During this year’s Annual OCD Conference, Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP of the McLean OCD Institute // Houston and his colleague, Szu-Hui Lee, PhD spoke to conference attendees on “Health Anxiety/Hypochondriasis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Transcultural Adaptation.”…READ MORE
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.
I was with the team when they were at Menninger and when they closed their doors. I’ve had OCD for the last 12 years of my life and before I went into treatment it had literally taken over every aspect of my life. Every move I made was consumed by OCD. The monster made me suffer with rechecking, reassurance seeking, confessions, contamination fears, sexual obsessions, hit and run fears and pretty much everything but hoarding and scrupulosity. It was extremely hard work, but I can now say I have a life back, when before I wasn’t even sure if I’d be living. They taught me the tools to live my life and keep my OCD manageable. The staff was truly amazing and literally saved my life. Although they will say that it was me who did the hard work, without their caring and kind hearts I would never have been able to do it.