Learn more about conditions and treatments relevant to you and your child’s mental health.
Conditions
Agoraphobia | Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) | Depression | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) | Grief & Complicated Grief | Health Anxiety | Hoarding | OCD – General | OCD – Treatment | OCD – Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms | OCD – Checking-Related Symptoms | OCD – Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms | OCD – Harm-Related Symptoms | OCD – Perfectionism | OCD – “Pure-O” Symptoms | OCD – Sexual Symptoms | OCD – Non-Behavioral Treatment | Panic Attacks & Panic Disorder | Perfectionism | Phobias | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Social Anxiety | School Refusal | Test Anxiety | Trichotillomania
Treatments
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) | Group Therapy | Intensive Treatment | Medication | Mindfulness | Support Groups
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Agoraphobia
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Depression
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Grief & Complicated Grief
(*coming soon*)
Health Anxiety
Hoarding
OCD – General
OCD – Treatment
OCD – Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms
- Palm Beach OCD support group
- OCD symptoms: the obvious (and the not so obvious)
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale OCD support groups for adults and kids
- OCD, ERP, & doubt sensitivity: Shattering the illusion of certainty
- OCD guilt, shame, disgust, anxiety & depression: Why treatment sometimes fails (and what to do about it)
- OCD & ECT (electro-convulsive therapy): Not a first-line treatment
- OCD and DSM-V: Taking the “anxiety” out of OCD
- Advanced ERP for OCD: how subtle rituals can limit your progress
- ERP therapy for OCD: Shifting from destructive to constructive to gestalt notions
- Parenting Kids & Teens with OCD: Don’t Feed the Reassurance Monster…and Other Quick Tips
- Perfectionism in OCD: When the pursuit of success turns toxic
- OCD perfectionism & social anxiety treatment: Tweet your way to greater health
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Overview
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Neurobiology
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Cognitive Deficits
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Decision Making Abnormalities
- Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD: Treatment Mechanism
- Pure-O OCD (Pure Obsessional OCD): Hidden Rituals
- “Pure-O” OCD: Common Obsessions & Mental Rituals
- OCD & D-cycloserine: A Promising Medication for OCD Treatment
- Pure-O OCD Rituals: Starting Over, Resetting, & Undoing
- OCD Treatment: OCD vs. Me. How do I Tell the Difference?
- OCD Treatment (ERP & CBT): Exposure & Cognitive Restructuring
- Sensorimotor OCD Body-Focused Obsessions & Compulsions (Swallowing, Breathing)
- OCD Core Fears Related to Body-Focused Obsessions & Compulsions (e.g., Swallowing, Breathing, Blinking)
- Treatment for Body-Focused Obsessions & Compulsions in OCD (e.g., Swallowing, Breathing, Blinking)
- Palm Beach (South Florida) OCD Support Groups: Adults, Kids, Teens
- Sensorimotor OCD & Social Anxiety Differential Diagnosis: “Obsessive Swallowing”
- OCD Triggers in Daily Life? Don’t Ritualize. Be Strategic! 3 Tips for Fighting OCD.
- OCD: Screaming, Blurting Out Obscenities/Cursing/Profanity, & Other Unwanted Impulses
- Contamination & Health-related OCD: Obsessions, Fears, & Worries
- OCD & Contamination Fears: Feared Outcomes (Example: HIV/AIDS)
- OCD & Contamination: Reasons Why People Do Rituals/Compulsions
- OCD & Contamination: Washing & Cleaning Compulsions/Rituals
- Reassurance Seeking in OCD
- Fear of Saliva Swallowing & Choking: Treatment & Symptoms (OCD)
- Thought Control & OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
- Treatment of Unwanted Thoughts & Sensations in OCD
- Starting Exposure Therapy: What’s it Like?
- Exposure and Response Prevention: An Analogy
- Scrupulosity & OCD: Religious/Moral Symptoms
- Scrupulosity
- Hit-and-Run OCD
- Worry & “What If” Questions
- Sexual Obsessions in OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
- HOCD: Homosexual OCD & Sexual Orientation OCD
- Checking & OCD: Part 1 (Checking for Safety)
- OCD & Checking: Part 2 (Mental Checking)
- Harm Obsessions & Violent Obsessions
- Aggressive Obsessions: Fear of Harming or Killing Others
- Fear of Hurting Other People
- Suicide Obsessions: Fear of Killing/Harming Yourself
- Postpartum OCD – Fear of Harming Your Baby
- Vomit Phobia – Fear of Vomiting (Emetophobia)
- OCD Awareness Week
- Scary Thoughts as Costumes: The Illusion of Danger
- What is OCD?
- OCD Treatment Group Using ERP
- Group Therapy for OCD: Power in Numbers
- OCD Awareness Week 2016
- Common Misconceptions About Anxiety & OCD Treatment
- Imaginal Exposure vs. In Vivo Exposure for OCD
- ERP Tip of the Day #1
- Contamination OCD – Long Shower Exposures
- ERP Tip of the Day #2
- Anger and OCD – Getting Mad…
- OCD About Pets and Animals: Harm
- Pets & OCD: Contamination
- OCD & Pets: Sexual Thoughts & Scrupulosity
- Hit-and-Run OCD vs. Other Driving Fears
- Driving Fears & Driving Avoidance in Teens & Young Drivers
- ROCD – Relationship OCD
- Relationship OCD (rOCD) – Unwanted Impulses & Images
- OCD Treatment: Back to Basics
- ROCD
- OCD and Uncertainty
- OCD Scriptathon 2017: A Group Scripting Experience
- Scrupulosity Exposure Help?
OCD – Checking-Related Symptoms
- Palm Beach OCD support group
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale OCD support groups for adults and kids
- Palm Beach trichotillomania (trich) support group
- Palm Beach (South Florida) OCD Support Groups: Adults, Kids, Teens
- OCD Scriptathon 2017: A Group Scripting Experience
OCD – Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms
OCD – Harm-Related Symptoms
- OCD symptoms: the obvious (and the not so obvious)
- OCD, ERP, & doubt sensitivity: Shattering the illusion of certainty
- OCD guilt, shame, disgust, anxiety & depression: Why treatment sometimes fails (and what to do about it)
- Advanced ERP for OCD: how subtle rituals can limit your progress
- ERP therapy for OCD: Shifting from destructive to constructive to gestalt notions
- Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD: Treatment Mechanism
- Pure-O OCD (Pure Obsessional OCD): Hidden Rituals
- Fear, Doubt, Uncertainty, ERP, & the Monster Under the Bed
- OCD Treatment: OCD vs. Me. How do I Tell the Difference?
- OCD Treatment (ERP & CBT): Exposure & Cognitive Restructuring
- Treatment for Body-Focused Obsessions & Compulsions in OCD (e.g., Swallowing, Breathing, Blinking)
- Sensorimotor OCD & Social Anxiety Differential Diagnosis: “Obsessive Swallowing”
- Exposure Therapy’s Most Common Mistake: All Eggs in the Habituation Basket
- OCD Triggers in Daily Life? Don’t Ritualize. Be Strategic! 3 Tips for Fighting OCD.
- Does Non-Avoidance = Exposure? No! Anxiety Disorder Treatment Principles for OCD, Panic, Social Anxiety, & Phobias.
- OCD: Screaming, Blurting Out Obscenities/Cursing/Profanity, & Other Unwanted Impulses
- Fear of Saliva Swallowing & Choking: Treatment & Symptoms (OCD)
- Starting Exposure Therapy: What’s it Like?
- Exposure and Response Prevention: An Analogy
- Scrupulosity & OCD: Religious/Moral Symptoms
- Worry & “What If” Questions
- OCD Treatment Group Using ERP
- Common Misconceptions About Anxiety & OCD Treatment
- Imaginal Exposure vs. In Vivo Exposure for OCD
- ERP Tip of the Day #1
- Contamination OCD – Long Shower Exposures
- ERP Tip of the Day #2
- OCD Treatment: Back to Basics
- OCD and Uncertainty
- OCD Scriptathon 2017: A Group Scripting Experience
- Scrupulosity Exposure Help?
OCD – Perfectionism
OCD – “Pure-O” Symptoms (See Also “Body-Focused” & “General”)
OCD – Sexual Symptoms
OCD – Non-Behavioral Treatment Options
Panic Attacks & Panic Disorder
Perfectionism
Phobias
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
(*coming soon*)
School Refusal
Social Anxiety
Test Anxiety
Tics & Tic Disorders (including Tourette’s Disorder)
(*coming soon*)
Trichotillomania
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Website updates: Research, treatment philosophy, & information sections
- To tweet or not to tweet (aka, keeping private things private in the Facebook/Twitter era)
- Therapy as Science: You + Your Therapist + Scientific Method
- The beginning of something new
- Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+) in a psychological practice
- OCD Awareness Week 2016
- IOCDF Conference, IOP for OCD Program, & Group Therapy for Panic…
- Group Therapy for OCD: Power in Numbers
- Contamination OCD – Long Shower Exposures
- Anger and OCD – Getting Mad…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
(*coming soon*)
Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
Group Therapy
Intensive Treatment
Medication
- Worry & “What If” Questions
- Therapy as Science: You + Your Therapist + Scientific Method
- The Power of Being Selfish: Selfishness as a Key to Mental Health
- Teen Social Anxiety Group (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Group Therapy)
- Specific phobias: symptoms & CBT treatment (reader question)
- Social Anxiety Treatment: CBT & Intentional Mistake Practice (an example)
- OCD Treatment: OCD vs. Me. How do I Tell the Difference?
- OCD Treatment: Back to Basics
- OCD Treatment (ERP & CBT): Exposure & Cognitive Restructuring
- Imaginal Exposure vs. In Vivo Exposure for OCD
- Fear, Doubt, Uncertainty, ERP, & the Monster Under the Bed
- Exposure Therapy’s Most Common Mistake: All Eggs in the Habituation Basket
- ERP Tip of the Day #2
- ERP Tip of the Day #1
- Driving Fears & Driving Avoidance in Teens & Young Drivers
- Does Non-Avoidance = Exposure? No! Anxiety Disorder Treatment Principles for OCD, Panic, Social Anxiety, & Phobias.
- Common Misconceptions About Anxiety & OCD Treatment
- Anger and OCD – Getting Mad…
Mindfulness
- Hoarding: Treatment, symptoms, and personal impact/costs
- Hoarding treatment: Choosing the right therapist
Motivational Interviewing
(*coming soon*)