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Dr. Debra Kissen to be honored at the Chicago “Gratitude for Giving”...
Dr. Debra Kissen to be honored at the Chicago “Gratitude for Giving” Celebration...
View ArticleSocial Anxiety Self-Help Strategies for the Holiday Season – 2
It’s not a secret that the holiday season can be challenging for people, especially for people who experience anxiety. Between gift exchanges, office parties, and gathering with friends, family, and...
View ArticleSocial Anxiety Self-Help Strategies for the Holiday Season
It’s not a secret that the holiday season can be challenging for people, especially for people who experience anxiety. Between gift exchanges, office parties, and gathering with friends, family, and...
View ArticleTips For Adjusting Back to Pediatrician Visits
YOUR PEDIATRICIAN MISSES YOU! It is difficult to believe that a virus, which we see all the time in kids both big and small, could result in seeing less of you in the office. This is exactly what...
View ArticleSeeing Your Pediatrician Post Covid
As we start to shift back to some of our usual activities after the suspension that Covid created for our families and communities we all will have a lot to digest. As a pediatrician I encourage you to...
View ArticlePlan for a Reduction in Stress
It is no secret that a great deal of stress in life stems from financial and monetary worry. In fact, it has been found that financial stressors are the number one contributor to divorce. Many worry...
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Psychological Ironies of The Current Coronavirus Pandemic
I have often noticed that exposure to an anxiety-evoking experience can be a good thing- within limits. As a young child, I loved horror films and comic books and later in life exposed my children to...
View ArticleAsk A Therapist: Is there a correlation between OCD patients and hypoglycemia?
I’m noticing a pattern with my daughter that a lot of her panic attacks / spiraling behavior happen when she hasn’t had a meal in a while. Is there a correlation between OCD patients and hypoglycemia?...
View ArticleWhat are some tips on how to introduce concept/discuss with my child the need...
The first session of CBT for child/adolescent anxiety treatment at LOA is always parents only. This allows us to provide parents/caregivers with a customized communication strategy to set their child...
View ArticleLOA Tip of The Day!
When feeling stuck and overwhelmed, just put one foot in front of the other and allow the momentum to carry you forward. You don’t need to feel ready to do something in order to do it. Engage in the...
View Article5 Tips to Your Public Speaking Anxiety
Michelle Lozano, AMFT Deep belly breaths. Studies have shown the power of diaphragmatic breathing in lowering the cortisol level in your body (stress hormone). Learn how here. Mess up! Yes, you read...
View ArticleManaging Your Mental Health While Practicing Social Distancing
It’s no news that the coronavirus pandemic is drastically changing our lifestyles. Schools, restaurants, theaters, gyms, and many offices are closing; the CDC is recommending social distancing and...
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The Effect of Learning Gaps on Anxiety
Naturally, there are many different types of anxiety. Anxiety can be brought on by awkward social situations, public speaking, separation issues, early trauma, etc. For children, the school...
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CBD: Achieving Calm & Balance
CBD and hemp products are all the rage right now, but what’s the real scoop on these products? CBD, or cannabidiol, is one of over 150 different cannabinoids. Cannabinoids affect the endocannabinoid...
View ArticleWhat is H OCD and How Do We Treat It?
Just like any other OCD, H OCD—which stands for Homosexual Obsessive Compulsive Disorder—is characterized by obsessions or intrusive thoughts. So first, some background on intrusive thoughts. Nine out...
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Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
When we lose someone close to us it can feel so difficult to manage. Especially when that person was such a staple in the family or friend group and I speak to that with both personal and professional...
View ArticleAnxiously Awaiting Your Criticism…
Criticism has never been easy and people are finding that it’s getting harder to tolerate. From a young age, you quickly learn what is “trending” or “cool” and the pressure to buy into these social...
View ArticleParenting in the Age of Social Media
Headlines and news flashes relentlessly bombard already stressed-out parents with a myriad of risks linked to their child’s social media use. Navigating the digital landscape becomes an overwhelming...
View ArticlePedophiles, Rapists and Murderers…Oh My: How to Disengage from Harm OCD &...
Webinar By Debra Kissen, Ph.D, M.H.S.A, Clinical Director of Light On Anxiety & Ashley Kendall, Ph.D, Staff Therapist at Light On Anxiety Hosted by Anxiety and Depression Association of America...
View ArticleHelpful CBT Tools
Anxiety Hierarchy Organizing and rating the situations you fear and therefore try to avoid is the first step in moving past anxiety. When anxiety lives as an “amorphous blob” you can’t see if for what...
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