Ashley Rush, LPC

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.

05/05/2026

This consider donating to OCD Louisiana to help us fund our mission to expand recognition of OCD and help educate clinicians to accurately treat OCD!

Recognize OCD. Expand Access. Change Lives Across Louisiana.OCD is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions. It is not simply a "quirk," and the phrase "a little bit OCD" minimizes a painful reality. In truth, OCD is a serious and debilitating psychiatric...

04/28/2026

Let’s talk about the "Care Crisis." 🗣️ Right now, 1 in 33 Americans live with OCD, yet the vast majority of cases go undiagnosed because we are only looking for the stereotypes.

OCD is rarely just about washing hands or keeping a clean room. It often hides as severe internal distress, repetitive reassurance seeking, and debilitating "rules" kids feel they have to follow. Without the right tools, our schools and clinics miss the signs.

For , we are raising funds to build a statewide identification infrastructure. We want to train local clinicians in gold-standard Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy and put screening tools into the hands of primary care providers.

Help us close the 75% detection gap. Hit the link in our bio to donate today! 💙⚜️

04/22/2026

Had a great time chatting about OCD, Anxiety, and more with the crew on Living Vividly Podcast 💕

OCD, Anxiety, and Intrusive Thoughts Explained with Ashley Rush, MS, LPC | Ep. 62