ERP THERAPY FOR ROCD
Relationship OCD (ROCD) Therapy in Muncie, Indiana
You love them, or maybe you don't. You check, ask, compare, and replay it again tonight. If that loop of doubt will not quiet down, it may not be a sign about your relationship. It may be OCD. At Psychological Services Group (PSG) in Muncie, relationship OCD therapy uses exposure and response prevention (ERP) to help you step out of the doubt loop. When Doubt About Your Relationship Won't Stop.
✔️ Evidence-Based ERP
✔️ In Person or Telehealth
✔️ Confidential Care
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EMDRIA Certified Care
Led by an Approved Consultant
Our Muncie clinic or home
TRICARE, Anthem, Aetna & more
Muncie, Indiana
3812 W Kilgore Ave
UNDERSTANDING ROCD
What Is Relationship OCD?
Relationship OCD (ROCD) is a form of relationship obsessive compulsive disorder in which intrusive doubts about your relationship or partner trigger compulsions such as reassurance seeking, checking your feelings, and comparing. The doubt feels urgent, but relief from each answer lasts only a short time before the question returns.
ROCD often shows up in two ways. Relationship-focused ROCD centers on questions like whether you love your partner enough or whether this is the right relationship. Partner-focused ROCD fixates on a partner's flaws, appearance, or personality. Both follow the same OCD cycle explained on our OCD and ERP therapy in Muncie page.
Getting Started Takes Three Steps
1
Reach Out
Call 317-674-3320, email psgindiana@gmail.com, or complete the contact form.
2
Connect
Our team explains the process, answers your questions, and discusses availability.
3
Begin Your Journey
Meet with a clinician, in person or virtually, and start working toward your goals.
ROCD CARE AT PSG
ROCD Therapy for Teens 16+ and Adults in Muncie
Psychological Services Group offers relationship OCD therapy in Muncie, Indiana, for teens 16 and older and adults across Delaware County, Yorktown, Anderson, and the Ball State area. Whether you are dating, engaged, or married, care is confidential and available in person or by telehealth.
ROCD therapy at PSG can include:
RELATIONSHIP OCD EXAMPLES
Common ROCD Thoughts and Behaviors
ROCD looks different for everyone, but some patterns are very common. These relationship OCD examples are not a diagnostic checklist, and only a clinician can assess what fits. People often reach out to PSG in Muncie after noticing:
Do I Really Love Them?
Repeatedly questioning whether your feelings are strong enough, real enough, or the right kind, even during happy moments together with your partner.
Are They the One?
Worrying constantly that someone better is out there, or that you are making the wrong choice by staying in this relationship.
Checking Your Feelings
Scanning your body and emotions for attraction, love, or a gut feeling, then panicking when the feeling is not as strong as expected.
Comparing Relationships
Measuring your relationship against friends, exes, movies, or social media, and feeling anxious when yours seems to fall short in some way.
Asking for Reassurance
Asking your partner or friends again and again whether the relationship is right, or searching online for answers that never fully settle the doubt.
Focusing on Flaws
Fixating on a partner's appearance, intelligence, or habits, and feeling unable to stop noticing small details that bother you about them.
Replaying Conversations
Going over past moments in your head to prove or disprove your feelings, sometimes for hours, without ever reaching a clear answer.
Breaking Up and Returning
Ending relationships to escape the doubt, then feeling regret and returning, only for the same questions to come back again soon after.
PROFESSIONAL CARE FOR YOUR UNIQUE NEEDS
Our Mental Health Therapy Services
We offer a range of evidence-based services designed to support your individual needs and goals.
1.2%
of U.S. Adults Had OCD in the Past Year
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
WHY ROCD HAPPENS
What Causes ROCD?
There is no single cause. OCD can involve temperament, learning, stress, and life changes, and people who care deeply about being sure often get caught in the loop. ROCD is also different from anxious attachment or general relationship anxiety, though they can look similar. Knowing the cause matters less than treating the cycle. See how these compare below.
Experience | What It Looks Like | How ROCD Is Different |
|---|---|---|
Anxious Attachment | A pattern of fearing abandonment and needing closeness. | ROCD centers on doubting your own feelings or your partner's fit. |
Normal Relationship Doubts | Occasional questions that ease with time or conversation. | ROCD doubts repeat, feel urgent, and return after reassurance. |
Real Relationship Problems | Doubts tied to specific issues like values, goals, or treatment. | ROCD doubts persist even when the relationship is going well. |
Relationship Anxiety | General worry about the future of a relationship. | ROCD adds compulsions like checking, comparing, and reassurance seeking. |
Relationship OCD | Intrusive doubts plus compulsions that take time and cause distress. | Treated with ERP, the first-line therapy for OCD. |
TREATMENT
How ROCD Is Treated with ERP
The International OCD Foundation describes exposure and response prevention as the first-line treatment for OCD. For ROCD, ERP means gently facing doubt, such as writing an uncertain thought about your relationship, without asking for reassurance or checking your feelings. If you have searched how to fix relationship OCD, ERP is the most researched approach, though results vary by person.
Ask About ERP for Relationship OCD.
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FOR PARTNERS
If Your Partner Has ROCD
Answering the same questions again and again can leave partners exhausted. Reassurance feels kind in the moment, but it can keep the doubt loop going. Partners can learn supportive responses that do not feed compulsions. When the relationship itself needs attention, PSG also offers couples therapy in Muncie.
OUR CLINICIANS
Meet Our First Responder Therapy Team
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LEAD PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Robyn (Nikki) Eubank
Psychologist · Certified EMDRIA Therapist · EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Psychologist with over 17 years of experience in counseling and testing; certified EMDRIA therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and international consultant and coach.
Known for a style that challenges, pushes, and tells you like it is, from a place of genuine understanding and unconditional positive regard. The goal is meaningful, sustainable change, reached in a timely and efficient way.
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Dr. Jayda Day
Psychologist
Ball State University graduate providing therapy for teens, young adults with anxiety, depression, trauma, & identity concerns, plus diagnostic testing.
Katie Buchanan
LMSW
Experienced with addiction, trauma, crisis, depression, anxiety, and ADHD; uses CBT, solution-focused therapy, and interpersonal process.
Molly Strauss
M.Ed., Ed.S., NCSP
Works with teens (16+), young adults, adults, and couples using an integrative approach, including CBT and solution-focused methods.
ERP Experience
A therapist who uses exposure and response prevention, the first-line approach for OCD.
No Reassurance Loop
A therapist who gently helps you resist seeking answers instead of providing them each session.
Neutral on Outcome
Support that never pushes you to stay or leave, only to choose without compulsion.
Careful Assessment
Skill in telling ROCD apart from real relationship problems, anxiety, and attachment patterns.
ROCD vs Real Relationship Doubts
WHEN DOUBT IS INFORMATION
Real Relationship Doubts
Real doubts usually connect to specific problems, such as values, goals, or how you are treated, and ease when addressed. Doubts caused by abuse, control, or unsafe behavior are not ROCD. If you feel unsafe, call 911 or reach out for help.
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WHEN DOUBT IS A SYMPTOM
Relationship OCD
ROCD doubts repeat, feel urgent, and are relieved only briefly by reassurance or checking. A clinician, not a quiz, can tell the difference. Start Breaking the Doubt Loop: schedule an OCD consultation.
CLEAR COSTS. PRIVATE CARE.
Cost, Insurance, and Confidentiality
Use your insurance or pay privately. Either way, every session is confidential.
OPTION 2
Private Pay
$125–$200
/ session
Fee-for-service and private-pay sessions cost $125 to $200, depending on the clinician, session length, and type of therapy.
Some clients choose private pay for added privacy or to avoid insurance limits on the number of sessions & no Hidden Fee.
Superbills are available for out-of-network reimbursement
You can receive a Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act
ALWAYS
Confidential Care
Every session takes place in a confidential, non-judgmental space. Like all mental health care, confidentiality has a few legal limits, such as immediate safety concerns; your clinician can walk you through them before you begin.
Protected under federal privacy law (HIPAA)
In person in Muncie or by telehealth
MUNCIE & SURROUNDING AREAS
Start ROCD Therapy in Muncie
Whether doubts started early in dating or years into marriage, ROCD therapy with ERP can help you face uncertainty without endless checking. Tell us what you are experiencing, and our team will help you find the right fit for OCD treatment at PSG.
📞 Call 317-674-3320
📍 3812 W Kilgore Ave, Muncie, IN 47304
🕘 Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm; Saturday by appointment
Therapy will not tell you whether to stay or leave; it helps you decide without compulsion. Contact PSG to schedule.
Psychological Services Group
Address
3812 W Kilgore Ave, Muncie, IN 47304
In-Person Sessions
At our Muncie clinic, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, with Saturday by appointment.
Telehealth
Online therapy lets you attend sessions from home when shifts make travel hard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about
Mental Health Therapy at Psychological Services Group.
How do I know if it is ROCD or real relationship doubts?
Real doubts tend to connect to specific problems or values and ease when addressed. ROCD doubts repeat, feel urgent, and are relieved only briefly by reassurance. A licensed clinician can assess this; no quiz can.
Does ERP work for ROCD?
ERP is the most studied treatment for OCD, and ROCD follows the same obsession-compulsion cycle. Many people see doubt loops loosen with practice, but no outcome can be promised. (confirm ERP-trained clinician)
What if I am in crisis or unsafe in my relationship?
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline any time, day or night.
Is ROCD the same as relationship anxiety?
Not exactly. Relationship anxiety is general worry about a relationship. ROCD involves obsessions and compulsions that take up time and cause distress. A clinician can tell them apart.
Is therapy for ROCD covered by insurance?
OCD is a diagnosable condition, so many plans may cover it. PSG accepts United Healthcare, Anthem, Aetna, TRICARE, and IU Health. Private pay is $125 to $200 per session. (confirm per service)
Can I do ROCD therapy online?
PSG offers telehealth and in-person sessions in Muncie. Contact us to confirm online ERP when you are located in Indiana. (confirm telehealth for ERP)
What is relationship OCD?
Relationship OCD (ROCD) is a form of OCD where intrusive doubts about your relationship or partner trigger compulsions such as reassurance seeking, checking your feelings, and comparing. The doubt feels urgent but keeps returning.
What causes ROCD?
There is no single cause. OCD can involve temperament, learning, stress, and life changes. Treating the doubt loop matters more than finding one cause. (confirm wording with clinician)
How long does ERP for ROCD take?
It varies. Many people attend weekly sessions for several months and practice between sessions. Your clinician sets a pace with you. (confirm typical range)
Should my partner come to sessions?
Often not at first. ERP is individual work, though a partner can later learn how to respond to reassurance requests. Couples therapy at PSG can help when the relationship itself needs attention.
Is ROCD the same as BPD or anxious attachment?
No. They can look similar, but they are different. ROCD is an OCD presentation, attachment style describes relationship patterns, and BPD is a separate diagnosis. Only a clinician can sort out which applies.
How is ROCD treated?
Exposure and response prevention (ERP), a form of cognitive behavioral therapy, is the first-line treatment for OCD according to the International OCD Foundation. You practice facing doubt without reassurance or checking.