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From Living with OCD to Working with it

Beautiful Voyager

The author Natalia Aniela Aíza My journey as an OCD therapist (and what I have yet to learn). By middle school, my compulsive cutting had morphed into stealing. My OCD version of shoplifting – the same item from the same store at the same time of day, every day – obviously got me caught. Being less-than feels unsafe.

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Parenting Your Anxious Child–Resources

Parenthood Understood

Very readable, very informative about trauma and the brain.

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Members in the News – August 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Jennifer Kelman is a member of NASW-FL: 5 Crucial Boundaries You Need to Set With Your In-Laws, Therapists Say BestLife You don’t just need to spell out your preferences for in-person events, however. As a therapist treating eating issues , I’m often asked how to eat while on vacation. and Connecticut based social worker.

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News Items – July 21, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Granet , licensed clinical social worker at The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California wonders, too: “How many times did somebody take a picture to get the right picture ? Kansas Reflector Full disclosure: I am a community-based clinical social worker and trauma therapist in Topeka. To get the lighting just right?

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Gambling Disorder

Gateway Foundation

Lying to conceal the extent of gambling involvement: The individual often lies to family members, friends or therapists to hide the scope of their gambling activities. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors.

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Members in the News – August 29, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Granet , licensed clinical social worker at The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California wonders. Sarah Breen is a member of NASW-CA: Why Therapists Say That ‘Being Alone Together’ (AKA Parallel Play) Can Majorly Strengthen Your Relationship Well + Good Parallel play encompasses that middle ground.

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News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kaiser had previously insisted on eliminating pension benefits for new hires even though that would have made it harder to recruit more therapists. Though, she said, she doesn’t hand out letters willy-nilly. She conducts an assessment of the patient and looks into their history and weighs other factors.