The Year of You! For: Parade

The Year of You!
For: Parade

8 Ways Your Nighttime Habits May Be Making Your Anxiety Worse The Next Day For: BUSTLE

8 Ways Your Nighttime Habits May Be Making Your Anxiety Worse The Next Day
For: BUSTLE

How to Stop Overthinking Everything (According to 15+ Therapists) For: UpJourney

How to Stop Overthinking Everything (According to 15+ Therapists)
For: UpJourney

Speaking Engagements:

Los Angeles Sparks ‘We are Women’ Salon Series:
Managing Anxiety in a Culture of Stress

OCD Southern California Conference:
Managing OCD Roadblocks: Creative and Effective Tools to Tackle ERP (Mindful Self-Compassion)

International OCD Foundation Annual Conference:
Adolescent Support Group Facilitator: 2017, 2019

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