The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD: CBT and Mindfulness Skills to Navigate Intrusive Thoughts and Mental Traps

by Lauren K. M. Rosen LMFT, Kimberley Quinlan LMFT (Foreword by)

Overview

It’s time to break free from mental traps, and take back your life!

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may struggle with mental compulsions—such as ritualistic counting or “emotional checking.” You may even believe that these compulsions will reduce your anxiety or prevent something “bad” from happening. But the truth is that mental compulsions can be debilitating, and greatly impact your life, your career, and your relationships. So, how can you break free from this vicious cycle of overthinking?

This workbook offers evidenced-based skills drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness to help you reduce rumination, worry, and other mental traps, so you can live with more freedom and vitality. You’ll gain a better understanding of what mental compulsions are, how they differ from obsessions, and how they interfere with your life. You’ll also learn proven-effective skills and strategies to help you gain control of your mental compulsions, and guided journaling exercises to help you put these tools into practice.

You don’t have to let intrusive thoughts, overthinking, and worry hold you back. This step-by-step workbook will help you reduce the rumination and other mental compulsions that keep you trapped in your mind, so you can finally take charge of your life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781648485565
Publisher:	New Harbinger Publications
Publication date:	01/02/2026
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192

About the Author

Lauren Rosen, LMFT, is a psychotherapist and founder and director of the Center for the Obsessive Mind, an outpatient clinic serving individuals in California, Florida, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and select international locations. She specializes in treating OCD, anxiety disorders & eating disorders and supports people using mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure & response prevention and acceptance and commitment therapy. Rosen has her BA and MA in psychology from UCLA and Antioch University, respectively. She was trained at the OCD Center of LA under the supervision of Tom Corboy, LMFT. She is also a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and received direct supervision from Elyse Resch MS, RDN, CEDS-S, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND. In addition to her work as a therapist, Lauren cohosts the Purely OCD Podcast, and does advocacy work on social media.
Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT, is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders. She is host of the Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast, and founder of www.cbtschool.com—an online psychoeducation platform for OCD, anxiety disorders, and body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs).