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Blog post 05.10.2022

How I Learned to Stop Avoiding Life

This blog was originally posted on Ten Percent Happier on April 22, 2022 and is reprinted here with permission

Blog post 04.29.2024

Navigating the Telehealth Terrain: Recognizing the Limits and Knowing When to Pivot to In-Person Care

Telehealth allows for increased access to care, providing a flexible option for families, and allows for exposure work in the home setting where compulsions may be the strongest. Yet, telehealth does not come without challenges.

Blog post 02.27.2024

Opening a Private Practice

In 2009 I decided to step out of my comfort zone and open a solo private practice. I’ve enjoyed the last 15 years in private practice, and looking back, there are some choices I made that were on point, some that were errors in judgements, but all were learning experiences.

Blog post 10.12.2023

Compulsions – They Aren’t Always What They Seem

Whether we hear the term from a client, another provider, or our own classification of someone’s symptoms, “compulsions” tend carry with them some level of assumption – that this might just be OCD.

Blog post 04.24.2023

Teletherapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders: Factors to Consider

Now that telehealth and in-person services are available, what are important factors for clinicians, youth, and families to consider?

Blog post 12.06.2022

Exposures for OCD: Getting Creative

The ability to be ourselves with clients makes it so much easier to connect, to be real about how challenging treatment is, and enlist their help to ensure that whatever the exposure is, its something they can tolerate, trust in, and most importantly, begin to experience relief from their intrusive thoughts and the compulsions that may dominate their lives.

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.

Blog post 04.16.2020

Why Right Now is the Perfect Time to Start Therapy

I’ve heard from friends countless times that they have considered therapy, but their lives were just too busy for it. Maybe when they had more time, they’d say.

Blog post 04.13.2020

Top Ten Teletherapy Tips for Kids & Teens

Much of the mental health community is moving to teletherapy. While some parents and providers have experienced this type of therapy before, for many it’s brand new! Here are 10 teletherapy tips to help kids and teens get the most out of their teletherapy sessions:

Blog post 04.09.2020

Tele-mental Health and the Coronavirus

Overnight the world changed. Public health terms have become common phrases; we hear people talking about flattening the curve and social distancing. Scientists have become household names, with Dr.

Blog post 04.01.2020

Therapists Switch to Online Therapy Because of Coronavirus Shutdowns: How You Can Still Get the Therapy You Need

Coronavirus has turned our world upside down. Many businesses that typically require being present in person are shut down and unable to operate.

Blog post 03.30.2020

Strategies for Effective Telehealth Sessions

*With the pandemic creating untold new challenges for us all, many therapists have completely switched to video visits with their patients. For those of you who are new to telehealth, it may be useful to check out some of these links for technical and ethical guidance: