The Urgency of Normal: Navigating the Next Phase of Covid-19
The Urgency of Normal document, signed by over 1000 healthcare professionals details the challenges children have faced over the course of the pandemic and calls for a return to normal. This has understandably been a source of controversy in the medical community,...
School Psychology
Learn al about how School Psychology could help you in your clinical work with children.
Choosing between SPACE and ERP in Treating Childhood OCD
SPACE is an increasingly popular, evidence-based, approach to the treatment of childhood OCD and anxiety. It is a 12 session program that empowers parents to support their child in overcoming their anxiety instead of accommodating anxious avoidance. Whereas classic...
ADHD, Anxiety, and Remote Learning
Therapeutic Parenting
One of the services offered through My OCD Care is Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). PCIT is the gold standard treatment which helps parents or caregiver(s) of children who struggle with numerous mood and behavioral issues. PCIT aims to empower the parent(s) to...
Parental Accommodation of Anxiety in Children During Highly Stressful Times
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Summary: Parental Accommodation of a child’s anxiety is when parents change their behavior to relieve distress related to their child’s anxiety disorder or OCD. Parents may be more inclined to accommodate their child’s anxiety...
Parenting SOS During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Parenting SOS During the Coronavirus Pandemic Why Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is more Important than Ever. Your parenting capabilities have never been tested as much as they are today during the Coronavirus pandemic. Your children have likely never experienced...
Limiting Media Consumption about the Coronavirus Pandemic; the Why and the How.
One of the most frequent expert suggestions for dealing with anxiety during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is limiting the news and other media we are bombarded with. The intention is not for individuals to remain in ignorant bliss, but instead to balance being...
Coping with Corona Virus Related Challenges
Subscribe to learn about upcoming talks and events. In the Midst of Rapid Fire Change & Practicing Social-Distancing: Resilience, Coping, and Parenting Strategies for Everyone How are you doing with the quick and ever changing daily stream...
(Postponed) Psychological Flexibility for Health/Corona Virus related Anxiety
Peer Support Specialists
OCD in a New Mother
Nothing prepares you for motherhood. Imagine yourself, right. Now imagine your mind literally transforming through pregnancy. All the worries and preoccupations flowing into this other being and entity. Most of your focus attaches to the role of a parent. Despite...
Jon Hershfield: The Art of the Meme
With all the misunderstanding there is about OCD, accurate and entertaining information is crucial. Jon Hershfield, MFT uses memes to provide important insights into the disorder and how you could use pop-culture to educate the public and reduce stigma about...
The Art of OCD Non-engagement Responses
When an intrusive thought enters our mind, whats the best way to handle it so as not to continue the OCD cycle? Mental compulsions may be what’s keeping your OCD going.
The Science of Clinical Psychology
Hope you'll join us! Wikipedia Entry: John Abramowitz is an American clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).[1] He is an authority...
Intensive
Join our monthly webinar with Avital Falk, Ph.D., Director of the Weill Cornell Pediatric OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program (POCAT), an expert in evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents suffering from OCD, anxiety, and mood disorders. She is an...
OCD and Autism Spectrum
Dr. Rebecca Sachs, Ph.D. ABPP is a world renown expert in the field of CBT for individuals on the autism spectrum. Learn more about her at cbtspectrum.com. She will be discussing the treatment of OCD in individuals with ASD and will be answering audience questions.
YouTube
Simple and Brilliant Trick to Get your Kids to Sleep in their own Bed
Is your kid getting a little too big to sleep in your bed at night? You've tried talking to him, bribing her, and nothing seems to work. Try this simple trick by Dr. Eli Lebowitz, founder of SPACE (spacetreatment.net) Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood...
Lecture on OCD and Trauma, Dean Mckay PhD and Lewis Leone
SPACE for Child Anxiety/OCD
It was a great speaking with Dr. Eli Lebowitz about SPACE Below are some books by him describing the treatment. For more information and training workshops go to spacetreatment.net If your child is experiencing anxiety, feel free to contact Dr. Kaminetzky...
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My OCD Care Lecture Series
In honor of OCD Awareness Week (October 13th - 19th), My OCD Care launched a free online lecture and interview series. All past talks are available on my YouTube channel. Subscribe, comment and like to help support the mission of spreading helpful information about...
Online OCD Treatment Groups
My OCD Care is excited to announce an online OCD Treatment Group for college students. The online group is lead by Dr. Elliot Kaminetzky, a clinical psychologist specializing in OCD and anxiety disorders. This weekly online group delivered over a HIPAA compliant...
My Lecture on Anxiety
A letter to Dr. Mattu Regarding his Video “How to Talk to People About your Mental Illness.”
Dr. Ali Mattu has an excellent You Tube Channel that provides quality information about issues within the field of Psychology. They are informative as much as they are entertaining. His last video, "How to Talk to People About your Mental Illness", brought up a very...
ACT in a Nutshell
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) provides the tools to accept your present emotional state - calm or not - and commit to living a life that you deeply value.
Teletherapy (Media Shout-out).
I am a proponent and provider of teletherapy. I was recently quoted in article regarding my opinion. Here are some additional reasons why teletherapy is a great way of delivering quality psychological services. 1.It provides access to expert psychological care which...