In August, CBT SoCal’s Seanita Scott, MA served as a guest lecturer for the William E. Pannell Center for African American Church Studies summer lecture series focusing on Mental Health and the Black Church. Seanita’s lecture, taking place at Fuller Theological Seminary, was entitled…
A new Women’s Premiere Soccer League team (WPSL), the Salsa Women’s Soccer Club, was recently welcomed to the city of Torrance. Following last year’s initial season in the WPSL, 6 of their players were recruited to play for professional leagues overseas. On the local television…
For the past two years, Dr. Jason von Stietz has provided mental health and sport psychology services for the Whittier College men’s and women’s track and field team. The team has been comprised of outstanding athletes that have won conference championships, broken school records,…
Recently, Dr. Martin Hsia spoke with Natasha Daniels of the Anxious Toddlers to Teens online community to discuss important aspects and examples of Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP) in treatment for OCD. The interview addresses the differences and overlaps between Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and…
Recently, the Whittier College women’s softball team won the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) tournament. They advanced to the NCAA Division III championship tournament where they defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps before falling to Linfield College. Their performance earned them 2nd place at the West Regional, which…
This past month, CBT SoCal’s Clinical Director, Dr. Martin Hsia, gave a lecture on Understanding and Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for the San Fernando Valley Society for Clinical Social Work. The presentation awarded continuing education units for attendees, and addressed the various types of OCD…
CBT SoCal’s Dr. Jason von Stietz, recently hosted an educational event at Whittier College for the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) Sport Psychology Special Interest Group. The event was attended by therapists, applied sport psychology practitioners, university administrators, undergraduate and graduate students, and members…
This past month, CBT SoCal’s Melody Jazeb, Kristin Howard, and Martin Hsia attended the fourth annual OCD SoCal conference at Mariner’s Church in Irvine, CA. The conference was the association’s most well attended to date, as Jeff Sparr, artist, speaker, and OCD sufferer, used his…
CBT SoCal’s Dr. Jason von Stietz recently appeared on the De La Fit podcast discussing many topics related to mental health and sport psychology. Dr. von Stietz discussed his history as a track and field athlete at Citrus College as well as his experience…
CBT SoCal’s Clinical Director Dr. Martin Hsia recently spoke for the Wellness Series at San Marino Community Church on “The Essence, Absence, and Defense of Sleep”. The presentation included significant research about the health benefits of sleep, the potential medical and psychological consequences of insufficient…
Last month, Dr. Broderick Leaks was invited to speak as a subject matter expert at Westwood United Methodist Church’s The Loft. Dr. Leaks engaged with the audience about: 1) Why we often tend to use ineffective coping habits and how to incorporate healthier skills, 2)…
Community college athletic programs are often filled with dedicated and resilient student-athletes from underserved communities. Dr. Jason von Stietz recently presented a sport psychology case study of a Los Angeles community college women’s softball team. The team endured a challenging season in which interpersonal…