https://youtu.be/YBq4FIAPjuU AN INTERVIEW WITH: SARAH DOUGLAS, LMFT Interview How do you avoid distress? One of the things that I think is so crucial in helping a person feel some sense of control over how they are living is being aware of their rising distress level. So many people say, I go 0 to 60 in […]
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Strengthening Specialized OCD Care in Southern California The Collective Treatment Programs, a premier provider of neurobiologically-informed mental health services, is proud to announce its official designation as an Institutional Member of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). This prestigious membership recognizes The Collective’s commitment to providing high-level, evidence-based care for individuals living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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A trauma-informed approach integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) and nervous system regulation strategies such as the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) WRITTEN BY: MICHAEL CHRISTIAN CILNIS, LPCC Psychosis is one of the most feared and misunderstood experiences in mental health. Many people hear the word and immediately picture something permanent or extreme, something that
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https://youtu.be/uNF3esfVn8I AN INTERVIEW WITH: NAZNEEN NIZAMI, PsyD, LMFT :: ASSISTANT CLINICAL DIRECTOR Interview WHAT IS SAFE + SOUND PROTOCOL? Safe and Sound Protocol is a auditory intervention. You use these over the ear headphones to listen to different pitches of wavelengths that are designed to target your vagus nerve, which is right back here. The
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https://youtu.be/lvmBiFUsNtY AN INTERVIEW WITH: DR. ASHLEY BRUMETT, PhD Interview WHAT IS THE CLINICAL APPROACH WITH ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)? With ACT, it’s a little bit different from typical approaches like CBT in the way that it’s not about challenging your problems, analyzing your problems, really delving into the content of your thinking. It’s zooming
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https://youtu.be/pBbEVnzLRsE AN INTERVIEW WITH: DR. DAVID SAFANI, MD. MBA, FAPA | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Interview What are the benefits of titrating off medications in Residential Treatment? One of the benefits of working in a PHP or residential facility is that you can talk to the patient on a daily basis. You could check on them frequently
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Featuring: Dr. Nazneen Nizami, PsyD, LMFT The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is an innovative clinical intervention designed to support trauma-informed and intensive therapeutic work. Rooted in Polyvagal Theory, SSP is an auditory-based approach that helps regulate the nervous system by targeting how we perceive safety and danger through sound. Through carefully filtered music that
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IS AI NEGATIVELY IMPACTING YOUR OCD? AN INTERVIEW WITH: DR. SARAH SCHALL, PSYD Interview I’ve been asked to speak on a panel at YATA, and it is focused on the usage of AI with young adults. Where my specialty comes in, and what I’d like to speak about, is how AI and OCD can be
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https://youtu.be/j6LQ0h9XtwY An interview with: Jill Durby, LMFT :: Emotional Resiliency Program Manager Interview WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR FRIENDS + FAMILY WHEN LEADING THE DBT SKILLS GROUP? I’m excited to be leading the Friends and Family Support Group + Skills Group. One of the primary goals of it is to provide support to the family members.
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https://youtu.be/IZXoacFnGiw CLINICAL TEAM COMMUNICATION AN INTERVIEW WITH: Dr. David Safani, MD, MBA, FAPA | Medical Director Interview WHAT MAKES THE MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE EFFECTIVE? I think one of the benefits of The Mental Health Collective is that we communicate, a lot, through chats, through other things. We tend to communicate and as a client to
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