frequently asked questions

ACT beyond OCD is an online class designed to provide you with all the ACT and ERP skills you need to tackle OCD episodes. The class doesn’t focus in any other specific problem like depression, trauma, social anxiety, emotion regulation or others. However, the key ACT principles are applicable to other mental health struggles and you can find them helpful as well; it just happens that this class tackles OCD only.

ACT beyond OCD is first and foremost an educational research and skills-based online class designed to teach you ACT + ERP skills to live your life, make the best of it, and stop getting stuck with OCD episodes. As helpful as it can be, this online class is an addition to therapy but not a replacement for it or any treatment program.

This is an ideal class if you: (a) want to augment your Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) skills, (b) have been recently diagnosed with OCD, (c) have received treatment previously and are in recovery, but want a refresher of ERP skills, (d) didn’t relate to exposure-based treatments before.

If you’re currently in therapy focused in OCD and are looking for resources that are interactive and engaging to expand what you’re learning in therapy, the skills covered in this online class will help.

If you’re therapist is familiar with ACT, much better. If your therapist is not familiar with ACT but is familiar with ERP, please refer them to the website and invite them to send us any questions they may have. It’s important to clarify that this online class blends ACT + ERP skills together.

ACT beyond OCD is based on Dr. Z’s books  “Living beyond OCD”  and “The ACT Workbook for Teens” but is much different since it’s experiential, interactive and community-based. You will dive deeper into the “hows” of putting ACT & ERP skills into action.

ACT beyond OCD is designed to work over 8 weeks (adults) and 6 weeks (teens) and it has a specific start date and completion date.

(*) Remember that you will have access to all the recorded videos, materials, recordings for 2-months.

While the class is designed for 8 weeks, you will have access to all materials, resources, and handouts from the class for 2-months. So, you can pause, fast-forward, and re-watch the videos as many times as you would like.

All what you need is access to internet, you can use any browser and you’re ready to go. You can also use any other device like ipad, iphone, android, google phone, etc.

To make the best of all the ACT & ERP skills covered on ACT beyond OCD, I would recommend that you attend both live sessions: workshop & Q&A sessions, and make a commitment to practice skills daily.

In addition, I suggest 1 hour per week to watch the videos, listening to recordings, and complete reflective worksheets or your weekly homework.

When enrolling in the class, you also get access to our private group where you can post your questions, comments, and other relevant resources.

Yes. You have access to all the materials for 2-months and after completing a module, you can go back to it any time you want.

ACT beyond OCD is designed to be taken individually and not for group purposes. While you don’t need to keep your class  a secret, we ask you to not copy or redistribute the materials in any way.

You can interact with the community of other participants in the private group and encourage each other to practice ACT & ERP skills.
You can follow the account ACTforOCDandanxiety on Instagram or Dr. Z on twitter since we’re regularly sharing mini-tips during a week.
You can also subscribe to Dr. Z’s newsletter Playing-it-safe to receive weekly tips to stop playing-it-safe and start living.

The video lessons are not available to download from the web.

Yes, you do need to buy the workbook Living beyond OCD (for the adult track)and The ACT Workbook for Teens (for the teen track) read the first two sections to participate in ACT beyond OCD.