I have a few favorite spiels that have come from on-the-spot attempts to explain complex concepts in simple and non-shaming ways using humor and metaphors. “Floaties on the Bus” is my favorite to help my clients understand their unique …
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, often shortened within this community as BFRBs are frequently misunderstood by well meaning others in attempt to link BFRBs with something they are already familiar. I do appreciate and welcome the efforts of someone new to …
I am excited to end this BFRB Week with speaking for the Post Partum Health Alliance! Webinar will be live and recorded for future purchase as a benefit for this local non profit. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/body-focused-repetitive-behaviors-in-new-motherhood-tickets-112901497418 This event is completed. Please …
Webinar for Perinatal Professionals: Supporting New Moms with BFRBs Read more »
If you are sheltering in place, working from home, homeschooling, or socially distancing, you are probably navigating new triggers for your Trichotillomania and Excoriation disorder. I have helped clients through Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) for almost 10 years …
18 Tips for Quarantine with Trichotillomania or Excoriation Disorder Read more »
How to Stay Kind During COVID-19 Please check your judgement. This is a very vulnerable time. Before you judge someone, act out and/or make accusations, know that judgmental attitudes and thoughts come from avoiding your own vulnerability. Before you …
I am writing to remind my clients and potential future clients that I am happy to provide mental health services via phone or online video conference (VSee or Google Meet). If you are concerned about going out, that doesn’t mean …
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It is hard enough going out in public on a bad hair or skin day, but hiding your trichotillomania and skin picking disorder are nearly impossible with some services. Sadly, many people with a BFRB like trichotillomania or excoriation disorders …
Group therapy is when about 3-12 clients, who do not know each other outside of the therapy setting, meet weekly with a therapist to participate in a therapeutic experience that is designed for individual enrichment. Group therapy can address issues …
I am not a “smoke and mirrors” therapist. I like to understand and help my client understand what is happening in their brain, bodies, and relationships both psychologically and physiologically. We start with simplified versions of the nervous system anatomy …
Your Nervous System- Trauma, Anxiety, and Relationships Read more »
Meditation and mindfulness do not come easy to everyone. Unfortunately, those who need it the most are frequently the very people who struggle with it the most. Our symptoms, bodily pains, and mental chatter become such a distraction that we …