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Telehealth for Evidence-Based Treatments: Clinical & Ethical Applications
What to Do When Social Distancing Meets Social Anxiety
You know that anxious feeling when you’re not sure what others think of you, leaving you with a sneaking suspicion that you’re making a fool of yourself? It’s called social anxiety.
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.
Engaging Children and Teens in Telemental Health
The COVID19 pandemic has required mental health practitioners to shift from providing largely in-person therapeutic intervention, to operating a complete Telemental Health psychotherapy practice. This change not only requires knowledge of ethical and legal requirements (i.e.
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.
Responding to COVID-19 Distress in the Face of Socioeconomic Disparities
As many in the United States (US) stay home and practice social distancing to protect themselves from COVID-19, individuals from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds face heightened barriers and risks.
Responding to Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities and Medical Conditions During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Major crises raise people’s concern for personal safety and heighten anxiety. One effect of this heightened anxiety is that it can intensify bias and discrimination as we start focusing our attention on our own well-being.
A Glimpse of What it Feels Like
“You have no idea what it feels like inside my brain,”
My child once said to me, as I was losing my patience and compassion
My Reason for Fighting
It seems so unreal that back in 2000 when I was first diagnosed with depression and anxiety that I could ever imagine I would have found the PERFECT tool for my toolbox and my BEST medicine; that would have helped me cope with all these important mental health issues that I face.
Finding Calm in the Middle of the COVID19 Storm When You Have Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia
What if you have the kind of anxiety that makes you feel trapped and panicky because of the stay at home orders due to COVID-19?
Therapists Switch to Online Therapy Because of Coronavirus Shutdowns: How You Can Still Get the Therapy You Need
Coronavirus has turned our world upside down. Many businesses that typically require being present in person are shut down and unable to operate.
