
The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD
Step-by-Step Tips and Evidence-Based Practices
Justin K. Hughes(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 29. June 2026
Book
Hardback
298 pages
978-1-041-09648-1 (ISBN)
Description
Struggling with unwanted intrusive thoughts or repetitive compulsions? This definitive guide offers a compassionate and practical roadmap for Christians seeking healing from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Discover the nuts and bolts of evidence-based treatment, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP), while deepening your faith.
OCD is a treatable illness, not a lack of faith. Through a Christ-centered approach, this book helps you understand the OCD cycle and its subtypes, including scrupulosity, where faith concerns become obsessions. With practical exercises and biblical insights, you'll learn how to change your relationship to fear, doubt, and uncertainty.
The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD gives you the tools you need to stop the cycle of shame and isolation and find hope and lasting recovery through a whole-person approach that addresses the mind, body, and spirit. This is an essential resource that invites anyone with OCD-or those who love them-to embrace a life of freedom, purpose, and a deeper connection with God.
OCD is a treatable illness, not a lack of faith. Through a Christ-centered approach, this book helps you understand the OCD cycle and its subtypes, including scrupulosity, where faith concerns become obsessions. With practical exercises and biblical insights, you'll learn how to change your relationship to fear, doubt, and uncertainty.
The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD gives you the tools you need to stop the cycle of shame and isolation and find hope and lasting recovery through a whole-person approach that addresses the mind, body, and spirit. This is an essential resource that invites anyone with OCD-or those who love them-to embrace a life of freedom, purpose, and a deeper connection with God.
Reviews / Votes
"This is more than a book-it's a must-have resource for Christian mental health professionals and anyone on an OCD journey! Justin brilliantly weaves clinical insights and an abundance of practical tools with a rich understanding of Scripture. This is one of the best resources I've come across for Christians seeking to overcome anxiety with spiritual life that really makes sense-rooted and grounded in truth, freedom, and tangible grace."Joe Padilla, Co-founder of Mental Health Grace Alliance
"This book offers a rare integration of faith and evidence-based practice, giving Christians with OCD both practical tools and spiritual guidance. With clarity and compassion, it lights a path toward freedom, hope, and lasting change in ways that can improve your life."
Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"In The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD, Justin Hughes provides a cogent integration of evidence-based strategies and Biblical principles to help believers who struggle with OCD. Romans 8:1 (NKJV) notes that 'there is therefore now no condemnation to those who walk according to the spirit, not according to the flesh,' and Justin does a masterful job providing hope for the believer who struggles with OCD by destigmatizing these symptoms that often leave many Christians feeling condemned. If you are a Christian who struggles with symptoms of OCD, this is a must-have treatment guide."
Kevin Chapman, PhD, licensed Psychologist, Author of Mastering Our Emotions, and Director of The Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
"I've been waiting a lifetime for a book like The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD. You will be left feeling seen, heard, and empowered."
Valerie Andrews, IOCDF Lead Advocate
"Justin Hughes has written a thoughtful and compassionate book sure to resonate with any Christian struggling with OCD. His book provides valuable, up-to-date information on this disabling condition, all through the lens of a devout Christian. Facts about OCD and its treatment are punctuated by relevant quotes from scripture, opportunities for reflection and prayer, vignettes from his work with Christian patients, and tips for navigating through misconceptions and barriers commonly experienced by Christians with OCD. I urge any OCD sufferer, perhaps especially those who question the compatibility of medical science and Christianity, to read this book."
C. Alec Pollard, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and founding Director, Center for OCD & Anxiety-Related Disorders, Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
General
Illustrations
24 s/w Abbildungen, 24 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 32 s/w Tabellen
32 Tables, black and white; 24 Halftones, black and white; 24 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-09648-1 (9781041096481)
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Additional editions

Justin K. Hughes
The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD
Step-by-Step Tips and Evidence-Based Practices
E-Book
approx. 06/2026
Routledge
€26.49
Available for download

Justin K. Hughes
The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD
Step-by-Step Tips and Evidence-Based Practices
E-Book
approx. 06/2026
Routledge
€26.49
Available for download

Justin K. Hughes
The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD
Step-by-Step Tips and Evidence-Based Practices
Book
approx. 06/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
€26.50
Not yet published
Person
Justin K. Hughes, MA, LPC, is a therapist and author specializing in OCD and anxiety. A CBT practitioner trained in psychology and theology (Dallas Theological Seminary), he bridges mental health and faith.
Content
Part I: Building Your Foundation 1. OCD-The Formerly Untreatable Illness 2. The Rationale-Treatment and Faith Are Not Mutually Exclusive 3. Preparation-Getting Ready for the Work Part II: Fundamental Skills and Techniques 4. Assessment-Seeing the Truth 5. Exposure and Response Prevention-The Game Changer 6. Subtypes-The Many Faces of OCD 7. Beliefs-Telling Yourself the Truth 8. Scrupulosity-Seeing Sin Where There Is None Part III: Common Helps and Problem Solving 9. Family-Support or Accommodation 10. Getting Stuck-Help for Expectable Problems 11. Whole Person Health-Mind, Body, and Spirit Part IV: Deeper Growth and Maturity 12. Thriving in Community-How Others Strengthen Recovery 13. Maintain Gains-Relapse Prevention and Beyond