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Webinar
05.17.2022
Put the Fun Back in Panic Treatment: Paradox, Defusion, and Acceptance
Professional Webinar Recorded at the Annual Conference - This workshop uses discussion and audience practice to develop its core premise: the key to successful treatment of panic disorder is to help people recognize, and disarm, their persistent efforts to oppose and control it, and the use of humor and paradox can greatly facilitate that work.
Blog post
05.13.2022
Overcoming Agoraphobia - Q&A
A Q&A with ADAA Member Karen Cassiday, PhD, ACT answering community questions on overcoming agoraphobia.
Personal Story
04.20.2022
How I Achieved My Cure of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
I hav
e chosen to focus on my healing, and to say only a few words about my long period of suffering. Chances are, you already know – firsthand or secondhand – more than you'd care to know about the suffering! My own suffering had its unique form, but essentially, it was no different from what you probably already know.
Video (YouTube or Vimeo)
04.18.2022
What is Exposure Therapy?
What is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)?
Personal Story
04.06.2022
Physical Appearance Does Not Define
I am Kealee Hohmann.
Personal Story
03.21.2022
OCD Took My Life Away at the Age of 8
I’m now 16 years old, currently in Italy, and have been living with OCD and the fear of throwing up for so long that I don’t even remember how my life was without it.
Clinical Trial
03.14.2022
The Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Latin Americans
Description of Study
Baylor College of Medicine and the University of North Carolina would like to present the Latin American Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD Genomics, or LATINO. Led by Drs.
Principal Investigator
Eric Storch, PhD, and James Crowley, PhD
Personal Story
03.11.2022
You Can Teach an Old(er) Dog – With OCD – New Tricks! (Or Why I Attended an OCD Treatment Program in My Late 40s)
...I feel that my experience in an OCD Treatment program with an ERP focus was definitely a positive one. I successfully completed exposures forcing me to face some of my worst OCD fears. I feel that I lessened my OCD urges and took some control back over my emotional well-being.
Blog post
03.05.2022
What Happened to My Child? Understanding and Treating “Bad Thought” OCD in Children
The most common rituals for this form of OCD is confessing thoughts to parents and seeking reassurance. While this is the most distressing part for parents, the good news is that if the parents are involved, they can help their children.
Webinar
02.03.2022
Needle Anxiety and How You Can Manage It
Many experience distress about needles. This can interfere with our healthcare, or make the experience very distressing. This webinar offers a simple breathing skill that can help and is based on many years of research.
Personal Story
02.02.2022
They're Just Thoughts
“They’re just thoughts,
And I don’t need to believe them, right?.”
Blog post
02.01.2022
Managing COVID-19 Fears as Mental Health Professionals
Many mental health professionals are now conducting patient visits virtually. I am one of the only psychologists left in my building who has stayed behind to continue in-person work while abiding by COVID protocols. Since our practice specializes in refractory OCD spectrum disorders and anxiety disorders a lot of the work done at our outpatient clinic requires in-vivo exposures, which cannot be replicated on Zoom.
