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Differentiating OCD and Anxiety Disorders
For therapists, grasping the nuanced distinctions between OCD and other anxiety disorders is vital for accurate...
Join us in this presentation as we take a closer look at Neurodivergence, with a special focus on Autism and OCD. We'll explore the similarities in symptoms between these two diagnoses and discuss their key differences. Additionally, we will offer insights on customizing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy—the gold standard for treating OCD—for clients with Autism. Our focus will be on clients who would have previously been diagnosed with Atypical Autism, also known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) which was in the DSM-IV but merged with Autism in the DSM-V.
KD Holmes, MS, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED
KD is a practicing therapist over the past 16 years at KDH Counseling. She has worked extensively with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Specific Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Certified, and BTTI trained for treatment of OCD. She enjoys using biology as a foundation to guide behavioral approaches to treating mental health issues. She loves DBT, RODBT, and ERP because they address mental health treatment through tangible behavioral steps. Followed by trauma work that can be done through EMDR, and Deep Brain Reorienting to help treat trauma responses that may be contributing to the presenting problems. We never stop learning and this insatiable quest for learning continues to drive her personally and professionally.
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