Quiet Mind CBT

02/05/2026

Catastrophizing is a specific type of cognitive distortion, common across many different anxiety disorders. When we overestimate the likelihood of something bad happening, and underestimate our ability to cope with it if it did, anxiety grows. Taking steps to decatastrophize can reduce your anxiety in the moment, and, over time, replace catastrophic thinking with more balanced thoughts.

After acknowledging the worse case scenario, ask yourself, what’s the best thing that could happen? In between these diametrically opposed anchor points you’ll find the most realistic outcome. Ask yourself, if the worst did happen, how would you cope with it? Not would you like it, be happy about it, or embrace it, but how would you cope?

01/27/2026

If you’ve been struggling with BFRBs and/or OCD, it’s common for behaviors like skin picking, hair pulling, nail biting, washing, checking, and more, to happen outside of conscious awareness. It doesn’t mean that there’s something wrong with your brain, when you do anything for long enough, it doesn’t require as much mental energy, allowing your brain to focus on other things.

One of the first steps in treatment is making the subconscious conscious. Self monitoring - tracking the behaviors when they occur, and mindfulness training help to build conscious awareness of the behaviors you’re trying to change.

When looking for treatment for a BFRB and/or OCD (they commonly co-occur) It’s important to seek out licensed mental health providers who offer Habit Reversal Training (HRT) or Comprehensive Model for Behavioral Treatment of BFRBs (COMB) for BFRBs and Exposure and Response Prevention (EXRP) for OCD.

01/23/2026

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01/22/2026

Millions of people in the US have OCD, and very few are treated with gold standard, evidence based care. If you suspect or have been diagnosed with OCD, it’s important to seek out a licensed mental health professional who provides effective treatment, such as EX/RP. Visit IOCDF.org to learn more!

01/21/2026

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As high schoolers prepare to leave home for college, emotional readiness is just as important as academic preparation. This panel offers guidance for student...

01/16/2026

Emerging adulthood is an exciting and challenging time of life! As graduating seniors prepare to head off to college, they need tools to thrive emotionally as well as academically.

Join us on Wednesday January 21st, 2026 at 8pm for a live panel discussion, College Bound: Supporting Mental Health Away From Home, with Dr. Julia Turovsky, founder and director of together with Alison Steiner, LCSW from Positive Developments, hosted by ongoing virtual panel discussion series.

The panel will provide education for students and parents on managing mental health on campus, stress management, fostering independence, and more!

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01/13/2026

Losing a loved one is a complex emotional experience. Contrary to popular opinion, we don’t go through set stages, and while there are often common emotions such as sadness, guilt, and anger, everyone grieves differently.

If you have OCD, it’s common for the loss of a loved one to temporarily worsen symptoms. Additionally, OCD often latches onto different content. When this happens with grief, it may look like ruminating to “be certain” you don’t forget important moments, or that there was nothing more that you could have done, intrusive images or thoughts about the person who passed or the manner of their death. It’s important to distinguish worsening OCD with grief related content from general bereavement. Although people can certainly benefit from professional support when they are grieving, grief itself is not a psychological illness. Shifting OCD content does require expert treatment like Exposure and Response Prevention.

01/05/2026

If today feels like the most Mondayest Monday to ever Monday, you’re not alone! Getting back into your regular routine can be difficult, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Instead of thinking about everything you need to accomplish for the year, or the month, the week, or even today, think about what you need to do first. Break your first task of the day into its component parts, and take them one at a time.

12/31/2025

Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful new year!

12/23/2025

Radical acceptance offers a powerful perspective about coping with circumstances that cannot be changed. It does not mean that you approve of or wanted something to happen. It’s the recognition that the insistence upon struggling with things that cannot be changed keeps you stuck, living life on the sidelines. Embracing reality wholly as it is allows you to live a full life with circumstances that cause pain, not in spite of them.

12/03/2025

We have never had more information at our fingertips, and as with a lot in life, more doesn’t necessarily mean better. Social media is rife with mental health misinformation, and learning how to spot it will help you to make the best decisions for yourself and your mental health!

1) Look for reputable sources, for example - peer reviewed journals and trusted websites such as the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation.

2) Be wary of exaggerated claims and over simplifications. The one trick to get rid of anxiety for good! If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

3) Check the date - information in fields like clinical psychology is constantly updated. Ancient greeks believed that the Uterus would “wander” through the body, causing physical and mental health symptoms. Make sure you’re getting the most up to date information.

4) The plural of anecdote is not data. Anecdotes are written in relatable ways to appeal to our emotions. Anecdotes however, are just one person’s experience. To be considered an evidence based treatment, that treatment will have demonstrated that it works for most people with a given diagnosis.

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