Blog & Articles by GroundWork Therapists and Experts
Therapist & Counselors at GroundWork Counseling in Orlando, Florida provide insightful blogs and articles related to evidence-based therapy
The Common Misconception of OCD OCD Awareness Week invites us all to become more aware and gain a greater understanding about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Most people think that OCD means being clean and neat and tidy and well organized. The…
OCD – Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed The Center for Anxiety & OCD in Orlando| Specializing In Effective OCD Treatment At The Center for Anxiety & OCD in Orlando, our highly trained OCD therapists specialize in evidence-based CBT and ERP (exposure and response prevention)…
Childhood Sudden Onset OCD | Have You Considered PANDAS / PANS? PANDAS / PANS can present with sudden onset OCD symptoms, typically presenting in children ages 3-14. What Is PANDAS? PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus) is the sudden,…
Is Your Child / Teen Acting Out & Exhibiting Bad Behavior? Learn More About Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in Children and Adolescents Oppositional Defiant Disorder (also known as ODD) is a disorder categorized by a frequent and persistent patterns of…
The Habit Of Worrying | Orlando Therapist Shares Insights on Generalized Anxiety A great deal of research has shown us that we all like to be able to predict and control our situations. We like certainty. It makes us feel…
#BFRBWeek Raising Awareness For Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB) & Evidence-Based Treatment The Center For Anxiety and OCD at GroundWork Counseling in Orlando provides evidence-based CBT and HRT therapy for adults, teens, and children struggling with BFRBs such as dermatillomania (skin-picking disorder)…
Thought Stopping and Thought Suppression in OCD Treatment & Therapy “I’ve been doing my best not to think about it, but by trying so hard not to think about it, I can’t stop thinking about it”, said Yankee shortstop Paul…
Creating Healthy Habits In Young Children: Building Autonomy & Self-Esteem Have you ever been around a 4-year-old while folding clothes or working outside in the yard? If so, you will notice that they always want to help. At GroundWork Counseling…
Intrusive Thoughts & "Bad Thoughts" in OCD / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder An International study of university students, who had not been diagnosed with OCD, conducted in 13 countries and across 6 continents found that nearly all of the participants (93.6%)…
Therapy for Hair Pulling / Trichotillomania | CBT & HRT in Orlando Trichotillomania (also known as trich or "hair pulling disorder") is a disorder characterized by habitual hair pulling (pulling can take place at the scalp, eyelids, eyebrows, or pubic…
