The summer comes to an end and EVERYTHING CHANGES: crazy schedules, new traffic patterns, battles over homework, and much, much more. No matter what age your child is, he/she will…
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OCD used to be classified as an anxiety disorder. However, in the most recent update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), OCD has been moved to a new category,…
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Feelings can be hard to understand, especially when you’re eleven! Pixar’s film, Inside Out, gives us a clever explanation for why feelings are sometimes mysterious and hard to make sense…
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Most of us know that exercise is good for our physical health, but did you know there are also many benefits of exercise on our mental health? Evidence suggests that…
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As professionals tasked with helping our patients overcome debilitating anxiety, we need to continually seek ways to motivate patients to face their worst fears. This is no small feat! Essentially,…
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Mindfulness is a big word! To put it simply, mindfulness is awareness – noticing your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and anything around you happening in the moment. Practicing mindfulness can…
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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is an empirically supported, cognitive-behavioral intervention for OCD that has become the gold standard in OCD treatment. Through ERP, patients learn that their anxiety can…
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Isn’t it funny that when we become a parent or a guardian we quickly forget what it’s like to be a kid? We become bogged down with parental responsibilities and…
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It’s first helpful to have a basic understanding of communication styles. There are three basic ones: Passive, Aggressive, and Assertive. A more detailed explanation of these communication styles was covered…
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Related disorders (OCDR) are viewed as genetically complex, multifactorial disorders. What we mean by ‘complex’ is that it is unlikely that a single gene predisposes or…
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