Navigating the Complexities of a Therapeutic Relationship

Providing evidence-based treatment to clients with anxiety and OCD is not only ethical, but it is essential.  However, learning these treatments doesn’t help you navigate the complexities of

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Getting Started with a new Client? Focus on Empathy and Psycho education

I love the success stories my clients share with me. I feel joy seeing a client move from living a life painfully limited by anxiety to a rich,

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CBT with Complicated Clients – Part I

Some clients have enormous burdens from anxiety and other problems that complicate treatment. Sometimes clinicians can refer complicated clients to a more experienced clinician in their area, or

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Navigating Countertransference with Challenging Clients

Working with clients who have severe anxiety or OCD can bring with it a host of challenging experiences for the therapist,including countertransference. Oftentimes these clients have seen multiple

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Managing the Noise In Your Head

Here is a fun, free six part video series from Reid Wilson, Ph.D., that demonstrates the self-talk necessary to get well from anxiety and OCD. “The Noise in

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What Matters Most in the Treatment of Anxiety

Every time a new client with anxiety sits in my office with their brain’s twisted version of danger signals, I find myself wondering, “What if I can’t help

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