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Exposures: What to Do if Your Clients are Doing Exposures as a Compulsion
Anya, a 26-year-old, was in charge of organizing the schedule for the annual camping trip with her college classmates. She was excited and ready to make phone calls and gather prices for transportation, camping sites, etc.
3 Essential Strategies to Help Manage Election Anxiety
“If we lose, I just don’t know whether the country can survive,” my client said. “Things are getting too crazy.” I heard those words before. From clients of the opposite party. The upcoming election has become every American’s—Republicans and Democrats, therapists and clients— worry number one.
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2020 Articles/Media Placement
12/31/2020 Pandemic Mental Health, Are We Entering a Fourth Wave?, MedPage Today, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD
Xiety: A Short Film about A Personal Journey with Generalized Anxiety
The Practice of Cultural Humility: Addressing Privilege, Stereotypes, Biases, and Microaggressions in the Therapeutic Context
Conquering Mountains
In 2014, I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder. Although I received the diagnosis when I was twenty-seven, it was something I always struggled with.
What Are Intrusive Thoughts and How Can You Deal with Them?
Intrusive thoughts can create intense anxiety and lead to rumination for those who suffer from them. ADAA members Drs.
Why Do You Have OCD? Because What You Resist Persists
My OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) clients often ask me at some point early in therapy, "Why do I have OCD?
The Aching Blue: Trauma, Stress and Invisible Wounds of Those in Law Enforcement
Steve has served as a police officer for 24 years, including being a SWAT team member for years. He and I have worked together on his traumatic experiences. He has told me that in a given day a police officer might have to deal with two to three overdoses and do CPR.
