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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.
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12.13.2023
Parenting During the Holiday Season: 3 Tips from 3 Psychologists for Tackling Holiday Stress
In conjunction with the recent webinar "Holiday Parenting Q&A: Coping with Stress and Anxiety", psychologists Colleen Cummings, PhD, Susan Wilson, PhD, and Nina Shiffrin Starin, PhD, provide their top 3 tips for parents to help cope with stress and anxiety during the holidays.
Blog post
11.28.2023
4 Key Considerations for Developmentally Informed Youth OCD Treatment
Youth OCD assessment and treatment is far more nuanced than a downward extension of adult OCD approaches, for good reason. What are some of the fundamental ways cognitive-behavioral approaches for youth OCD differ from their adult counterparts?
Blog post
11.28.2023
7 Tips on Showing Up When a Loved One is Undergoing Gender Transition
Someone you love or care for very much has shared with you that they want to “transition”. What does it mean and what do you do now?
Blog post
06.30.2023
New ADAA Member Books! Summer 2023
Check out our ADAA members' new books that offer help for the public and support for professionals.
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
12.12.2022
Residential Treatment for Youth with OCD: Answers to Your Top 3 Questions
The decision to seek residential treatment for OCD may be one of the most difficult decisions to make as a family. Here are the top 3 general questions we tend to get when families are considering a program like ours.
Blog post
07.15.2022
Five Fantastic Formats to Engage Youth to Talk About Social Identity
The digital natives we child-focused clinicians work with are simply incredible. Not only do they know their way around technology far better than many adults, but they’re also often fluid with their identity: openly embracing either their or their peers’ diverse ancestry, gender identity, sexual orientation, religions, family background, financial standing, as well as neurodivergence and disabilities in themselves and others.