Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD & Anxiety Disorders
Advanced Clinical Training
Presented by New York Anxiety Treatment
Anna Edwards, PhD • Erik Nook, PhD • Ali Hartman, PhD • Allison David, LCSW
Dates: September 2nd–4th, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (EST)
Location: Zoom
CE Credits Offered
Consultation Package Available
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Training Overview
This comprehensive training equips clinicians with the knowledge and tools to effectively deliver Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related anxiety disorders. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the factors that maintain OCD and anxiety, master exposure and ritual prevention techniques, and learn to adapt ERP for a wide range of client populations.
The program integrates the latest insights in inhibitory learning, motivation building, and clinical flexibility, and includes practical strategies for enhancing treatment outcomes.
Whats included
Understanding OCD & Treatment Foundations
What is OCD? What causes it?
Assessment & Differential Diagnosis
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
Psychopharmacology Overview
Triage & Treatment Planning
Psychoeducation & Treatment Principles
Fight-or-Flight Response & Psychoeducation
Avoidance & Ritualizing as Maintenance Factors
Core Fears & Feared Consequences (including fear of anxiety)
Intolerance of Uncertainty as a Core Feature
How ERP Addresses These Processes
ERP Core Components
What is Exposure and Why?
In Vivo, Imaginal, and Interoceptive Exposures
What is Ritual Prevention and Why?
Implementing Ritual Prevention Rules
Addressing Reassurance Seeking
Tracking Progress
Motivation: “What I’ve Lost to OCD” & Building Readiness
Using SUDS (Subjective Units of Distress Scale)
Advanced ERP Applications
Interoceptive Exposure
Building Motivation & Engagement
Inhibitory Learning Principles in ERP
Involving Friends & Family
Augmenting ERP with ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
Adapting ERP for:
• Perinatal Clients
• Children & Teens
• Individuals with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)Using Exposure for Other Anxiety Disorders
Clinical Integration
Case Examples & Practical Strategies
Who Should Attend?
Licensed Mental Health Professionals, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Counselors, and Trainees interested in advancing their ERP skills.