Why OCD Therapies Don’t Argue With OCD
Written by: Amy Herter, LMFT Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) doesn’t play fair If you have experience with OCD, you may have noticed that arguing with OCD doesn’t seem to work. When people diagnosed with OCD are in a calm state of mind, they often recognize that their OCD is not logical. Oftentimes, tra
From Autistic Experience to Clinical Adaptation
Dr. Ali Cunningham and Dr. Tony Meiners Lead Virtual Session on Addressing “Model Mismatch” in Clinical Practice Traditional therapy models are facing a long-overdue reckoning. Research increasingly shows that conventional clinical approaches often fail to align with neurodivergent neurobiology, creating a
Celebrating Austim
https://youtu.be/KVF1V5FEK_U An Interview with :: Elliot Handler, MD :: Medical Director INTERVIEW Dr. Handler, Do You Treat Autism? We are a neurodivergence affirming treatment center. We don’t see it as a mental illness. We see it as sometimes causing problems for folks. There’s certain things tha
Dr. Zaleski: Insights into The OCD Clinic at the Neurodivergent Collective
https://youtu.be/OtHLFJssyn4 An Interview with :: Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW :: Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Zaleski, What are the strengths of The OCD Clinic at The Neurodivergent Collective? We have really intentionally been building our OCD therapy toolbox. Our OCD program is 10 to 12 hours of group work,
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria: How It Shows Up in Everyday Life & How to Address It
Written by: Colleen Carty, MSW, LCSW :: Neurodivergent Affirming Coach If you’re neurodivergent, you may know this experience all too well: a small comment from someone sends your nervous system into overdrive, a seemingly neutral expression on someone’s face makes you think they are upset with you, a dela
Dr. Handler, Do Medications Help OCD?
The Impact of Neurodivergent Shame An Interview with :: Dr. Elliot Handler, MD :: Medical Director ANSWER: Medications aren’t the first line of treatment. For OCD, I often think about it more like I’m an anesthesiologist and the therapist is the surgeon. Helping loosen up some of their rigidity, imp
Grace Fraser Discusses OCD + Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT)
https://youtu.be/3Z0fx_Vw4h0 An Interview with :: Grace Faser, ACSW HOW DOES OCD EFFECT THE FAMILY DYNAMIC? OCD is a very misunderstood diagnosis, and it can be really frustrating for family members when they are kind of just seeing the outside perspective of what’s going on and not really the internal pe
A Path Towards Affirming Care
https://youtu.be/XVSPTmEg0wc INTERVIEWING: Dr. Tony Meiners, PsyD :: Clinical Director WHAT IS THE HISTORY + EVOLUTION OF AFFIRMING CARE FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE? Anytime that we are talking about affirming care, we have to understand the history of how we got here and why it’s really important. And so w
Dr. Maddisen Espeseth’s Approach to Mental Health Treament
An interview with Maddisen Espeseth, PsyD, RPT, IFS-I ACC, CST :: Testing Psychologist When treatment planning for a neurodivergent client, what does ‘balance the binary’ mean to you? To me, balancing the binary means recognizing and mindfully integrating two contrasting constructs: neurodivergence
ADHD + TIME MANAGEMENT
https://youtu.be/cmSqFJAHfc8 An Interview with :: Dr. Ashley Weintraub, PhD HOW DO YOU HELP A PERSON WITH ADHD WHO STRUGGLES WITH TIME MANAGEMENT? Well, specifically with ADHD, the concept of time blindness. So kind of not recognizing if I have like an assignment due in three weeks, the sense of three weeks doe