In Episode 1, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Martin Hsia kicks off Psych Rally with a personal and professional introduction. Tune in to find out what to expect on future episodes of this podcast and to hear what happened at Martin’s Cultural Food Fair Event in…
CBT-I can help insomnia. CBT-I can be helpful for insomnia even if the person suffers from anxiety, depression, or medical problems. There is ample evidence that CBT-I is very effective with primary insomnia, that is, people who have sleep difficulties without having significant other problems. Now…
HOW MANY OF US as adults have had the experience when at a ballgame momentarily “forgetting” how to urinate standing next to a row of other fans at a “trough” urinal? Or feeling the pressure of a line behind you to use the urinal or stall…
Help! My Child is throwing another tantrum! What do I do? “Nooo! I don’t want to put it back!! I want it!!! Please, Mommy, please! Can I have it? I promise I’ll take out the trash forever!” exclaims little (fill in your child’s name here)…
Gambling addiction is increasingly prevalent, and can result in financial and emotional ruin for entire families. Gambling is now at our fingertips through online sites. The popularity of card games like Texas Hold ’em Poker has surged in recent decades, thrusting high-stakes card tournaments into public…
Matt came into my office completely stressed out. His girlfriend really wanted them to attend a friend’s birthday bash – a massive pool party in the Hollywood Hills. Matt (not his real name) has social anxiety disorder. His way of dealing with life has been…
Psychologists are often asked: “Why do you use exposure therapy? It sounds torturous to ask me to face what I’ve feared and avoided for so long! Isn’t there an easier way to have the fear go away?” Exposure therapy is a name for one of…
Research has shown that sleep problems are epidemic. However, there is exciting research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (also known as CBT-I) showing that CBT-I is effective for both sleep problems and for the treatment and prevention of depression. What, then, is CBT-I? Cognitive Behavioral…
Everyone has experienced insomnia at one time or another. You may have suffered a difficult night sleeping from time to time, for example, when you’re undergoing something stressful, are sleeping in an unfamiliar bed, traveling to other time zones, or just don’t feel well. Each…
It is encouraging to know that recent research has indicated that successful treatment of insomnia in a person who suffers from depression often eliminates their depression. In a recent New York Times editorial, the editors reported on the results of a recent study of depressed patients…
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) has been research-validated for its approach to Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and the most effective treatment modality for SAD is CBT Group therapy. The following is a brief description of SAD, the group CBT treatment of SAD, and an announcement about the…
Originally posted at the Academy of Cognitive Therapy by Rodney P. Boone, Ph.D. What is Trichotillomania? Trichotillomania is a compulsive hair pulling disorder characterized by repeated hair pulling from any part of the body. Trichotillomania can result in noticeable hair loss, other related physical impairments,…