Matthew Bannister CPSS: OCD & Related Anxiety Disorders Peer Support

30/10/2024

Exciting announcement! 📣 I’m absolutely thrilled and honoured that this weekend’s OCD Warrior Badass Tribe virtual support group will be having a very special guest joining us, who is the founder of CBT School, founder of multi award winning podcast show Your Anxiety Toolkit which has over 3 million downloads worldwide and author of best selling book The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD enjoyed by over 10,000 people. This weekends special guest is non other than OCD specialist Kimberley Quinlan! Kim is a phenomenal OCD specialist and International OCD Foundation Advocate who has over 14 years of experience specializing in severe Anxiety Disorders & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I had the honour of being on Kim’s podcast show Your Anxiety Toolkit earlier this year advocating my story of overcoming Visual Tourettic OCD and had an absolute blast! Kim can’t wait to meet and connect with all of you on this weekend’s OCD Warrior Badass Tribe virtual support group and answer any questions you have 🙂. Thank you again Kim for all of your support! It is really appreciated and the Virtual Support group date is this Saturday, 2nd November 🙌🫶.

The times for this weekends group are listed below with updated winter time world clock changes. Please send me a message if you would like the link for the virtual support group 🙂.

5pm BST UK
6pm CET Europe
8pm Saudi Arabia
2pm GMT Ottawa, Canada
1pm ET USA
10am PT USA
10:30pm GMT India
11pm BST Bangladesh
2am GMT South Korea (Sunday)
4am GMT Melbourne, Australia (Sunday)
6am GMT Wellington, New Zealand (Sunday)

09/08/2024

Exciting announcement 📣. Tomorrow on Saturday 10th August special guest Shannon Shy will be joining the Classic OCD & Visual Tourettic OCD Warrior Badass Tribe virtual support group! Shannon is a retired U.S. Marine Reserve Lieutenant Colonel and the author of four books “It’ll be Okay How I Kept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) from Ruining My Life, Dad, I Love You All the Way to God and Back": Observations From a Five-Year Old & Five Pledges For Dads, Hope is On Your Side: A Motivational Journal for Those Affected with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Turning Points Peer Support with a Strategy to Help Those Affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Shannon is also the former President of the International OCD Foundation and the current president of Trillium Drop In Center at Woodbridge Virgina. Shannon’s recovery story has inspired, empowered and given hope to thousands worldwide with his proven strategy that Shannon created for recovering from OCD. Shannon is also a Certified Recovery Peer Support Specialist and has also helped thousands of the OCD community with providing insight into how to build a recovery foundation, his strategy to overcome OCD, motivation, encouragement, and tips for sufferers to self-motivate. Shannon can’t wait to meet and connect with all of the OCD Warrior Badass Tribe to share his recovery journey and answer any questions from group members. It is an absolute honour to have Shannon join the group as Shannon is the true definition of a true real life hero and inspiration. See you all tomorrow at 6pm BST UK time/1pm EST USA time!

If you’re interested in joining the group please feel free to message me or follow the OCD Warrior Badass Tribe Facebook group 🙂.

19/07/2024

Hey fellow badass warriors! Here are new graphics with tomorrow’s support group listings with co-host Laura Houghton and myself. If your new and would like to join the OCD Warrior badass Tribe support group please email me at matt3ban@hotmail.com and I will add you to the list or join OCD Warrior Badass Tribe Facebook group for the zoom links 🙂. Where both looking forward to seeing you all there as always!

P.S You are all the most courageous, bravest and resilient community in the world! I’m so proud of every single person here facing somthing that can be so debilitating day to day, showing to yourselves you can overcome this, you can reclaim your life back and you will find a way. Cause OCD will never define you and you absolutely can get better and recover 🙌🫶.

04/07/2024

Believe & Overcome, I believe in you! 🙌🫶

18/06/2024

Exciting announcement! 📣

matthewbannister-cpss.com has officially launched! As a Certified Peer Support Specialist I will be offering peer support worldwide to all the OCD community! This is my dream and my biggest passion to walk along side the OCD community, to know that you are not alone, you are seen, you are heard, and you are supported and validated. My website also has resources listed with world renowned OCD organisations such as the IOCDF, amazing OCD specialists, advocates with their online courses, books, podcasts and much more! To give the OCD community as much knowledge and awareness as possible. I can't wait to connect with you, be apart of your journey and walk along side you every step of the way. Believe & overcome, I believe in you!

12/02/2024

Flip the script, Self compassion, mindfulness, kick OCD’s butt, reclaim your life back and you can do it! 🙌🙌🙌🫶🫶🫶

09/02/2024

You always have the power of choice, let’s choose to make OCD powerless mutually! 🙌

31/01/2024

Hey everyone!

I have an exciting announcement, I’m now a Certified Peer Support Specialist. I will be specialising with peers from the OCD community, Mental Health community and all diverse communities. My available weekly dates will be from Tuesday - Saturday. For any enquiries please direct message me or send me an email to matt3ban@hotmail.com

I am thrilled to join you on your journey to better understand OCD! While OCD can be challenging, it is important to know that it is possible to overcome and reclaim your life with the right approach. I am here to guide you towards the resources you need. Remember, connection, compassion, empowerment, and validation are key in facing OCD. By embracing a positive mindset and understanding that OCD does not define you, you can tackle each step towards recovery with confidence. It is completely normal to feel uncertain or overwhelmed at times, but you do not have to face this alone. Peer support can make a significant difference in your recovery journey, and I am eager to be there to assist you in finding the therapy that works best for you. Together, we can conquer OCD and help you reclaim your life. Don't hesitate to reach out - I have walked in your shoes and am here to support you every step of the way. Let’s work together to overcome OCD and reach new heights in your recovery journey!

Here are my time slots and they are 40 minutes per session. My bookings can be scheduled for one fixed day of every week at £26.50 per session virtually online with zoom thank you.

Tuesday - Saturday
10am - 4.40pm GMT UK
11am - 5.40pm CET Europe
5am - 11.40am Eastern Time USA
4am - 10.40am Central Time USA
3am - 9.40am Mountain Time USA
2am - 8.40am Pacific Time USA
6.30am - 1.10pm GMT Newfoundland Canada
6am - 12.40pm GMT Halifax Canada
5am - 11.40am GMT Ottawa Canada
4am - 10.40am GMT Winnipeg Canada
3am - 9.40am GMT Edmonton Canada
2am - 8.40am GMT Vancouver Canada
5pm - 11.40pm GMT Christmas Island Australia
6pm - 00.40pm GMT Perth Australia
8.30pm - 3.10am GMT Adelaide Australia
10pm - 4.40am GMT Kingston Australia
11pm - 5.40am GMT Wellington New Zealand
3.30pm - 10.10pm GMT India
7pm - 1.40am GMT South Korea

27/01/2024

Hey everyone! I have some exciting news, last week I had the honour of being invited to Your Anxiety Tool Kit Podcast with Kimberley Quinlan who is an amazing IOCDF Advocate and an incredible OCD specialist. I share my story with Visual Tourettic OCD and how I overcame it in my recovery journey with Value based ERP, Mindfulness, Self compassion, Motivation with having a why and reaching out for support. Here is the link and I hope you take, inspiration, empowerment, hope and belief that you can overcome OCD with all of its manifestations and you will! You can also listen to the podcast episode on all podcast platforms by following Your Anxiety Tool Kit 🙂.

Visual Staring OCD (also known as Visual Tourrettic OCD), a complex and often misunderstood form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, involves an uncontrollable urge to stare at certain objects or body parts, leading to significant distress and impairment. In an enlightening conversation with Kimberley...

23/01/2024

Believe and you will always overcome 🙌🫶