Education
What is Inhibitory Learning and How Do You Apply it to Anxiety and OCD?
When I talk about Inhibitory Learning Theory to the clinicians I train, I get one of three responses: What is that? I never heard of
June 28, 2020
Anxiety Training Blog
Education
Treatment Resistance and Family Accommodation: Is There a Link?
Exposure and Response prevention for anxiety and OCD can be difficult in the best of circumstances, but when a client refuses to participate or family
May 29, 2020
Consultation
Tips for Therapists to Reduce COVID-19 Stress
As a CBT therapist, you are very valuable at all times, but never more so than in this time of runaway stress. It is more
April 30, 2020
Education
Uncertainty
Uncertainty is at the forefront of what we teach our clients, along with distress tolerance. During this time with the Coronavirus, we are all heaped
March 21, 2020
Education
Maintaining Calm in the Middle of Global Crisis
This is a difficult time for everyone. Things are changing so fast, and it’s hard to know at any given time what are helpful or
March 13, 2020
Education
Why does anxiety hit us where it hurts?
Anxiety picks the worst times to torment us, and because it’s in our own brains, it torments us about what we care about the most
March 9, 2020
Education
When to Involve Family in Therapy
How often do you involve family in therapy sessions when you are treating an anxious client? In my practice, I encourage my clients to invite
January 23, 2020
Education
Cultivating Gratitude
Clients who come to see us suffering terribly from anxiety and OCD understandably often have little ability to think about being grateful for anything. They
January 1, 2020
Training
Miracles Do Happen-With Some Hard Work and Perseverance!
Treating anxiety and OCD can be very challenging but miracles do happen! Do you ever sit across from a new client who has been battling
December 1, 2019
Training
Update On Emetophobia
Some phobias are so specific and common that they have special names: Arachnophobia and claustrophobia come to mind. Any phobia can have a powerful and
November 3, 2019
Resources
Kids with OCD Show the Power of Not Keeping it a Secret
Last week I held a Community event for kids with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I showed the movie: “Unstuck: An OCD Kid’s Movie” at a
October 13, 2019
Training
The Journey with Therapists New to CBT for Anxiety and OCD Begins
This past week I had the privilege of spending two days presenting the live version of our 12-hour CBT course to 46 therapists in Woburn,
September 25, 2019
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