Donna comes to counseling because she thinks that she has obsessive compulsive disorder. She has numerous obsessive thoughts. One of these thoughts is that she has left the coffee-maker on in her apartment and that it will start a fire that will burn the building down. The coffee-maker worry results in her returning to her apartment 3 or 4 times each morning, and she is often late to work. Donna's solution-focused therapy counselor, Bob, wonders aloud if she is sensitive to detail, routine and order. Bob has

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Bob has normalized the problem by suggesting that Donna's behavior might be due to sensitivity to detail, routine, and order, which reframes her obsessive thoughts in a more positive or typical light.

Donna Comes to Counseling Because She Thinks That She Has