Please join Sarah Verrelli and The Collective’s clinical experts, Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW, Tony Meiners, PsyD, Sarah Schall, PsyD, and Grace Fraser, ACSW, for The OCD Clinic Virtual Talk, Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 – 12 PM PST. “Over the past few years, The Collective has established itself as a leader in neurodivergent care, creating innovative, identity-affirming, and evidence-based programming. Expanding […]
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The Collective Treatment Programs are excited to announce the hiring of Nancy Koplow, LCSW, as Vice President of Clinical Outreach. With over 20 years of experience in the behavioral health and addiction treatment field, Nancy brings a deep level of knowledge and expertise to clinically support The Collective’s outreach efforts. Our Team Nancy Koplow brings
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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The Mental Health Collective is dedicated to advancing precision in therapeutic intervention, continually assessing the clinical merit of established and emerging treatments for OCD. We understand that achieving symptom reduction hinges upon an individualized care plan. When comparing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), the decision is not one of complementarity, but one
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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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Dr. Brumett, please explain Acceptance + Commitment Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an approach to treatment that aims to change your relationship to your own thoughts. It is based on the idea that we can gain more cognitive flexibility by creating distance between who we are and what we think, so we don’t
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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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