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Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Therapeutic Interventions

Interventions /

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Iris G-Thrash, is one of Orange County’s leading therapists. Iris aligns her individualized therapeutic approach for each client with a Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Therapeutic Intervention philosophy. The Mental Health Collective is grateful to have Iris’ skillset supporting care for clients struggling with mental health issues in Newport Beach, CA. Iris G-Thrash, […]

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Empathy, A Three Step Process.

Dr. Kristen Zaleski /

Empathy, as defined by the Miriam-Webster dictionary, is “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner.” Within clinical, coaching, and online self-improvement discussions,

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VoyageLA :: Inspiring Stories from the OC Features Dr. Kristen Zaleski

Dr. Kristen Zaleski /

VOYAGE LA ARTICLE “The heart of our mission at VoyageLA is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our city. In the recent weeks we’ve had the privilege to connect with some of Orange County’s finest artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with

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Understanding + Treating Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence

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Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW, presents Understanding and Treating Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence: revenge porn, cyberstalking, and other forms of tech-enabled abuse. A Zoom presentation hosted by The Mental Health Collective and OC Shrinks on February 3rd, 2022. ABOUT DR. ZALESKI: Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW is the Clinical Director of The Mental Health Collective, Founding Director of the

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CAN ADHD CO-EXIST WITH TRAUMA? An Interview with Dr. Tiffany Grimes, PhD

ADHD, PTSD /

ADHD and its relationship with trauma feel like a larger topic of interest in all realms of social interactions lately. So we asked our expert, Dr. Tiffany Grimes, Ph.D., to break down her well-informed clinical thoughts for our pondering readers. Dr. Grimes, is there a relationship between ADHD and trauma? Given that ADHD can co-exist

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Taking Down Revenge Porn With Expert Dr. Kristen Zaleski

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LISTEN NOW Finding Humanity By Humanity Lab Foundation and Hueman Group Media As an expert forensic evaluator for survivors of international human rights abuse and The Mental Health Collective’s Clinical Director, Dr. Kristen Zaleski joined the conversation for Finding Humanity’s 32nd podcast episode titled Taking Down Revenge Porn. Click the link below to listen to the

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Clinical Care Coordinators // Jessica Geiger, MS and Lauren Hopkins, APCC

Treatment Team /

Jessica Geiger, MS and Lauren Hopkins, APCC, Clinical Care Coordinators of The Mental Health Collective discuss their role in client case management. The two team members stress the importance of being involved in every detail regarding communication to support clients through admission to discharge planning. Trauma Programs Functional Recovery DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? Send

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