Michael Alcee, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Tarrytown, NY, and is a Mental Health Educator at the Manhattan School of Music. He is the author of Therapeutic Improvisation: How to Stop Winging It and Own It as a Therapist. Michael was the winner of the American Psychological Association's Division 39 Schillinger Memorial Award in 2019 for the best essay on the link between psychoanalysis and jazz. He is a regular contributor at Psychology Today where he writes about the intersection between creativity, psychotherapy, parenting, improv, pop culture, & much more. Michael has contributed to NPR, The Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times, among others. He has been a TEDx speaker and organizer and has appeared on a variety of podcasts.

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Using vivid case examples, practical exercises, personal anecdotes, and inspiring stories, The Upside of OCD integrates the best of what's already out there for OCD treatment with a new relational twist that will take your treatment to a whole new level.

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Introduction: Claiming The Hidden Upside

Chapter 1: OCD Reimagined

Chapter 2: Mapping the Heart of OCD

Chapter 3: All This Good Inside: Masterminding OCD

Chapter 4: OCD Does Your Dirty Work

Chapter 5: Caring for Your Wildness

Chapter 6: Making Meaning in the Face of Death

Chapter 7 Freeing the Muse Within the Critic

Chapter 8: Becoming Yourself With and Beyond Your OCD

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