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…
(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…
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…
(Part three of a continuing series by the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California’s OCD experts) It is a momentous moment when someone who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) decides to enter treatment. It is usually a difficult decision to make, as so…
(Part two of a continuing series on the treatment of OCD from one of Southern California’s OCD experts) When Damian was a student in college he took a biology class where he learned about “mutagens” – chemical substances that could possibly cause mutations in the human…
Our team frequently shares helpful books and resources that might be helpful for our clients and others dealing with a range of issues. Here are just a few recommendations in our own words: Dr. Rodney Boone: My current favorite book is the Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook…
(Part one of a continuing series on OCD treatment from one of Southern California’s OCD experts) “Frank,” worried about fires and break-ins, checks and recheck the burners on his stove and the locks on his front door before he goes to bed or leaves his house.…
In Episode 3, Martin reunites with a former college roommate, John, to reflect back together on an unfortunate incident which sent them apart for 18 years. John recaps the moving journey he went on in the meantime through recovery from Alcoholism. Playboy models, prescription painkillers,…
Dr. Jeanette Lantz is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Washington and California, the founder of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Northwest in Tacoma, WA, a Board Certified Biofeedback and authorized Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, and a Registered Yoga Teacher. She has practiced extensively with the…
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…