Chrissy Cammarata is a pediatric psychologist who has worked in academic medical centers, and now in a private practice catering to kids, teens and young adults for the past 15 years. Her specialty focused on the overlap between anxiety and eating disorders. Her practice conducts evidence-based assessments before and during treatments to assess symptom severity and progress. Her approach to recovery involves a combination of Exposure and Response Prevention and other Cognitive Behavioral strateg...
Nov 27, 2024•28 min•Ep. 115
Nina Rifkind is the founder of the Anxiety & OCD Therapy Center, located in northwestern New Jersey. Her practice roots from her own childhood, when she constantly battled social anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, and self-doubt. Today, she shares her 20 years of experience in the field treating adolescents and adults with anxiety disorders, phobias, OCD, health anxiety, body dysmorphia, BFRBs and more. She integrates CBT, ERP, ACT, and other psychodynamic techniques to help her patients n...
Nov 13, 2024•32 min•Ep. 114
Becky Verbansky is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Arizona. She has participated in the field of mental health for over 20 years and specializes in the provision of EMDR and EXRP treatments for OCD, stress, anxiety, and depression. In this episode we talk about: ◾️ The initial response to being diagnosed with OCD ◾️ Addressing grief rooted in your OCD ◾️ Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in OCD recovery Find Becky here: becky@verbansky.com solutionsb...
Oct 30, 2024•34 min•Ep. 113
Bethany Warren is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker whose private practice focuses on patients dealing with reproductive mental health issues. She is certified in Perinatal Mental Health and EMDR Therapy, and is also trained in ERP for OCD treatment. She has been working in this niche of OCD treatment since 2009, and has continued educating people about this form of OCD and treating patients with all kinds of mental health issues arising from reproductive health. In this episode we talk about: ◾...
Oct 28, 2024•35 min•Ep. 113
Paul Peterson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the CEO of the OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center. His practice involves mainly working with Anxiety, OCD, Hoarding, and Trichotillomania. He also works with patients suffering from comorbid issues. His practice evolved from his early years of marriage, where he realized his wife and son were living with OCD. After using the by-the-book methods to treat his son, he realized treatment could be better. Today, he has cultivated methods of treatin...
Oct 16, 2024•52 min•Ep. 111
In this episode, I explain the Brain Health Centric Lifestyle to help you craft a plan in approaching OCD. The Brain Health Centric Lifestyle plan involves identifying the following: List of Compulsions ERP Plan Understanding Core Fear Brain Health Centric Lifestyle Medication Plan Holistic Healing In this episode I talk about: ◾️ The science behind OCD and how crafting this plan can aid in recovery ◾️ Tips and tricks in achieving this plan ◾️ Different changes that can be applied in daily life ...
Sep 18, 2024•28 min•Ep. 110
In this episode, I talk about the 4 Core Responses, which can be used at step 2 of the OCD Cycle discussed in the previous episode. The 4 Core Responses are: - Acceptance - Uncertainty - Indifference - Agreement In this episode I talk about: ◾️ How the 4 Core Responses are deployed in the OCD cycle ◾️ A bonus 5th Response and what it means ◾️ How these responses change the meaning of a compulsion Find Zach here: zachwesterbeck.com @zach_westerbeck Join my free webinar, "Break Free from OCD," whe...
Sep 11, 2024•16 min
As part of my on-going solo series where I share my personal journey with OCD, I discuss the cyclical nature of OCD, which generally follows: Intrusive Thoughts > Attaching Meaning > Anxiety > Desire to Remove > Compulsion > Confirmation of Threat > Intrusive Thoughts In this episode I talk about: ◾️ Each stage of the OCD cycle ◾️ Ways to react in each stage ◾️ Learning to live within this cycle Find Zach here: zachwesterbeck.com @zach_westerbeck Join my free webinar, "Break Fr...
Sep 04, 2024•14 min•Ep. 108
In this episode, I talk about the foundational goal in OCD recovery and how it affects my approach to daily life. Our goal shouldn't be to stop intrusive thoughts or feelings from ever happening again, but instead to teach our brains that it's okay if they do. In this episode I talk about: ◾️ Dealing with intrusive thoughts ◾️ The proper mindset to recovery ◾️ The mental shift to letting intrusive thoughts be Find Zach here: zachwesterbeck.com @zach_westerbeck Join my free webinar, "Break Free f...
Aug 28, 2024•12 min•Ep. 107
In this next batch of episodes, I'll be sharing my first-hand experiences with OCD. Although this podcast leans towards inviting professionals and experts in the mental health space, it’s also important to know that anyone can live through and recover from these hardships. In this episode I talk about: ◾️The onset of my symptoms ◾️ Different types of OCD I encountered ◾️ How I approached recovery Find Zach here: zachwesterbeck.com @zach_westerbeck Join my free webinar, "Break Free from OCD," whe...
Aug 21, 2024•26 min•Ep. 106
Carly Samach is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has spent over 5 years as a senior therapist and clinical advisor/trainer. Her clinical focuses include severe and persistent mental health, OCD/anxiety disorders, trauma related disorders, and family system work. She utilizes evidence based treatments, Exposure Response Prevention, art therapy, and other approaches in treating her patients. In this episode, Carly returns to share more about the fear of having hope in OCD and using it to cha...
Aug 14, 2024•42 min•Ep. 105
Clarissa W. Ong is a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. She has done extensive research on perfectionism, OCD, hoarding disorder, and therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and process-based therapy. She recently authored The Anxious Perfectionist: How to Manage Perfectionism - a deep dive into how perfectionism aggravates anxiety, stress, and overall mental health. In this episode we talk about: ◾️ What defines perfect...
Jul 31, 2024•41 min•Ep. 104
Joelle Rabow Maletis is a ballet dancer turned psychotherapist. After spending 20 years dancing professionally, she experienced a career-ending injury and shifted her career to therapy. Her love for psychology helped her develop a deeper understanding of herself and the people around her. She founded JRM&A, a team of clinicians with the unifying goal of helping people discover their hopes, dreams, and abilities to thrive through adversity. In this episode we talk about: ◾️ What Post Traumati...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 103
Esther Fernandez is a writer and communicator who uses her skills to advocate recovery from mental health disorders and struggles. Her works aim to create sustainable, positive change in people facing these struggles. She is a junior copywriter at Made of Millions, a non-profit organization on a mission to break the stigma towards mental health. In this episode we talk about: ◾️ Esther’s personal journey and recovery with mental health struggles ◾️ How to gain deeper insight into mental health, ...
Jul 17, 2024•39 min•Ep. 102
Chris Leins has been working in the field of treating OCD and anxiety disorders since 2015. After having formally trained and worked together with well-respected researchers in the field, he has developed a treatment approach that incorporates Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in serving his patients. Instead of approaching a patient with “talk therapy,” he encourages them to engage in exposure therapy, equipping them with real-life strategies to manage their anxie...
Jul 10, 2024•37 min•Ep. 101
Dr. Jason Krompinger is a clinical psychologist and the Directer of Clinical Training at the New England center for OCD and Anxiety. He has been specializing in OCD and related disorders since 2008 after having had an extensive educational background in the field. He offers flexible application of empirically supported interventions for OCD through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, including Exposure Response Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He uses thorough Case Conceptualization and ...
Jul 03, 2024•50 min•Ep. 100
Dr. Siddhi Patel is a licensed Clinical Psychologist based in New Jersey and New York. With over 12 years serving adolescent and adult patients facing anxiety and mood disorders, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, OCD, PTSD, and BPD, she has cultivated a treatment approach that is tailor fit to each individual patient as she believes everyone has a unique journey to recovery. Dr. Patel has extensive training in Cognitive behavior Therapies (CBT), and even completed extensive training i...
Jun 26, 2024•41 min•Ep. 99
Dr. Lauren Ladsworth has spent much of her career dedicated to the research and treatment of severe anxiety disorders, including OCD. She is the founding director of Genesee Valley Psychology, a clinic providing individual and group therapy. Her commitment to research goes beyond anxiety disorders, as she aims to become a more culturally competent clinician and researcher. Outside of the clinic, she offers training on Identities, Inclusion, and Diversity in Business and Academic settings through...
Jun 19, 2024•58 min•Ep. 98
Danielle Henderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with a Telehealth Cert for Florida. She also has a Doctor Degree in Clinical Psychology, and is a manager for a team of trainers for new incoming therapists at NOCD. As a therapist specializing in OCD, she relies heavily on Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) techniques, where she helps her patients adopt to the idea of living in the grey or being comfortable with uncertainty. In this episode we talk about: ◾️ General OCD fac...
Jun 12, 2024•50 min•Ep. 97
Dr. Teri Bullis is the founder of Behavior Solutions for Children and Families. Her specialty in therapy lies in treating children of ages 3 to 12 and parents with ADHD, aggression, oppositionality, ASD-related social skills deficit, sleeping issues, and more. For patients with OCD, she collaborates with the patient in crafting effective ERP exercises to help them confront their intrusions in manageable steps. She believes in the close involvement of parents when it comes to treating their kids ...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 96
Eeva Edds is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Houston. With a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, she has worked in a variety of diagnoses, including anxiety disorders such as Specific Phobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, and OCD. Her approach to treatment utilizes evidence-based treatment techniques such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She is also trained in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for An...
May 29, 2024•58 min•Ep. 95
Juliet Gustafson is a licensed master social worker based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. As a professional, she has cultivated a passion for OCD treatment and education rooted from her own bout with the disorder. She uses evidence-based treatments to empower adolescents and adults with OCD and anxiety disorders to heal and engage in values-based living. She utilizes Exposure Response Therapy (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Habit Reversal Training ...
May 22, 2024•59 min•Ep. 94
Saraa D. Lee, LCSW of Soul Spa Psychotherapy is an OCD and Trauma specialist. She studied Psychology at Pomona College, earned an MSW at UCLA and is a former Fulbright grant winner. Saraa treats child and adult clients from California, Illinois and internationally. Saraa is also a Clinical Supervisor with NOCD, which provides OCD treatment in most states In this episode we talk about: ◾️ Anxiety and burnout ◾️ Recovery from OCD with Exposure Response Therapy ◾️ Understanding different forms of i...
May 15, 2024•57 min•Ep. 93
Dr. Tatyana Mestechkina is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. She is the founder and clinical director of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Better Living, which is also the approach she uses in treating patients, together with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She specializes in treating OCD, even in the purely obsessional subtype (Pure-O), and anxiety disorders such as generalized, social, panic, health, and phobias. Her clients are often ones that...
May 08, 2024•55 min•Ep. 92
Christina is a licensed therapist in New Hampshire with licenses in Florida and Maine. Her practice treats patients suffering from OCD and generalized anxiety, perfectionism, and body-focused repetitive behaviors. As a therapist and life coach, she shares her learnings from her own personal journey living with anxiety and "shoulds" of perfectionism. In her journey to treating OCD, she herself discovered having the disorder and now uses her experiences and learnings from it in treating her patien...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 91
Dr. Reid Wilson is a licensed psychologist who has spent over 30 years in the field of self-help for anxiety disorders and OCD. He is the Director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center and an author of several self-help books catering to anxiety disorders. He is also Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. In 2014, he was honored with the highest award given by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and was presented the ...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 90
Matthew Codde is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of RestoredMinds and the creator of the Triple-A-Response. He has had his own personal bout with OCD & anxiety in his early teen years, and sought help from 5 different therapists before receiving the proper diagnosis. Through his personal experiences and extensive research, he created the Triple-A-Response, an approach to responding to OCD & Anxiety in your head, in your body, and in your life. He is now an advocate of t...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 89
Carter Goos had been struggling with mental health for a time and had only noticed the onset of symptoms early 2020. After getting a conclusive diagnosis for his OCD, he was able to make progress in his recovery through small steps that he made in his daily routine. Despite different forms of intrusive thoughts and compulsions, he has learned to live with his OCD by continuously working on his mindset and routines. In this episode we talk about: ◾️ The onset of OCD and anxiety disorder symptoms ...
Apr 10, 2024•37 min•Ep. 88
Erin Jones is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with over 5 years of experience in treating OCD and other anxiety disorders in youth and adults. Her approach to treatment involves evidence-based practices such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Her expertise in treating OCD comes with personal experience as she had only discovered having OCD while training to be a clinician. In this episode we talk...
Apr 03, 2024•37 min•Ep. 87
Jordan Chiu is a photographer, a creative at Patagonia, and a host of his own podcast called Never The Same. His podcast has become an outlet for him to share his experience in processing the loss of his partner during the pandemic. Jordan also built a community from this podcast by advocating the betterment of mental health care while showing support for people who may have had similar experiences. In this episode we talk about: ◾️ Navigating the emotions from losing a loved one ◾️ Turning grie...
Mar 27, 2024•54 min•Ep. 86
