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OCD vs. Anxiety Disorders: Key Differences for Therapists
For therapists, grasping the nuanced distinctions between OCD and other anxiety disorders is vital for accurate...
OCD AND PTSD:
CLINICIAN ESSENTIALS
ARE A CLIENT SEEKING HELP?
When OCD and PTSD overlap, treatment requires more than protocol—it requires precision, flexibility, and trauma-informed care. This course equips clinicians with practical tools to assess and address the dynamic interplay between these diagnoses. Participants will learn how to modify ERP for trauma histories, integrate and implement trauma informed theory with ERP, and apply current research to guide complex case decision-making.
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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