Partner PerspectivesAlternative Thoughts: Beyond the Thought Record
by Monique Thompson “Cognitive restructuring” is one of the cornerstone skills of Cognitive Therapy. It involves identifying thoughts that are impacting our mood and considering alternatives that may...
View ArticleFrom OCD to AnxietyUncertainty
By Joan Davidson Uncertainty can feel uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. It can feel frightening and even dangerous. We can’t avoid it, although we often try. Yet, when we learn to work with it and...
View ArticleDoes your child have a hard time calming down? Belly Breathing can help.Kid...
By Daniela Owen Does your child have a hard time calming down when she gets angry? Does you child get really worked up when he’s scared? Does your child seem unable to cope with big emotions? Perhaps...
View ArticleThe Real Cost of High Achievement… Life or Death Decisions.Teen Topics
By Daniela Owen, Ph.D. In the December 2015 issue of the The Atlantic, Hanna Rosin wrote a thoughtful and haunting piece entitled “The Silicon Valley Suicides: Why are so many kids with bright...
View ArticleNational Epidemic of Underslept Teenagers, and What Parents Can Do about...
By Monique Thompson A growing body of research shows that we are raising a generation of teens who are over-stressed and under-slept (see SFBACCT partner Daniela Owen’s blog post on the recent Atlantic...
View ArticleApplying Lessons from Exposure Therapy to Daily Life
By Jonathan Barkin, PsyD Partner, San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Exposure therapy is often a primary treatment component when working on anxiety. Whether an individual is coming...
View ArticleWhat Does OCD Mean Anyway? A Quick Guide for Kids and Families
By Michael A. Tompkins Co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy What Does the D in OCD Mean? Obsessions (the thoughts, images, and doubts that bother and scare you) and...
View ArticleChildren and Sleep
By Michael A. Tompkins Co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Parents tend to sleep well when their children sleep well. Fortunately, things work out just fine for most...
View ArticleNocturnal Enuresis: Augmenting the Bell-and-Pad
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy While most pediatricians favor pharmacologic treatments for nocturnal enuresis, there is growing...
View ArticleSeparation, Panic and School Refusal
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is a relatively common disorder in children and adolescents and...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts of Imaginal Exposure
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Imaginal exposure involves the client imagining the feared object or situation to evoke fear and...
View ArticleFrom Kazoos to Spider Rings: Prolonged Exposure with Kids
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Exposure appears to be the key change-producing procedure in the cognitive-behavioral treatment of...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of Bullying Part 1: Face-to-face exclusion
By Daniela Owen, Ph.D. Partner, San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy In an age of parents sticking up for their children regardless of how wrong their children’s behavior is, Leslie...
View ArticleBehavioral Treatment for Tourette Disorder and Motor Tics
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Tourette disorder is a chronic neurological condition characterized by brief, rapid movements (motor...
View ArticleWhen the Winnie-the-Pooh Cup is Half-Empty: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for...
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy A clinician recently told me that cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) wasn’t appropriate for children...
View ArticlePreventing Relapse in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:...
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic condition and therefore even following an effective...
View ArticlePreventing Relapse in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:...
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic condition and therefore even following an...
View ArticleDoing it Backwards: Why Addressing Misbehavior Starts with Positive...
Part 1 in a series on effectively managing challenging behavior in children By Emily Berner, LMFT Partner, San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy Most children have their fair share of...
View ArticleShy Kids, Silent Kids
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy I met Margaret when she was 5-years old. She wore faded overalls inherited from her older brother...
View ArticleTen Early Signs that Your Loved One May Have a Hoarding Problem
By Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy The signs of someone with a significant hoarding problem are obvious. Floorboards rot and sag...
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