Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Empirically supported treatments
Cluttering Is About Our Feelings, Not About Piles of Papers” – (From Clutter-Proof Your Business) In my clinical work quite often I hear about moments in which people struggle with problematic situations such as arguments with others, emotional outbursts,...
Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Empirically supported treatments
On November 8th, 2012 a new DBT skills module on Emotion Regulation will start at the East Bay Behavior Therapy Center. Emotion regulation skills refer to the “ability to control one’s response to emotions.” Emotions are complex systems formed by...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Empirically supported treatments, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Procrastination refers to intentionally, volitionally delaying or putting off tasks, activities, projects despite their importance and negative consequences in your day-to-day life. These tasks could be related to work, school performance, daily living (laundry,...
Anxiety, Behavior change, Emotion Regulation
Approximately 3 years ago, I had the opportunity to listen to James Gross, Ph.D. at the annual conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Gross, an emotion theorist and researcher in Stanford, has conducted multiple studies on...
Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal problems, Parent series: social anxiety
Did you hear the term “ideopathic craniofacial erytheme?” This is a medical term to describe severe facial blushing that can be easily triggered. From time to time in my clinical work with clients struggling with social phobia/anxiety I hear the question:...
Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal problems
According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) approximately about 15 millions of adults in the United States have social anxiety, and 36% of them report symptoms for 10 years or longer. More often than not social anxiety is underdiagnosed and...
