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Essays and reported pieces on OCD, anxiety, parenting, and recovery — including her Psychology Today column, Anxious but Able, and work published with ADDitude, ADAA, Recovery Diaries, and others.

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Anxious but Able

Understanding obsessive thoughts, anxiety, and the fears that keep us stuck.

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Latest · Nov 20263 Anxiety Resets From an OCD Therapist With OCD“Sorry, my hand is shaking,” my client says. We are doing an exposure exercise for obsessive-compulsive disorder…Read

Published articles

ADDitudeWhen ADHD Accommodations Inflame OCD in KidsSchool accommodations unlock learning for many neurodivergent students. But when a child has ADHD…Read →
ADAAHarm OCD Made Me a Pushover ParentMy OCD tells me that I am a bad mom. Sometimes the self-doubt actually paralyzes me…Read →
Recovery DiariesFrom OCD Parenting to OCD Practitioner: My Recovery From Orthorexia by ProxyIt started innocently enough. I was an overwhelmed but steady new mom, meticulously changing my baby's diaper, when I…Read →
International OCD FoundationA Therapist's OCD Journey: From Paralyzing Fears to Building an OCD Center16 years ago, I was staring at my long-lashed newborn baby boy when it happened for the first time…Read →
NAMIChronic People Pleasing and My OCDPeople casually describe themselves as people-pleasers as they might describe their hair color or music preference. However…Read →
Daily CameraBack-to-School Can Be Turbulent, but We Can Face This Time of Year With PoiseFor some of our children, back-to-school season means a sudden onslaught of dysregulation, emotional exhaustion and…Read →