Articles on Behavior and Mental Health Care

1. Practicing self-compassion and acceptance can help you manage OCD. 2. Exercise and good sleep habits are essential managing OCD. 3. Mindfulness and relaxation techniques can reduce anxiety in OCD. 4. Challenging irrational thoughts and beliefs can decrease the strength of triggers in OCD. 5. Gradually exposing yourself to feared situations and objects can you desensitize to those triggers. 6. Focusing on the present moment can help you tolerate uncertainty and manage OCD. 7. Find a therapist experienced in treating OCD for the best results. 8. Get help to manage OCD - find an experienced therapist today.

Writing

Writing Can Help Make Us More Emotionally Intelligent

August 7, 2022

Keeping a stress log can help reduce stress. Our ability to process complex situations and all of the variables that…

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sleeping

Is Your Teen Always Tired?

May 9, 2022

Sleep deprivation shows up across a variety of diagnostic categories. Approximately 30% of adolescents between 13 and 25 suffer from…

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Are You and Your Children Over-Scheduled?

May 9, 2022

While having my hair cut, my barber talked with me about over-scheduled children. He wondered how parents kept up with…

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Resetting Sleep- Best Practices for a Good Night’s sleep

May 9, 2022

Sleep is fundamental to good mental and physical health. Sleep is the first item on our symptom checklist when you…

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Conversations In Counseling: What’d I Say?

May 9, 2022

“WHAT’D I SAY?” When a former counseling client says, “I’ll never forget what you said. It’s always stuck with me,”…

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Intensive Outpatient Treatment for OCD by Telehealth: Is it as effective as in-person therapy?

March 23, 2022

Research throughout the COVID pandemic suggested OCD symptoms were stable or improved for about two-thirds of individuals, with one-third experiencing…

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Starting Over (And Over)

March 23, 2022

Blog Post from Rev. Dr. Dave Barnhart, Jr.https://davebarnhart.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/spirituality-and-mental-health-starting-over-and-over/ The late leaves hanging on the plum tree, by cogdogblog, from Wikimedia Commons I…

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attention

Improving attention for kids: Shaping attention in virtual school

March 23, 2022

The following program utilizes a response cost strategy conducted between the parent and the child in an unobtrusive manner.  This…

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cycling

Find a Patch of Pavement. Ride or Walk.

March 23, 2022

When I see a new client in our clinic, I will always ask about exercise. A core part of mental…

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ADHD and Learning Assessments

March 23, 2022

Are you interested in testing for ADHD or other learning disabilities? Do you, your child, or your adolescent need to…

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