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How To Find Balance During This Stressful Time
People deal with stress in different ways and while there is no right or wrong way to deal with the stress of a pandemic, I figured it would be helpful to share a few ways that I have found balance during this time.
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Managing Competition Anxiety While Staying-At-Home
For all athletes, the outbreak of COVID-19 brought competition to a striking halt. Many who were ramping up their training regimen for an upcoming tournament, or helping their team strengthen their playoff seeding, were heartbroken to hear there were no more games to be played.
Tips for Building Resilience in Students and Early Career Professionals During COVID-19
Flipping the Script: How Becoming a COVID-19 Patient Challenged My Skills as an Anxiety Therapist
The night of Sunday April 19, I stayed home with my dog Ritz watching TV and eating takeout from one of my favorite restaurants. Later that night I became very ill, surprising because I’d been eating at that place for a decade without issue.
A Compassionate Guide to Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 2: Managing Your Anxiety
Telling oneself not to be anxious during the COVID-19 pandemic is like trying to tell water not to be wet. These are anxious times.
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.
The Psychosocial Side of Cancer
A cancer diagnosis brings a wealth of psychological challenges. In fact, adults living with cancer have a six-time higher risk for psychological disability than those not living with cancer.
Positive Behavioral Strategies in Exposure Practice
The use of positive behavioral strategies in the treatment of anxiety and comorbid behavior disorders is incredibly helpful during therapy sessions.
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.
When the Wave Comes: Evidence-Based Strategies to Help Frontline Health Care Workers Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Experts suggest that the surge of COVID-19 patients is still coming for many hospitals in the United States and throughout the world. Health care workers on the frontline are waiting for a wave, a wave of unknown height and unknown force to hit the hospitals.
Transgender OCD: A New Theme Following a Familiar Pattern
In the early 2000s, patients started reporting a new worry to their OCD therapists: what if I’m gay? This thought was often prefaced by patients declaring that they weren’t homophobic, but the fear was still there. The theme was dubbed homosexual OCD or HOCD.
Are You Feeling a Little Obsessive and Compulsive?
Yesterday I received an email from a former client with the subject line HELP!! Six months ago, Angie came to me with contamination OCD.