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OCD Treatment Group


  • The Grove Counselling & Therapy 1 Attley Grove St Kilda East Vic 3183 (map)

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for OCD with Dr Debbie Zaks

Facilitator: Dr Deb Zaks

Who: Adults (18 or over) with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

What: 8 week group treatment program for OCD

When: 28th May - 16th July; Saturday 1 - 3pm

Where: The Grove Counselling & Therapy, 1 Attley Grove, St Kilda East

Cost: with a Mental Health Care Plan in place : $350 (after Medicare rebate) / without a Mental Health Care Plan: $600* (*cost negotiable in special circumstances)

Elements of the Program: The program includes experiential practices, practical skill development, group discussion, explanatory metaphors, visualisations, meditation, and homework exercises.  Some of the topics covered are:

  • Your experience of OCD - what's working and what isn't?
  • From the inner-critic to self-compassion
  • The paradox of control
  • The process of acceptance
  • Contact the present moment
  • Strengthen your inner observer
  • Skills to transform the way you relate to OCD obsessions, anxiety feelings, and compulsions 
  • Live in sync with your true values

Contact Dr Deb Zaks for a confidential discussion on 0401-637-449 or email deb@drdebzaks.com.au