Please join us for our next CBT SIG meeting 

SIG Topic: Motivational Interviewing: Helping Patients Engage in ERP Treatment

For clinicians using exposure and response prevention to treat OCD and anxiety disorders, patient motivation can often present an issue. This makes sense, since treatment involves systematic exposure to fears. The exposure itself is for the most part straightforward, the challenge is helping your patient build the intrinsic motivation to engage in them. Understanding the nuances of patient motivation and the change process in general is critical to treatment success. This presentation will address Motivational Interviewing and how it applies to OCD and anxiety treatment.  

About Ryan Silverman, Psy.D.

Dr. Ryan Silverman earned his Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego campus. He completed his internship and post-doctoral training at WellSpan Philhaven in York, Pennsylvania where he utilized a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach when working with adults, children, and couples. Dr. Silverman has worked in treatment settings including a long-term outpatient center and primary care offices, where he addressed mental and chronic health-related diseases. He has experience treating a wide range of disorders including anxiety, mood, trauma and substance abuse. He utilizes evidence-based interventions such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), cognitive restructuring, and mindfulness when treating Hoarding, OCD, Specific Phobias, and Panic Disorder.

Dr. Silverman appreciates how difficult life can become when symptoms interfere with one’s well-being and responsibilities at home and work. Taking this into consideration, Dr. Silverman prioritizes creating a safe, trusting environment where patients can acquire both short and long-term symptom relief.

Location:  The meeting will be held via Zoom platform.

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