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16/10/2024
OCD Awareness Week
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Today’s Topic: Effective Treatment Strategies
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OCD is a serious mental health problem that needs effective treatment. OCD tends to be a chronic condition that comes and goes in severity across the lifespan. People with OCD may need just one episode of evidence-based treatment or they may find they need on-going or episodic treatment to keep the worst of OCD symptoms at bay.
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Experts recommend people with OCD begin specialized treatment immediately. Yet, it often takes over a decade to get the right help due to lack of awareness among the public as well as medical and mental health providers. Unfortunately, many people with OCD, and their providers, waste valuable time, energy, and money on treatments that are not specific to OCD. For example, some types of trauma therapy (like EMDR), hypnotherapy, and general talk therapy may not help or may make symptoms worse.
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People with OCD need specific evidence-based treatments delivered by mental health providers with specialized knowledge and training. A type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) called exposure and response prevention (ERP) is recommended.Another therapy called acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) may also help if provided in conjunction with ERP. Sometimes people with OCD benefit from taking medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
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Reach out to us if you have questions regarding OCD treatment. We have many therapists at Atlanta CBT that are trained and seasoned in treating OCD and can help!
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15/10/2024
For today’s awareness post regarding OCD week, we are sharing quick facts about OCD from the .
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Stay tuned for more content regarding OCD Awareness Week through our page, , and .
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What other facts about OCD do you wish people would know?
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Let’s continue to spread awareness together, not only this week, but in the weeks to come!
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27/09/2024
Atlanta OCD Walk 2024
Join Us in the Fight Against OCD!
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When:
🗓️ Date: : Sunday, October 20th, 2024
🕒 Time: 9:45am • Check-in and Registration
10:30am • Opening Remarks
11:00am • OCD Walk Starts
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Where:
📍 Location: Pernoshal Park • 4575 North Shallowford Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
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Why:
🌟 The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone. The OCD Walk is an opportunity to raise funds and awareness of what it really means to have OCD.
👟 Every step counts! Every dollar raised supports, educates, and inspires directly goes back to the OCD community.
💚 Let’s come together as a community of OCD advocates that are making strides for OCD awareness!
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How:
👉 Join Atlanta CBT’s Team at the link below and in our bio:
🔗 https://support.iocdf.org/atlcbt
Learn more about the event here:
🔗 https://support.iocdf.org/event/atlanta-ocd-walk/e601623
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For questions, contact:
📞 404-710-6605
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04/09/2024
Atlanta CBT, a private, out-of-network cognitive behavioral specialty practice, is seeking a highly skilled licensed clinical or counseling psychologist to join our dynamic team. We offer flexible, rewarding work opportunities, both in-person and via telehealth, for professionals who value autonomy, clinical excellence, and growth.
Link in bio to learn more about the position!
12/06/2024
All of our therapists at Atlanta CBT are LGBTQIA+ affirming. We also provide readiness assessments for gender affirming procedures and surgeries.
ALL are welcome! ALL are loved! ALL are included!
Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈
23/04/2024
We are joyful to share the exciting news that Dr. Cameron Mosley is now Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychology! This is a huge accomplishment! Way to go, Dr. Mosley! 🎉
12/04/2024
Ashley Lanier-Pszczola, LMFT will be hosting a virtual workshop for therapists regarding OCD in kids and teens.
If you are a fellow provider interested in learning more, reach out to the contact information at the bottom of the flyer.
We are very excited for Ashley to share her awesome knowledge and experience in working with kids and teens with OCD.
09/02/2024
Join Atlanta CBT to celebrate influential black psychologists throughout Black History Month.
This week we are highlighting Inez Beverly Prosser, Ph.D.
Dr. Inez believed there was power in education and had a strong passion for teaching. Growing up in Texas, she experienced the impact of educational segregation in black and brown students. Dr. Prosser’s dissertation focused on educational racism and the impact this had on students of color.
Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser’s life ended way too early as she died in a car accident. Her death was a huge loss for the psychological and educational world as she advocated for blacks to obtain scholarships and to continue into higher education. Her dissertation conclusions were controversial in the decades leading to the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in 1954.
Today, we honor the life of Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser. May we all be inspired to advocate for equal, equitable, and just education for students and people of color and recognize the systemic ways racism impacts our world.
01/02/2024
February is Black History Month!
At Atlanta CBT, we believe it is necessary to highlight influential black psychologists throughout Black History Month.
The first psychologist we are highlighting is Francis C. Sumner, Ph.D. Dr. Sumner graduated from Clark Atlanta University, approximately 3 miles from our current office. Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner studied racial bias and was the first black to receive a Ph.D. degree in Psychology.
Francis C. Sumner, Ph.D. is also known as the “Father of Black Psychology.”
Dr. Sumner’s research findings regarding racial disparities in psychology still remain present today.
Atlanta CBT recognizes these disparities, actively participates, and financially supports training for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) clinicians to better meet the needs and increase the access to care for blacks and people of color.
Today, we honor the Father of Black Psychology, Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner. May we all be inspired to advocate to end racial bias and disparities in psychology.
04/01/2024
Insomnia affects so many of us yet it’s often treatable with CBT. Pick up January’s to read about how to get some 💤. Our own Dr. Leah Farrell-Carnahan was interviewed for tips.
10/10/2023
Mental Health is a Universal Human Right.
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October each year.
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Hello! I am Dr. Leah Farrell-Carnahan, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist. I own and practice psychology at Atlanta CBT in Inman Park.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people manage anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, insomnia, depression, and other concerns. While CBT is no panacea, it has been found to be an effective way to help people with many problems.
I was very fortunate to train at one of the top clinical psychology PhD programs in the nation to develop clinical and scientific cognitive behavioral skills. I am also trained in health education, health psychology, and the art and science of motivation. I incorporate a gentle and non-judgmental counseling style into CBT called Motivational Interviewing. Further, as a health psychologist, I am aware of the dynamic interplay between body, mind, and community/environment. I bring all these perspectives to bear when working with clients. I always look for the unique strengths in my clients and help them explore these while developing awareness of the ways certain ways of thinking and acting can hold them back emotionally, physically, and relationally. Also, I am LGBTQetc. affirming psychologist.
I relocated to Atlanta in 2019 from Richmond, Virginia where I had a thriving private practice from 2012-2019 called Behavior Works of Virginia and worked for seven years helping Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs, both clinically and at the larger national programmatic level. Prior to that I worked in academic medicine and even in corporate America. I have lived in rural and urban areas up and down the east coast from Charlotte, Vermont to Boone, North Carolina, to Boston, and NYC, etc. Personally, I am an active and curious person and I am enjoying exploring all that intown living and working has to offer. I look forward to meeting and helping you!
Here are more details about my professional training and experiences…
ACADEMIC TRAINING:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Addiction, Behavioral Health, and Technology
University of Virginia Health System
Ph.D., Psychology, Clinical
Virginia Tech
M.S., Psychology
Virginia Tech
M.A., Health Education and Health Behavior
Columbia University
B.S., Psychology, Concentration in Health Promotion & Exercise Science
Appalachian State University
ADVANCED CLINICAL CERTIFICATIONS:
International Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Foundation Behavioral Treatments Training Institute
Veterans Health Administration Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Veterans Health Administration Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Veterans Health Administration Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Enhancement Therapy
I was a consultant for the Veterans Health Administration Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Enhancement Treatment initiatives meaning I taught other mental health providers how to implement these treatments in Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
MEMBER, American Psychological Association
MEMBER, OCD Georgia
MEMBER, Division 38, Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
MEMBER, Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
MEMBER, International Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Foundation
MEMBER, TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
MEMBER and CHAIR OF THE INDEPENDENT PRACTICE COMMITTEE, Georgia Psychological Association
PAST PRESIDENT OF & PAST MEMBER AT LARGE, Richmond (Virginia) Academy of Clinical Psychologists
PAST EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER & PAST MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists
CLINICAL RESEARCH:
My appreciation for evidence-based practice grows out of my participation in research over the years. I was involved in research to advance our understanding of behavioral health problems like anxiety, insomnia, drinking, etc. as well as how to help people using behavioral interventions, including CBT and Motivational Interviewing. I have had a particular interest in researching ways we can harness the technology to enhance mental health services. You can see a list of my peer-reviewed publications, book chapter, and presentations on my website.
CURRENT FACULTY APPOINTMENT:
Adjunct Faculty Supervisor (2019-) Outpatient Psychotherapy Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine
