On Saturday, July 19th, 2014 Dr. Emily Anderson of the McLean OCD Institute // Houston and Dr. Felicity Sapp of Anxiety Psychological Services presented the workshop “How to Beat OCD: Developing an Effective Toolbox” at the 2014 OCD Conference to children attendees and their family members.…READ MORE
On Wednesday, August 20th, 2014, McLean OCD Institute // Houston’s Behavior Therapists Christen Sistrunk, MA, LPC and Jessica Gerfen, PhD, discussed hoarding and clutter for approximately sixty attendees at The Thomas A Glazier Senior Education Center in Houston, Texas. Want to know more about hoarding and clutter?…READ MORE
Ground breaking ceremony, August 19, 2014, with team members from the McLean OCD Institute // Houston, architects, representatives from the bank, the realtor and the construction contractors.
The McLean OCD Institute // Houston presented the Life after Treatment: Relapse Prevention workshop that is based on our Relapse Prevention group at the IOCDF Conference on Saturday, July 19th, 2014. Jessica Gerfen, PhD, Jennifer Sy, PhD, Christen Sistrunk, MA, LPC, and Emily Anderson, PhD presented this interactive workshop to adult attendees and their family members.…READ MORE
On Saturday, July 19th, 2014 at the IOCDF Conference, five behavior therapists from the McLean OCD Institute // Houston (Emily Anderson, PhD, Christen Sistrunk, MA, LPC, Naomi Zwecker, PhD, Jennifer Sy, PhD, and Jessica Gerfen, PhD) presented “Overcoming Unacceptable Thoughts” to adolescents and their family members. …READ MORE
While the IOCDF conference is always a great conference to attend, this year’s was especially extraordinary as our HOP team presented FIVE talks and …READ MORE
We had an incredible time at this year’s 20th Annual OCD Conference in Atlanta, GA! During the event, the McLean OCD Institute // Houston had the privilege of presenting on many different topics. We are very proud of the team and their active involvement in the OCD community. Below is a list of the eight presentations given by our team … Read More
The McLean OCD Institute // Houston continues to offer a unique setting aimed at providing quality, compassionate care for OCD and other severe anxiety disorders. Our cognitive-behavior therapy based programs are stronger than ever, especially with the growth of our Adolescent IOP Program. This individualized track is offered to adolescents ages 12-17 dealing with severe anxiety or depression.
Recently, Throstur Bjorvinsson, Ph.D., of The McLean OCD Institute // Houston had an opportunity to speak in New York City at the Empire State Building on a topic we know just a little about, specifically, the treatment of severe obsessive compulsive disorders.
For people who have OCD or another anxiety disorder, there is hope! Before I started the McLean OCD Institute // Houston, my severe OCD caused me not to do much outside my house. I thought I was the only one out there and did not speak about my problem for a long time until now. The treatment program enabled me to get out and not isolate myself. The program taught me to let the fear go and just move on. I strongly recommend the McLean OCD Institute // Houston to anybody with an anxiety disorder or OCD who wants their life back!