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KD Holmes, LPC: Feb 2, 2023 11:06:10 AM
Many of my clients often inquire about the meaning of ERP. Exposure and Response Prevention may sound formal and technical, but in simple terms, it is a behavioral process that brings order to the chaos of the OCD merry go round. It involves...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Dec 31, 2022 10:12:32 AM
What if for your New Year's resolution you did not choose something that was perfectionistic, self-hating, idealistic, and counter to how you live...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Dec 2, 2022 8:33:24 AM
So in addition to holiday stress, some of us can add in our internal struggles that don’t stop simply because it’s the holidays. It can feel bleak...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Oct 31, 2022 4:31:44 PM
As I am trying to unpack a person's struggle I often think...What is it like to be you? What is it like to have your upbringing, to have your brain,...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Aug 24, 2022 1:36:57 PM
Sometimes in my office people are curious about me. Some ask what do I struggle with? There is an assumption that therapists do not struggle because...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jul 25, 2022 5:27:20 PM
Have you ever had a thought that just keeps popping up in your head? These kinds of thoughts can be images, phrases, even feelings that intrude upon...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jul 25, 2022 12:22:00 PM
I began working with individuals who have OCD about 10 to 12 years ago. I was taught about OCD in my graduate program, but did not have an accurate...
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KD Holmes, MS, LPC & Tyler LaFleur RN, BSN, CPT, CEP, CFMP, MLAS: Jul 12, 2022 11:55:49 AM
During my first session with a client (also known as “the intake session”) I always ask no matter what the mental health issue—
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jul 25, 2021 10:11:26 AM
Many of the individuals I work with (myself included) are plagued by an obsessive brain. Obsessive brains are repetitive and stuck, living in a...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jul 12, 2021 7:40:07 PM
It’s been a long time since I had an adventure. I have been consumed by my day-to-day responsibilities of my relationship, work, family. I try to fit...
