Dr Steven Phillipson and Sean: 'Sarnos' and Sean's story (#533)

In episode 533 I chat with Dr Steven Phillipson and his patient Sean . Steven is a licensed clinical psychologist who specialises in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. Steven is the Clinical Director at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York. He is joined by one of his patients, Sean, who has kindly agreed to share his story. We discuss Sean's OCD story, Steve discusses the idea of Sarnos (psychosomatic symptoms), Sean's difficulty bragging and worrying about Sarnos, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), the idea of the brain voice and the gatekeeper voice, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: The podcast is made possible by NOCD . NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to Join many other listeners getting our weekly emails. Never miss a podcast episode or update:

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Dr Steven Phillipson and Sean: 'Sarnos' and Sean's story (#533) is an episode from The OCD Stories by Stuart.

This episode is 53:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 12, 2026.

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