My OCD Recovery Inspired Me To Become A Therapist
About this episode
Tandy Cyrus shares her journey from experiencing severe postpartum OCD to becoming a therapist and advocating for better understanding and resources for OCD treatment.
Tandy Cyrus didn’t begin her career in mental health. She spent years working in juvenile probation, helping young people navigate difficult circumstances while slowly realizing she wanted to make a different kind of impact. But after the birth of her daughter, her own life changed. Severe postpartum OCD pushed her into treatment and gave her a firsthand understanding of how consuming the disorder can become. That experience eventually led Tandy back to school and into a career as a therapist. Years later, while trying to help a client with significant OCD, she saw how limited specialized resources still were and how many people continued to misunderstand the disorder. In this episode of the Get to know NOCD Therapists podcast, Tandy joins Dr. Patrick McGrath to talk about the personal experience that shaped her career and the path that led her into specialized OCD treatment. If you’re ready to deepen your ERP skills and work somewhere specialized OCD treatment is the focus — not an afterthought — explore joining the team at NOCD: https://learn.nocd.com/therapist_careers Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/treatmyocd/ https://twitter.com/treatmyocd…
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