Practical OCD resources
Free OCD handouts and worksheets
Explore free trainings, guides, and educational handouts to learn more about OCD, anxiety, and evidence-based ways to move forward.
Featured free resources
Videos, workbooks, and an e-book
Choose the resource that best fits what you are looking for. Each one is designed to make specialized information easier to understand and put into practice.
Parent TrainingFree SPACE Training
A brief video training and companion workbook for parents who want to support a child experiencing anxiety.
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OCD TrainingTreat My OCD Video
Learn how the OCD cycle works and explore evidence-based strategies with a free training video and workbook.
Access OCD Training
Free E-BookBreaking the OCD Loop
Download a practical e-book introducing ERP, I-CBT, and ACT approaches for responding differently to OCD.
Open the E-Book
ERP WorkbookExposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Workbook
A practical 28-page workbook for understanding OCD, planning ERP exercises, reducing compulsions, and strengthening new learning.
Open the ERP Workbook
A helpful place to begin
Start with an educational guide if you are learning about OCD. If you are already in treatment, the worksheets may help you organize observations and practice between sessions. These materials are for education and discussion; they are not a diagnosis or a substitute for individualized professional care.
Understanding OCD
Clear, compassionate guides for learning how OCD works.
Noticing OCD Patterns
Tools for identifying compulsions, avoidance, and unhelpful thinking patterns.
Common Compulsions
Examples of behavioral and mental compulsions that can maintain OCD.
View PDFThe OCD Avoidance Cycle
See why avoidance can feel helpful now while making fears harder to face over time.
View PDFCommon Thinking Patterns in OCD
Recognize the ways OCD can interpret thoughts, feelings, uncertainty, and risk.
View PDFThought-Action Fusion Worksheet
Explore when OCD treats a thought as if it has the meaning or power of an action.
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Practicing New Responses
Worksheets to discuss with an OCD-trained clinician as part of treatment.
Non-Engagement Responses for OCD
Examples of brief responses that leave uncertainty unanswered instead of continuing the OCD debate.
View PDFUnderstanding Ritual Prevention
Learn about responding differently instead of automatically completing a ritual.
View PDFExposure Hierarchy and Homework
A worksheet for organizing exposure practice and tracking SUDS ratings.
View PDFImaginal Exposures
An introduction to facing feared possibilities through a written or recorded scenario.
View PDFImaginal Exposures Handout 2
A step-by-step imaginal exposure guide with an example script and reminders for preventing compulsions.
View PDFIntrusion Record
A structured way to notice an intrusion, its interpretation, and your response.
View PDFSelf-Monitoring Form
Track situations, distress, rituals, and time spent to notice patterns over time.
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