Trauma

Treating the Trauma of Sexual Assault IECA Presentation

TREATING THE TRAUMA OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Understanding the trauma of sexual assault is essential in finding the proper treatment intervention for healing. Dr. Kristen Zaleski’s presentation at IECA 2022 in San Diego will discuss current research on single incident vs chronic sexual violence as well as sub-types of violence such as rapes that are drug-facilitated and technology-facilitated. Dr. Zaleski will overlay […]

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CONCEPTUALIZING TRAUMA : EXPOSURE THERAPY VS. COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY

Conceptualizing Trauma is a virtual discussion with Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW, and Clinical Therapist, Dr. Hector De Los Santos, PhD, addressing how trauma therapies are chosen for clients at The Collective. Click in below to grasp the differences and benefits between Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for individuals struggling

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Choosing Therapy Feature

25 SIGNS YOU’RE AN EMOTIONAL ABUSER

Choosing Therapy Quotes Dr. Nazneen Nizami, Staff Psychologist at The Mental Health Collective Original Article Written By: Stephanie Capecchi, LCSW Original Article Reviewed By: Trishanna Sookdeo, MD, MPH, FAAFP In the article 25 SIGNS YOU’RE AN ABUSER, published by Choosing Therapy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Stephanie Capecchi opens with, “Emotional abuse is any behavior that

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BEYOND THE BALANCE SHEET

A podcast with Diana Clark & Arden O’Connor of O’Connor Professional Group The Collective’s Clinical Director and Psychotherapist, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, recently connected with Beyond THE BALANCE SHEET podcast to speak about surviving trauma and the impact trauma has on its victims. She breaks down the different levels of trauma and explains that trauma consists

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Grief: A Natural Response to Loss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdOIOoGA0bs GRIEF: A Natural Response to Loss AN INTERVIEW WITH: Dr. Dawn Joosten-Hagye, PhD, LCSW, MSW, GC-C  Interview The thing with grief is when we experience any kind of loss, whether it’s a normative loss, unexpected developmental loss, or a traumatic type of loss, which the pandemic has been created, this elective type of grief

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Understanding + Treating Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence

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 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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Pandemic Era Increases Diagnosable Mental Illness Rates | Dr. Anna McCarthy

At The Mental Health Collective, we seem to be seeing an upswing in complex clinical presentations, with somatic issues accompanying them. The million dollar question is, WHY? It is near impossible to say with 100% certainty what the causal factors are. Having said that, many sources of reliable research data are showing that not only

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