Inference-based Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (I-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment based on the idea that obsessions are doubts about what “could be”, or “might be”.
Obsessional doubts happen as the result of triggers. Our brain creates a narrative based on these triggers that overuses our imagination and relies much less on our senses. As a result, obsessional doubts persist in our systems by carrying out compulsions.
I-CBT teaches clients that obsessional doubts are not created in the same way as normal doubts. Normal doubts come about for legitimate reasons, and are relevant in the here-and-now, whereas obsessional doubts are not. Obsessinal doubts have a completely different narrative structure and occur only when the client is in what we call the OCD bubble.
This type of treatment has 12 modules and thus takes about 12 sessions (1 module per session on average) to complete. Please read my Blog post to learn more about this type of treatment.
