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A Compassionate Guide to Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 1: Understanding Why We Are so Anxious Right Now
Life in the time of a pandemic is difficult. Our lives have suddenly and dramatically narrowed while we try to avoid an invisible threat which has been spreading across our planet.
COVID-19 Lockdown and Sports - How to Reduce Anxiety
If you are like most families with young children, these past few weeks have been filled with playing simple games, such as who can run the fastest from one side of the room to the other, or who can accurately recite the alphabet backwards.
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:
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.
Is Your Mask Securely Fastened?
Before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, many of us in mental health became aggressively helpful. We gave interviews to media outlets small and large and wrote content for wide distribution. Just before the World Health Organization made its declaration, some of us were already fatigued.
Parents - Being "Good Enough" Right Now is OK
Parents can't be constant companions, teachers or saints at this time. You can be enough.
My OCD Patients Have Helped Me Cope with the Threat of the Coronavirus
I’m a specialist in the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders. OCD is a debilitating mental health disorder whereby patients experience unwelcome, intrusive, disturbing thoughts (obsessions) that create anxiety.
How to Talk to Your Anxious Child or Teen About Coronavirus
Fear, uncertainty, and anxiety are bound to be heightened with wide-scale disease outbreaks that are contagious, particularly when they involve a new, previously unknown disease-causing agent, as is the case with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Going Away to College Can Lead to an Uptick in OCD Distress
The onset of OCD typically occurs during adolescenc
Panic Sells, Calm Saves
Checking my email last night, I noticed that “coronavirus” appeared in the subject line of about 70% of the messages.
Sports & Stress: Finding the Courage to Quiet the Mind Chatter
Most of us started out playing sports for fun. Practices and games were a chance to meet up with friends (old and new), to get away from our work-a-day lives, and take on an athletic challenge that got our hearts pumping and our endorphins firing.