Articles on Behavior and Mental Health Care

LASTING CHANGE: HOW TO USE DOPAMINE, BELIEF AND STAY MOTIVATED

If you want to stay motivated to stick to New Year’s resolutions or any new habit change, here’ssome quick ideas…

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.

Are You and Your Children Over-Scheduled?

I was remembering a conversation from back in the day when I went to the barber shop and had a…

Ketamine Therapies: Person-Centered vs. Medicine-Centered

Know the Difference in Ketamine Treatments Because ketamine treatment for depression and anxiety is relatively new, many people are unsure…

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disabilities: Understanding the Gap

Why Comprehensive ADHD and LD Evaluations Matter When a student or professional works incredibly hard but doesn’t see results that…

Writing Can Help Make Us More Emotionally Intelligent

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

Is Your Teen Always Tired?

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

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

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

Conversations In Counseling: What’d I Say?

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

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

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

Starting Over (And Over)

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…

Improving attention for kids: Shaping attention in virtual school

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