Pothos Counselling and Consultation Services

05/05/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 🧠

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects about 2–3% of the population worldwide, yet many people wait years before receiving an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.

Increasing awareness helps people recognize symptoms earlier, reduce stigma, and connect with evidence based care like exposure and response prevention (ERP). This month, we are highlighting the importance of education, access to treatment, and support for individuals and families impacted by OCD and related disorders.

Learn more about OCD and available resources at www.iocdf.org 💙

05/05/2026

04/12/2026

03/28/2026

In Tribute to Edna B. Foa, PhD

The Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) mourns the passing of our founder, mentor, and guiding force, Edna B. Foa, Ph.D.

Edna was far more than an internationally renowned scientist and clinician: she was the heart of CTSA. Through her brilliance, determination, and unwavering belief in the power of evidence-based care, she transformed the understanding and treatment of anxiety-related disorders and changed the lives of countless individuals and families around the world.

As a pioneer of exposure-based therapies, Edna was fearless in challenging convention, tireless in her pursuit of scientific rigor, and deeply compassionate toward those who suffered. She held us to the highest standards while inspiring curiosity, humility, and courage. For many of us, she was not only a teacher and supervisor, but a lifelong mentor whose influence shaped our careers, our clinical practice, and our values.

Edna built CTSA as a place where science and humanity coexist: where patients are treated with dignity, clinicians are trained with care, and research is conducted with integrity and purpose. That mission endures because of her.

We will honor Edna’s legacy by continuing the work she devoted her life to: advancing science, training future generations, and helping people reclaim their lives from fear.

She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

03/26/2026

Pothos joins the mental health community in mourning the loss of Dr. Edna Foa, a true trailblazer whose life's work transformed the way we understand and treat OCD.

Dr. Foa's contributions to exposure-based therapy, and to Exposure and Response Prevention in particular, laid the groundwork for evidence-based OCD treatment as we know it today. Her research and clinical vision are woven into the very foundation of what Pothos does — guiding how Pothos delivers effective care to those living with OCD. Although Dr. Foa’s passing leaves a profound void, her legacy endures, in the clinicians she mentored, the research she championed, and the countless lives transformed by the treatments she helped bring to life.

Pothos is immeasurably grateful for her dedication, her pioneering spirit, and the enduring path she forged for the future of mental health care. Our deepest condolences go out to her family, her colleagues, and all those whose lives she touched and inspired.

World-renowned psychologist shaped PTSD treatment and trained Israeli therapists until her final days; colleagues say her work saved countless lives and call her death a profound loss to the field

12/17/2025

11/20/2025

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance—a day to honour in whatever way feels right to you. As an organisation that supports those who are trans and non-binary suffering from OCD, Pothos is holding the weight of the harm happening around us: policies in Alberta that endanger trans students, growing hostility toward trans people in the U.S., and the countless lives lost to violence, su***de, and hate. Pothos is holding space for those taken too soon—those forgotten, unnamed, or never able to live authentically—and standing with those who are still here, surviving, resisting, and creating joy. More than ever, we need strength, compassion, and connection 🏳️‍⚧️ 💙🩷💙

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10/31/2025

10/20/2025

Our fall newsletter just hit stands!

Check out this issue for more about our exciting new partnership with Aly Raisman, a compelling story of one man's path from misdiagnosis to clarity and effective treatment, and a look at recognizing and treating scrupulosity.

Find the latest issue here: https://bit.ly/3NMA4qd