OCDSoCal, our local affiliate of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF), will sponsor their 3rd Annual Conference on March 24, 2018 from 10:30 am – 5:00 pm. The daylong event will be held at Mariner’s Church in Irvine. This conference is aimed primarily at…
Recently, CBT SoCal’s Dr. Martin Hsia was interviewed for an article in SELF magazine about Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). The article outlines the basics of what CBT is, how it is different from other types of therapy, and what issues it can help people address.…
(Part five in a continuing series by the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California’s OCD experts) We’ve previously written (see OCD Treatment Tip #1: Why Checking Doesn’t Bring Us Certainty) about the function and the peril of CHECKING in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but…
On Episode 27 of the podcast Psych Rally, CBT SoCal’s Dr. Martin Hsia talks with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Larry Brooks about the theory and technique of working with dreams in psychotherapy. Dr. Brooks discusses trends and evolving theories about dreams in psychoanalysis and neuroscience, as well as his expertise…
What is OCD Awareness Week? OCD Awareness Week is an international effort taking place during the second week in October each year to raise awareness and understanding about obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders, with the goal of helping more people get timely access to…
(Part four of a continuing series by the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California’s OCD experts) We come to therapy for OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) because we are in PAIN. We come to therapy when what we have been doing to try to contain…
Just what is an initial evaluation at the CBT Center and why would I want to do it? When in the course of speaking to someone on the phone or conversing with them through email, people often ask us about our initial consultation, what it…
Erica D’Ambrosi, LMFT, writes about Parent Child Interaction Therapy – what it is, what it’s for, and how it works. Check it out here.
In the last post, we described what an initial cognitive behavioral evaluation consists of here at the CBT Center and how it is an important step to getting treatment. In that earlier post, it was assumed that the individual was ready for therapy and wanted…
Just what is an initial evaluation at the CBT Center and why would I want to do it? When in the course of speaking to someone on the phone or conversing with them through email, people often ask us about our initial consultation, what it…
Dr. Rodney Boone, Director of the CBT Center, attended the recent International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (IOCDF) conference in San Francisco. This was the 24th annual conference for the IOCDF, which is a unique organization consisting of OCD sufferers, therapists who work with people with OCD,…
On the weekend of June 16-18, CBT SoCal’s Martin Hsia attended the first ever Progressive Asian American Christian (PAAC) Conference in San Francisco. The conference addressed issues such as racism, gender and sexism, LGBTQ support and inclusion, mental health, social justice, and historical theology as they relate to…