Skin Picking, Hair Pulling, or Other BFRBs: Webinar Recap
By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. This week I launched a webinar training series for those with BFRBs, and thought I’d recap the main points I shared here for those of you who missed it. People with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), such as skin picking or hair pulling, often struggle with these compulsive behaviors throughout their entire […]
What Are Your Favorite Apps for Mental Health and Wellness?
By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. I posed this question to our team of 16 therapists, and I will be sharing our responses over the next few weeks. In this age when no one carries pen and paper but almost everyone can connect to the internet within seconds, apps have become necessary therapeutic tools. I have many […]
BFRBs and Why You’ve Never Heard of Them
Body Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) is a term used to describe disorders that cause people to pull out their hair, pick their skin, bite their nails, or repeatedly damage their body in some other way. These aren’t just habits, but rather very complex psychological disorders that result in substantial physical damage to the hair or […]
