 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In episode 256 I chat with Dr Sam Greenblatt. Sam specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD and other anxiety disorders. Sam works at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York.

In this episode I chat with Sam about what got him into therapy, why some other therapies may not work for OCD, fully embracing the uncertainty of Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP), the importance of not white knuckling through exposures, inhibitory learning theory to explain how ERP works, why anxiety doesn’t always need to go down to see improvements in ERP, the back door spike, treat the problem not the symptoms, being mindful of the wording we use in therapy, and much much more.

Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/dr-sam-greenblatt-frequent-reasons-therapy-doesnt-work-and-how-to-improve-it-256

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0:00.0	Hey guys and welcome to episode 256 of the Ocede stories.
0:03.0	podcast. so 256 the OCD stories
0:12.8	dot com podcast.
0:14.6	Firstly, thank you as always for listening.
0:16.7	I deeply appreciate it.
0:18.6	And in this episode I got on Dr. Sam Greenblatt.
0:22.2	And in it, I talked to him about what got him into working with people
0:27.4	with O. C. D. His own kind of mental health journey and in particular in the episode he explains some reasons why he feels
0:36.4	sometimes therapy isn't effective for people with OCD and also why at times exposure response prevention therapy may not be as effective as it could be for people with OCD.
0:48.0	He breaks down those reasons and the ways in which it can work more effectively. and in it we discuss why some other therapies may not work for a CD, fully embracing
0:59.3	the uncertainty of ERP, why we shouldn't white knuckle through exposures, inhibitory learning theory to explain how ERP works,
1:08.0	why anxiety doesn't always need to go down to see improvements in ERP therapy.
1:13.2	We talk about the backdoor spike, treating the problem and not the symptoms,
1:17.8	being mindful of the wording we use in therapy
1:21.1	and much, much more.
1:22.4	So I really enjoyed chatting with Sam. I hope you find it useful too.
1:26.0	And without further ado, here he is. On today's show I have Dr. Sam Greenblatt.
1:31.2	Sam specialises in cognitive behavioral therapy for
1:34.1	OCD and other anxiety disorders. Sam works at the Center for
1:37.7	Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York. Welcome to the show, Sam.
1:41.5	Hey, thanks for having me.
1:44.0	Yeah, it's good to have you here.
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