Evidence Based therapy
Areas of Focus
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Emetophobia
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Trichotillomania & Excoriation
- Tics & Tourette's
- Depression
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a widely employed, evidence-based therapeutic approach that centers on the connection of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The primary treatment objective is to modify maladaptive thinking patterns and beliefs contributing to emotional distress and unhelpful behaviors.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
The gold standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) where clients confront distressing triggers through exposure and learn to change their responses to break the cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapeutic approach that falls under the umbrella of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. ACT is designed to assist clients in accepting aspects beyond their control and guiding them to commit to behaviors aligned with their values to enhance and enrich their lives.
Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT)
A fairly new treatment for OCD, I-CBT is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that addresses the reasoning process that leads to obsessional doubt and inferential confusion.
Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment (ComB)
Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment (ComB), a treatment for Body Focused Repetitive Disorders, helps people to identify the unique pattern of various factors that serve to trigger and sustain these behaviors.
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT)
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is a structured therapy that combines habit reversal training (HRT) with other behavioral strategies to help individuals manage and reduce the frequency and severity of their tic symptoms.
Resources
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) https://iocdf.org
Anxiety and Depression Associate of America https://adaa.org
TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders https://www.bfrb.org
Tourette Association of America https://tourette.org