YourGreaterGood.com is a joint outreach project of Jeff Bell and The Anxiety Center of Sacramento, aiming to offer a new perspective on proven strategies in the treatment of anxiety disorders and related conditions.

The project is an outgrowth of Dr. Robin Zasio’s clinical experience working with OCD sufferers and Jeff Bell’s firsthand experience confronting his own OCD treatment challenges. Both "Dr. Robin" and Jeff are strong of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) techniques, which are based out of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. That said, they also know that these evidence-based techniques can prove especially challenging and that introducing a new "Greater Good" perspective can foster enormous success. 

YourGreaterGood.com aims to make this groundbreaking model accessible to both those sufferering from anxiety and depression, and treatment providers alike.

Here are the principles of the Greater Good Perspective:

The Greater Good Perspective Shift (GGPS) is a simple but powerful concept allowing people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and those battling severe doubt to reframe their decision-making… even in the throes of great anxiety.  At its core are the following basic assumptions (applied to OCD):

Because OCD is black and white, so too are the "default" choices he/she weighs: "right" vs. "wrong" or "good" vs. "bad."

As seen through the distorted lenses of OCD… "good" choices are those that reduce fear and alleviate doubt; "bad" choices are those that increase fear and introduce doubt.

Because compulsions (temporarily) reduce fear and/or doubt, they are almost always seen as "good" choices.

A "Greater Good" framework acknowledges the perceived (though distorted) "good" of acting on compulsions, but also introduces a "greater good" choice—one that, in some way, serves purposes larger than OCD and tends to benefit themselves or others.

Because "purpose and service" tend to trump "fear and doubt" as human motivators (our contention!!), this framework shift serves to lead those with OCD to far more productive decisions… including those essential to tackling traditional ERP therapy.

For a calander of the next "Your Greater Good" Workshop, please go to our Calander of Upcoming Events page.  To register for a "Your Greater Good" Workshop, go to www.YourGreaterGood.com or contact Dr. Robin Zasio, Psy.D. at 916.273.1158