Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

If you spend a lot of time worrying about how you look — often focusing on specific features or perceived flaws — you may be experiencing BDD. It can feel distressing, exhausting, and hard to talk about. At Hampstead Psychology, we help people move toward a more peaceful relationship with their body and self-image — in clinics across London or online.

What Is BDD?

BDD is a condition where you become preoccupied with how you look — even if others don’t notice the “problem.”

You might:

• Obsess over one or more parts of your body (e.g. skin, face, hair, shape)

• Avoid mirrors — or check your reflection constantly

• Seek constant reassurance or compare yourself to others

• Avoid social situations or photos

• Feel anxious, ashamed, or low because of your appearance

BDD is not vanity. It’s a distressing condition — and help is available.

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We tailor treatment to each individual, drawing on a range of evidence-based approaches including Exposure and Response Prevention, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and other specialist therapies. Or see other pages related to anxiety here anxiety, OCD and depression.