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Personal Story
06.04.2024
7 Things I Wish I’d Known About Social Anxiety 20 Years Ago
I battled social anxiety disorder for over 20 years before finally overcoming it. Over that time, I learned a lot of valuable lessons. These are some of the things that I wish someone could’ve told me when I was first going through the struggle.
Webinar
05.16.2024
When to Start, Modify, and Pause ERP for OCD Treatment
ADAA 2024 Conference Recorded Presentation by Tyler Grove, PhD – University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry.
This talk aims to unpack the decisions behind starting, modifying, and pausing ERP with a patient. We will examine example cases and apply research findings to develop guidelines for this challenging decision-making process.
Blog post
05.15.2024
2024 ADAA Annual Conference Highlights from the InStride Health Team
The annual Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) conference has become the mecca of evidence-based practitioners and researchers for anxiety, OCD, and depression.
Webinar
05.03.2024
Activating the Environment: Practical Tips for Caregivers to Enhance Care Coordination for Effective Treatment of Childhood Anxiety and OCD
The InStride Health team discusses the importance of taking a systems-based approach to care, identify common challenges, and offes practical solutions. They also provide recommendations for how caregivers can facilitate “surround sound” for their child when working with the various adults in their child’s system.
Support Group
04.25.2024
OCD Exposure Support Group
Having trouble doing your own exposures? This weekly support group, guided by our expert ERP therapists, will provide a setting to master exposure with peer support.
When: Every Tuesday at 6:15 EST
Where: in person at 224 W 30th Street, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10001
Support Group
04.25.2024
Social Anxiety Support Group
Do you experience social anxiety? This weekly support group will include practicing exposure with others who share the same challenges. Facilitated by ERP therapist Tracey Horst, this group will offer opportunities for connection and progress towards recovery for participants.
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Personal Story
04.24.2024
Living with OCD, Autism and Depression
I was diagnosed with OCD, autism, and depression. In elementary school, I always felt different—I didn't understand the people around me, and I was treated badly.
Personal Story
04.01.2024
Dreaming Beyond My OCD
I was diagnosed early with my first mental health disorder – ADHD – at the age of 12. Six years later I received a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. And at 34, OCD. This was the most challenging, both in terms of the symptoms and the treatment.
Blog post
03.21.2024
Helping Children Face Their Worries and Fears: Tips from Two Psychologists
As parents we don’t like or want to see our children struggling. But worries, fears and anxieties are a natural part of life, and we have to understand that children go through these processes just like adults do. But as parents and caregivers, we should also be in tune with the degree, severity, frequency, and nature of our children’s fears and worries and know when a child might need some help.
Blog post
03.13.2024
Tackling Shy Bladder Syndrome: Understanding and Managing Paruresis
Does the thought of using a public restroom fill you with dread? Shy bladder syndrome, or paruresis, is more than a minor inconvenience; it represents a significant performance anxiety disorder affecting countless individuals
Blog post
03.01.2024
Don’t Wait 17 Years: Get Help for OCD
Folks with OCD see 14-17 years, on average, between OCD symptoms appearing and getting a correct diagnosis. Here are four steps as a guide to better outcomes.
Blog post
02.29.2024
Hope for Christians with OCD
Christians with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be especially alarmed by intrusive thoughts that involve aggressive, sexual, or religious themes. Christians with OCD might start to wonder, “What does it mean about me, that I’m having this thought?” and may wonder if they secretly are, deep down, a pedophile, murderer, or monster.
