Compulsive Behaviour

Compulsive Behaviours are undertaken, often with little thought, to feel good immediately or with a sense of having been ‘driven’ to it, and instant relief is felt, frequently there may be some feelings of guilt or shame felt afterwards, but immediate gratification is felt at the time.

With Obsessive Compusive Disorder, the impulses and drive may be similar, but this sense of relief, this “instant gratification” is often never experienced.

Compulsive Behaviours comes in many forms, but the ones we most frequently encounter are:

• Over-eating
• Smoking
• Drug Taking
• Drinking
• Compulsive Shopping or Spending

In each of these examples, carrying out the Compulsive Behaviour provides immediate relief, but long term, usually has a negative impact on the persons life!

Read more about Compulsions on WIKI here.

Compulsive Behaviours Helped

Compulsive Behaviour can range from simple everyday behaviours such as shopping to more reckless behaviours such as self-harming.

One of the issues with compulsions is that most of them undertaken to excess can have very damaging impacts on people’s lives; the compulsive shopper may find themselves heavily in debt or even bankrupt, while the compulsive self-harmer may place their life in jeopardy on a regular basis.

Below you can find a list of typical Compulsive Behaviours that can be helped with Psychology & Psychotherapy treatments here at the Tranceform Clinic in Wombourne.

• Compulsive Shopping
• Compulsive Drinking – alcohol abuse
• Addictive behaviours (e.g. gambling problems, drug abuse)
• Eating disorders
• Nail biting
• Self-harming
• Compulsive Eating
• Smoking cigarettes or other substances

Therapy & Counselling for Compulsive Behaviour

We offer a number of different types of therapy and counselling for Compulsive Behaviour and compulsions.

Choosing the most suitable therapy depends on a number of different considerations including factors such as:

• How long you have had the problem.
• Your personal preferences.
• How your problem is affecting you today.

You can read more about the different types of therapy for Compulsive Behaviours on the following links:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Compulsive Behaviour
• Self-help CBT course for Compulsive Behaviour
• Counselling for Compulsions
• Hypnotherapy for Compulsions

Although all therapies use slightly different approaches, the one thing they all have in common is the relationship that is formed between the client and therapist.

Furthermore, research also suggests that therapy relationship may be the most important factor in achieving a good therapy outcome.

Free Initial Consultations for Compulsive Behaviours

We offer all prospective clients a FREE initial consultation to discuss your problems prior to commencing any treatment plans.

The consultation is free and lasts around 50 minutes.

During this consultation we will discuss the various therapy options that are available to you and make a considered recommendation based on your individual personal circumstances.

Initial consultations are also available as part of our online therapy service.

At Tranceform Psychology we recognise the importance of the therapeutic relationship in helping people to bring about effective change, so its important to be able to ‘meet’ to discuss any therapy treatments BEFORE proceeding.

Our policy is to help people make a fully balanced & considered decision about undertaking work with us, including both the financial and personal implications.