BLOGS: FOR THERAPISTS BY THERAPISTS

Explore clinical perspectives written by therapists for therapists. KDH Collective brings together articles on OCD and exposure and response prevention, trauma-informed care, neurodiversity-affirming practice, counseling ethics, and working with LGBTQIA+ clients. Our contributors connect clinical experience with questions that arise in the therapy room, from differential diagnosis and treatment planning to the therapeutic relationship.

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Adult Diagnosed Autism

Three neutral people, with blank faces, in gray.

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Autistic Adults: The Clients We Haven't Learned to See

Picture of Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Mar 2, 2026, 11:33:40 AM

Mental health professionals are trained in a way that leads us to spot the "obvious" cases of autism: the children who struggle with eye contact, who have high support needs, or who exhibit the classic externalized behaviors we learned in the media, our textbooks, and the DSM. But what happens when the signs aren't obvious? What happens when our...

OCD brain image with dual diagnosis that affect ERP treatment

5 min read

Understanding Complex OCD Cases: Dual Diagnoses and Barriers

Picture of KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 19, 2025, 4:28:38 PM

OCD is rarely straightforward. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and in many cases, it shows up tangled in a web of other diagnoses-each influencing, masking, or amplifying the core symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. If you've ever worked with clients who seem resistant to ERP treatment, who present with emotional dysregulation , cognitive...

Autism and Addiction and Substance Use image

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Autism, Addiction, and Disordered Eating (OH MY!)

Picture of Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Jun 14, 2024, 2:39:51 PM

If you are a therapist offering Autism Therapy for adults, it's important to consider disordered eating and addiction. When consulting with mental and physical health clinicians, a disconnect exists between clinical expectations and the reality of comorbidity between Autism, substance use disorders (SUD), and disordered eating (DE). Research...