Education
Staying Open to Alternative Therapies
Do you wonder what else may be helpful to your clients who are suffering with anxiety or OCD? Are you already using alternative therapies with
October 11, 2016
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Consultation
Do You Fear Exposure and Response Prevention?
Fear of Causing Pain: We clinicians went into our profession to help people; we are often natural caretakers. One of the paradoxes in training clinicians
September 28, 2016
Training
Patience
Patience is not one of my strong suits. I am sitting at the Toyota Dealership waiting for my car to be serviced and I was
September 22, 2016
Education
The hardest part of being a CBT therapist
Usually in the first session with a new client I am able to end with the client having a notebook with a diagnosis, a brief
September 15, 2016
Education
The Power of an OCD Support Group
I have been facilitating a monthly OCD support group for the past 21 years. I never would have thought I would continue to provide this
September 8, 2016
Training
Welcome to the Fair! Setting Treatment Goals
I’m just back in the office after two wonderful weeks of summer vacation with my family in Maine. One day we had a blast at
August 31, 2016
Training
Helping Children Conquer Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder is the most common anxiety disorder, affecting up to 13% of people in the U.S. at some time. Because children’s development focuses
August 25, 2016
Education
Involving Family Members in Treatment
When providing supervision to clinicians, I always ask if they make it a point to include family members in their sessions. The answer is usually,
August 18, 2016
Training
Taming the OCD Bully
During a recent OCD support group, one of the members shared in graphic detail how OCD convinced him of being a homosexual. He said the
August 10, 2016
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Follow up from #OCDcon
There were so many resources for OCD available at the IOCDF conference last week in Chicago! This picture give you a little taste of the
August 5, 2016
Education
An Unexpected Gift – Traveling with OCD
Sometimes I receive unexpected gifts when I am in a place of being open to receive them. I had such an experience on my way
August 2, 2016
Consultation
CBT Therapists for Anxiety are Valuable!
I have colleagues to call for informal, peer supervision when I need help with an anxiety or OCD case, and in an online peer group
July 27, 2016
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