Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation
Now that we’ve defined what behaviors will result in time-out, let’s consider implementation. It’s a good idea for a young child to have a designated time-out spot in the home. This could be the corner of a room or in a hallway. A room in the house that is relatively...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
School refusal is a big challenge with children. Making matters worse, it’s hard to know exactly why a child is refusing to attend school. One very common reason that children avoid school is due to anxiety. A child may be too anxious to attend school, but doesn’t...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent series: social anxiety
Dear Readers, This is the fourth post of a series about social anxiety; hopefully you’ll find them helpful. This particular post is about social anxiety and dating. For those of you struggling with social anxiety, shyness, or introversion, dating can be an...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent series: social anxiety
This post is part of a series on social anxiety: (1) social anxiety, shyness, and introversion and (2) what keeps social anxiety going? Although the content of this series is primarily for adults, it also applies to children and adolescents. A national survey...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The East Bay Behavior Therapy Center (EBBTC) is pleased to announce the following groups in Walnut Creek for January 2014: Anger: From furious to curious (adults) Is anger affecting your relationships? Anger is a natural response but it could become problematic at...
Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Empirically supported treatments
This is post is the last post on this series of “Anger Specialists: Why do I continue to be angry.” In the next paragraphs I’ll describe how anger affects interpersonal relationships and how aversive strategies destroy what people crave the most: intimate...
