Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California Private practice utilizing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence based therapeutic approach to treating OCD, Anxiety Disorders, and Insomnia.

We provide services for young children, teens, adults, parents, as well as Sport Psychology coaching.

4 Tips for Helping Your Teen Sort Through Misinformation Online In today’s digital age, there’s a lot of information rea...
06/17/2026

4 Tips for Helping Your Teen Sort Through Misinformation Online

In today’s digital age, there’s a lot of information readily available right at your fingertips. You no longer have to go to the library or talk to a subject expert in a field to get necessary, relevant, and factual information. It’s hard to know the difference between real and factual information versus someone’s lies, opinions, or misinformation with all of the content available on the internet.

As an adult, you’ve probably learned some hard lessons and truths. You want to make sure you’re setting your children up for success.

Here are 4 tips for helping your teen sort through misinformation online.

In today’s digital age, there’s a lot of information readily available right at your fingertips. You no longer have to go to the library or talk to a subject expert in a field to get necessary, relevant, and factual information.  A quick Google search will pull up multiple results for someone t...

Self-Criticism and Depression When self-criticism takes control, it can affect multiple areas of your life. It can even ...
06/10/2026

Self-Criticism and Depression

When self-criticism takes control, it can affect multiple areas of your life. It can even lead to worsening mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. Let’s learn more about the role of self-criticism and depression

Thoughts circle in and out of your head all day long. These thoughts could relate to anything and everything. Often, the thoughts will relate to what you’re doing in the current moment. If you’re at work, you may be thinking about completing items on your to-do list, answering emails, or working...

4 Movies About OCD We watch movies as a form of entertainment. After a long day at work, putting on a movie from the com...
06/03/2026

4 Movies About OCD

We watch movies as a form of entertainment. After a long day at work, putting on a movie from the comfort of your own home or attending a new movie out in theaters is a great way to take your mind off of your 9-5 and relax a bit. It’s nice to know that you’re not alone, and movies help us feel like even our weakest parts can be strengths. This is why showcasing mental health challenges in movies is so important.

Here are 4 movies about OCD

We watch movies as a form of entertainment. After a long day at work, putting on a movie from the comfort of your own home or attending a new movie out in theaters is a great way to take your mind off of your 9-5 and relax a bit. But movies are also a way […]

Postpartum Anxiety and OCD: Causes, Symptoms, and How to Cope Having a baby is a blessing, but it can also be a big chan...
05/27/2026

Postpartum Anxiety and OCD: Causes, Symptoms, and How to Cope

Having a baby is a blessing, but it can also be a big change in your daily life and routine, body, and mind, which can be a difficult adjustment to make. As with all things and life, there are positives and negatives. A lot of new parents need an adjustment period to allow them to navigate their new normal after welcoming a new baby.
Some individuals struggle with mental health challenges such as postpartum anxiety or OCD. Let’s learn more about the causes, symptoms, and how someone can cope if they’re struggling with these conditions postpartum.

A miracle, a blessing, a bundle of joy. These are just a few of the various words and phrases used to describe having a baby. It’s a big life change for you and your family. While a lot of the words and phrases used to describe this time are positive, it’s important to also reflect […]

Understanding Insomnia and Its Underlying Causes No matter how hard you try to improve your sleep schedule or how exhau...
05/20/2026

Understanding Insomnia and Its Underlying Causes

No matter how hard you try to improve your sleep schedule or how exhausted you are from your day, it’s almost as if you become recharged as soon as your head hits the pillow.
It can make it extremely difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night, no matter how hard you try to implement changes to make it easier for that to happen.

Let’s learn more about insomnia and some of its underlying causes.

Tossing and turning throughout the night has become your new normal. No matter how hard you try to improve your sleep schedule or how exhausted you are from your day, it’s almost as if you become recharged as soon as your head hits the pillow. Instead of counting sheep and drifting off into a peac...

Exploring Response Prevention Therapy and Its Uses Response Prevention, also known as Exposure and Response Prevention (...
05/13/2026

Exploring Response Prevention Therapy and Its Uses

Response Prevention, also known as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). ERP focuses on helping individuals face their fears by gradually exposing them to their fears. While this form of therapy may seem harsh or frightening, bear with us. ERP therapy is also well suited to treat individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety, panic disorders, or phobias.

Let’s explore response prevention therapy and its uses.

Response Prevention, also known as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). ERP focuses on helping individuals face their fears by gradually exposing them to their fears. While this form of therapy may seem harsh or frightening, bear with us. T...

Empowering Shy Kids: Practical Tips to Build Confidence As a parent, you want to provide and support your child while th...
05/06/2026

Empowering Shy Kids: Practical Tips to Build Confidence

As a parent, you want to provide and support your child while they’re navigating growing up. t’s important to find the balance to be there for your child, but also letting them figure things out on their own. If your child is on the shy side, you may be stepping in more than you may think.

Here are some practical tips to build confidence and empower shy kids.

As a parent, you want to provide and support your child while they’re navigating growing up. This includes meeting their basic human needs, but also encouraging them to make mistakes, fail, pick themselves back up, and try again. It’s important to find the balance to be there for your child, but...

Worried About Your Teen’s Mental Health? Here’s How to Stay Connected Without Being Overbearing Teens go through a lot o...
04/29/2026

Worried About Your Teen’s Mental Health? Here’s How to Stay Connected Without Being Overbearing

Teens go through a lot of changes, both internally and externally. Their bodies are changing. Their brains are still developing. Hair is growing on different parts of their body. You have to talk to them about hormones, puberty, bodily odors, and becoming an adult. These are all changes that can cause a bit of concern. This is how to stay connected without being overbearing.

The teen years come with a lot of changes. They may have gone through a growth spurt. Hair is growing on different parts of their body. You have to talk to them about hormones, puberty, bodily odors, and becoming an adult. Teens go through a lot of changes, both internally and externally. Their bodi...

Under Pressure: The Impact of Academic Expectations on Teens Teens face a lot of pressure. This pressure can impact how ...
04/22/2026

Under Pressure: The Impact of Academic Expectations on Teens

Teens face a lot of pressure. This pressure can impact how a teen acts, behaves, feels, and sees themselves. The stress of it all can be overwhelming. In addition, they’re at a pivotal point where their decisions and performance in school will impact their future. Let’s learn more about the impact of academic expectations on teens.

Let’s face it: being a teenager isn’t easy, especially in today’s world. Teens can be left feeling like they’re constantly trying to catch up just to meet their own expectations—and the expectations that their family, teachers, coaches, friends, and social media set out for them. Teens fac...

How Self-Criticism Fuels Depression Many people believe that being hard on themselves is motivating, a way to stay disci...
04/15/2026

How Self-Criticism Fuels Depression

Many people believe that being hard on themselves is motivating, a way to stay disciplined, achieve more, or avoid failure. Self-criticism often begins as an internal voice that points out mistakes or areas for improvement. But for people vulnerable to depression, this voice can grow louder and more unforgiving. Understanding how self-criticism operates, why it’s so powerful, and how to interrupt it is an important step toward healing and emotional resilience.

Many people believe that being hard on themselves is motivating, a way to stay disciplined, achieve more, or avoid failure. But when self-criticism becomes constant, harsh, or rooted in unrealistic expectations, it can slowly chip away at emotional well-being. Over time, this pattern becomes deeply....

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