Adolescents

An underappreciated tool for successful living is “The Art of Disengagement.” There is much literature around engagement and holding one’s ground, but disengagement often gets the short end of the stick.

Often patients, in the course of their treatment for OCD, will question whether they actually have OCD or not. This doubt feels different to them than the doubt arising from the intrusive thoughts that initially brought them into treatment. But this doubt about having OCD is OCD!

General guidelines for youth mental health: Teach them compassion and gratitude

Reviewed October 2020

Updated October 2020

Many people wonder if their therapy is really helping them overcome their problem. Why? They often have therapists who tell them that they are doing well, but their therapist does not make clear to them what they mean by making progress.

Everyone’s skin crawls when they hear nails on a chalkboard (remember chalkboards?).

One of the key issues that consumers ask us about is how to identify warning signs in adolescents regarding anxiety and how to raise the issue with their adolescents. 

Social Media outlets like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram have become a behemoth daily presence in our lives.

Step 1: See Through OCD’s Scare Tactics