Ashley Rush, LPC

06/23/2026

If you are an individual with OCD, someone who supports or cares for someone with OCD, or a professional who treats OCD, is for you!

Learn more: https://events.iocdf.org/event/OCDCON26/about-ocdcon?RefId=googleads&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23701655748&gbraid=0AAAAAD3KKFHYbsrbBYIVzEgor4KWAVZ-q&gclid=CjwKCAjw3ejRBhAdEiwADkqPnx4scUQVsduJ5n2zhnAPuvsD1SVUWq0nz2CCxnXeHtOWf0TD4l_ABhoClfoQAvD_BwE

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

Ready to start your OCD treatment journey? The International OCD Foundation’s guide helps you understand how to find a therapist trained to diagnose and treat OCD, what questions to ask, and why comfort with your provider and evidence-based methods like ERP matter.

How to Find the Right Therapist Finding a therapist who can diagnose and effectively treat OCD is a challenge to many patients and families. This page will give you: Tips for interviewing therapists A checklist of questions you should ask Intensive therapy options

06/08/2026

Justin K. Hughes, Licensed Professional Counselor has always provided great resources on OCD and Faith, so I am very excited to read his book which comes out this month! Congrats on the launch!

The Christian’s Guide to Overcoming OCD: Step-by-Step Tips and Evidence-Based Practices (Modern Integrative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

06/05/2026

You are not alone. 🤍 OCD can be a silent yet debilitating disorder to live with, but recovery is possible, and there is an entire community of people here to support you. Check out IOCDF.org under “Find Help”, you can find a directory of committed OCD providers as well as a page on Support Groups & Treatment Groups, both in person and online.

05/19/2026

Just registered, and looking forward to it as always :)

The Annual OCD Conference, organized by the International OCD Foundation and sponsored by OCD Institute of Texas, is a unique, immersive event filled with educational programming for the OCD and related disorders community—including clinicians, individuals with OCD and related disorders, family me...

05/12/2026

Anxiety often hurts twice.
Once from the sensation itself… and again from the fight we have with it. 🧠⚡

Your nervous system doesn’t calm down when it’s argued with, shamed, or ordered to leave. It softens when it realizes it doesn’t have to win a battle to belong. 🌱

Acceptance isn’t giving anxiety permission to run the show.
It’s choosing to stop wrestling with something that’s already here, and saving your energy for living.

This shift can feel counterintuitive, especially for anxious and OCD brains. And yet, it’s one of the most powerful ways to reduce suffering over time. ✨

Comment 424, and I will send you my podcast episode where I answer your TOP questions about Generalized Anxiety Disorder. (It's a GOOD one!)

05/11/2026

Mindfulness and defusion skills are so powerful when doing ERP!

Learn how to notice and defuse from judgmental thoughts about physical symptoms. Understand how shifting to a neutral "felt sense" can break the anxiety cycle.

05/08/2026

Micro-monitoring your OCD symptoms in hopes that you can finally eliminate them all often backfires, and here's why.