Thriving with Anxiety and Depression

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FREE Live Webinar presented by ADAA member Ashley Smith, PhD

Everyone wants to be happy, right?  If you struggle with anxiety or depression, though, you know first-hand how much these symptoms can interfere with your quality of life. The skills and strategies that help reduce these symptoms, while important, are not necessarily the same ones that actively promote “the good stuff” in life like wellbeing and happiness. Fortunately, the field of positive psychology has shed light on a lot of ways to actively promote thriving.

Renae M. Reinardy, PsyD

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Renae M. Reinardy

Renae M. Reinardy, PsyD is a Licensed Psychologist and Director of the Lakeside Center for Behavioral Change. Dr. Reinardy specializes in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and related conditions. She is the Program Developer of CourageCritters.com, a skills-focused online and plush animal system. Dr. Reinardy serves on the BTTI Faculty for the International OCD Foundation, and PTI Faculty and Board Member for the TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

Marla Deibler, PsyD

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Marla W. Deibler, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, a multi-site, behavioral healthcare center specializing in the evaluation and evidence-based treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders.  Dr. Deibler currently serves on the Faculty of Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

Mandy Simmons, MA, PsyD

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Mandy Simmons, MA, PsyD

Mandy Simmons (she/they) earned their doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver with a specialty focus in behavior analysis and psychological assessment. Dr. Simmons has extensive experience treating anxiety, OCD, and related disorders with a specialization in treating bodily-focused repetitive behaviors.

Elizabeth McMahon, PhD

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Elizabeth McMahon, PhD

Elizabeth McMahon, PhD is a recognized expert in virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) who has specialized in anxiety disorders for over 30 years and has used virtual reality (VR) with clients since 2010. Dr. McMahon has given CE presentations on using VR to treat anxiety and phobias at national conferences, including for ADAA, the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and PESI.

Kendra Onoh

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Kendra Onoh

Kendra Onoh, Pharm.D. Candidate, is a fourth-year professional pharmacy student at St. Louis College of Pharmacy at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. She received her bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in Health Sciences through the college in 2019, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Ms. Onoh is currently the historian for Rho Chi Honor Society, Beta Kappa Chapter and the mental health chair for Student National Pharmacist Association. In addition to her pharmacy intern license, immunization certification, and basic life support training, Ms.

Kelly Birmingham, PsyD

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Kelly Birmingham PsyD

Kelly Birmingham-Watts is a Postdoctoral Resident with the Center for OCD and Anxiety-Related Disorders (COARD).  Kelly uses evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat patients in the Intensive Outpatient Program, individual therapy, and Social Anxiety Exposure Group that she co-facilitates with Dr. VanDyke. She completed her Psy.D. requirements from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and her Predoctoral internship with the St. Louis Psychology Internship Consortium.

Trauma

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Most people who endure traumatic experiences are able to recover and do not sustain longstanding impact. An individual’s response to trauma is based on many different factors including their biology, the proximity to and severity of the trauma, the context in which the trauma occurred and the personal meaning of the experience.