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New resource: a dictionary of terms commonly used in transgender and gender...
APA has a new set of guidelines for psychologists working with transgender and gender nonconforming people (TGNC). In an appendix to those guidelines, APA included a very useful index defining many of...
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Psychiatry Advisor Informational Page on Trichotillomania
I’ve been working with trichotillomania (i.e., hair pulling) for several years now and am always happy to see this understudied problem receive more press. I recently came across a useful informational...
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Creating a Peer-Led Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Consultation Group: The...
In 2005, the clinic directors (Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D. & Jason Luoma, Ph.D.) at Portland Psychotherapy helped found a peer-consultation group to provide a place for local therapists to learn and...
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Tips for Therapists Making the Change to ICD-10
In case you didn't know already, starting October 1st 2015, insurance companies will start using the ICD-10 system for diagnostic codes, rather than the ICD-9/DSM codes. For any Date of Service (not...
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An Interview with Michelle Craske, PhD, on "Maximizing Exposure Therapy for...
In my ongoing series of posts about exposure therapy, I’ve written several times about the work of UCLA professor Michelle Craske, PhD. Dr. Craske has been on the cutting edge of exposure research, and...
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Resource Development for Insomnia Treatment
Do you practice CBT for Insomnia? Would you like to be involved in a community effort to create a needed resource? In the field of behavioral sleep medicine (BSM), the sleep diary is an essential and...
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Perpetrator Closeness Matters When Considering Effects of Trauma
A new study conducted by Portland Psychotherapy's Melissa Platt, along with colleague Jennifer Freyd, finds that perpetrator closeness matters when considering the effects of trauma. In this study, 124...
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Harnessing the Power of the Therapeutic Relationship
“Dealing with others is dealing with ourselves, dealing with others.”--Norman Fischer Creating intense and curative therapeutic relationships is a fundamental skill for meaningful therapy. Strong...
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Portland Psychotherapy’s Clinical-Research Social Business Model Published in...
Many of those reading this blog probably already know that that in addition to providing science-based mental health services, Portland Psychotherapy is also a productive independent research center....
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The 5-Minute Guide to ACT: A Visual ACT Elevator Pitch
The challenge of explaining ACTAs an ACT trainer, one of the most challenging things for me is when someone who isn’t familiar with ACT says “What’s this whole ACT thing about?” Let’s just say my ACT...
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