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Justin K. Hughes, MA, LPC

Get Unstuck From Fear

An Interview with Pastor and Psychologist, Ted Witzig, Jr., PhD

Posted in Christian, OCD

There’s a pastor who is also a psychologist specializing in treating OCD.

You read that right.  What seems a bizarre combo at its heart isn’t unusual at all.  Sure, in all fairness, he is the only person I know who has that mix. But he’s not the only person by far with a mixture of deep faith, knowledge of God’s Word, active care for God’s people, and a particular focus on OCD.

Behind my mission are these three things:

  1. Give people hope.
  2. Connect people to others who share in this hope.
  3. Provide accountability and support to live into this hope.

That’s the heart of my clinical practice and my masterclass, Christians, Overcome Your OCD.

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Watch a very special guest interview with my friend and mentor, Dr. Witzig, now on YouTube.

Here’s a little sample of his seven shifts to overcome OCD as a Christian. Check them out in full on his site or here:

From To
1. Faith is what I feel. 1. Walking Faith: living into my beliefs.
2. Taking medication may mask a spiritual problem. 2. Medication may be one way God helps me overcome OCD.
3. Perfectionism and All-or-Nothing Thinking. 3. Growth is about progress not perfection.
4. OCD is helping me to be spiritually safe. 4. God desires that I break OCD rules in order to be free.
5. I must continually analyze the past. 5. Healing is in moving forward.
6. Picturing God through the distorted lens of OCD. 6. Viewing God without OCD’s distortion.
7. I must prove to God (and myself) I don’t want these thoughts. 7. God understands OCD and its treatment.

Source: Ted Witzig, Jr., PhD

My course includes examples from conversations with other clinicians and faith leaders throughout the years.  There’s a special bonus interview with an esteemed Dallas pastor on his story with OCD and his heart for others.

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