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Experts’ Favorite Apps and Books for Learning Mindfulness Meditation
Portland Psychotherapy recently asked members of theAssociation for Contextual Behavioral Science what they think are the best tools for learning about and practicing mindfulness meditation.
People with OCD Prefer Exposure to Alternative Treatments
Mad in America published a summary of a recent study that surveyed people with OCD about treatment preferences.
The Importance of Treating OCD Earlier: The Washington Post Article on Ethan’s Struggle from Childhood OCD through Adulthood
In people who develop obsessive-compulsive disorder, there are often signs in childhood.
Resources for self- and other-care in difficult times
Many of us have been impacted by the election results.
To those who feel afraid or hurt after the election
For many of us, these are frightening and uncertain times.
Blue light at night is bad
We have known or suspected for quite some time that there are significant harmful health and environmental consequences associated with excessive light use at night, especially blue-rich light.
How Self-Compassion Helps with Anxiety
Anxiety can be a loud voice in your head telling you that something bad is going to happen.
Self-Help for Anxiety in an International Sample
Since I saw him present on some preliminary results at a conference 6 years ago, I’ve been following with interest University of Albany – SUNY professor John Forsyth’s, PhD, research on his self-help book, The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety.
Article: My Secret Life as a Skin Picker
One of the problems I specialize in working with is repetitive skin picking (also known as excoriation or dermatillomania).
Evaluating Self Help: The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety
There’s no shortage of self-help books on the market.
Portland Psychotherapy Year in Review – 2015
Hello friends and colleagues. Below is our annual report.
Portland Psychotherapy Research Grants Awarded
The Research Lab at Portland Psychotherapy is proud to announce they have developed and implemented the first cycle of an internal research grant program to support advances in contextual behavioral science and evidence-based psychotherapy.
Getting Through Thanksgiving with Misophonia
This post is written for people with misophonia, a condition in which a person has an automatic, sometimes intensely unpleasant internal reaction to specific sounds.
Fear of Fear Itself: Why Panic Isn’t Dangerous
Everyone has experienced intense fear at some point.
The Difficulties of Accessing Effective Treatment: OCD as an Example
I resonated with a recent article in Psychology Today about the difficulties people have in finding therapists who offer effective treatment.
Misophonia: what the heck is it and what’s a trigger?
Misophonia is a condition in which a person has an automatic, unpleasant internal reaction to specific sounds.
A Brief Video about OCD
I ran across this excellent 5 minute video on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by Helen Blair Simpson, MD, PhD through the Mental Health Channel.
Huffington Post Article on Hair Pulling and Skin Picking
One of my specialties is working with people who struggle with repetitive hair pulling (called trichotillomania) and/or skin picking (called dermatillomania or excoriation). Individuals with these conditions often do damage to their appearance.