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Webinar
05.16.2024
A New Transdiagnostic Treatment Target for Child Anxiety: Independence
This roundtable of leaders in the field of child anxiety with the goal of discusses a refocusing of CBT on the construct of child independence to bring effective treatment to far more children, reduce clinician, parent, and child resistance to treatment, and increase effect sizes. IFT is described, and preliminary data on its effectiveness is presented. The role of resilience as an outcome of independence and a possible transdiagnostic mechanism in the treatment of child
anxiety is also discussed. How to adapt independence activities for children who live in inner-city, rural, and suburban settings is discussed.
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.
Personal Story
03.20.2024
Advocating for Mental Health with Music
My music persona “Goldyngambit” has become my brand to be an advocate of mental health awareness. And had I not battled this illness, I wouldn’t have been able to create my art.
Personal Story
02.06.2024
Rising Above My Story of Depression and Anxiety
After a while, my life began to take on meaning. I let myself feel. I unearthed pain, raw emotions, and intense feelings. These are not minor feats, especially for anyone suffering from depression or anxiety.
Personal Story
08.16.2023
Treat Anxiety as a Mustard Seed
Most would agree that treating invasive cancer when it is still just the size of a mustard seed has a much better prognosis than waiting and treating it when it metastasizes into a larger, less curable disease. My cancer experience makes me more resolute about treating anxiety early.
Personal Story
08.09.2023
Understanding the Complexity of Complex PTSD (CPTSD)
Growing up in Japan with a workaholic surgeon father and an often-absent socialite mother, I was raised by a revolving cast of caregivers who worked at my father's hospital. An unstable home environment and lack of a consistent caregiver created in me a melancholic, anxious child prone to insomnia.
