Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: A Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking, Paperback

A comprehensive treatment plan grounded in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you overcome body-focused repetitive behaviors for good

If you have body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) such as hair pulling (trichotillomania) or skin picking (dermatillomania), you may feel embarrassed about seeking help. But there are proven-effective strategies you can use to overcome these behaviors and improve your overall quality of life--this book will show you how.

In this evidence-based resource, three renowned experts and clinicians offer powerful CBT skills to help you move past BFRB. You'll learn why you engage in these behaviors, and how to identify your own sensory "triggers"--places, things, or experiences that cause your behavior to become worse. Finally, you'll learn strategies to use when faced with these triggers, and develop your own customized "plan of action" for moving beyond BFRB for good.

With time, practice, and solid skills for managing stress, anxiety, urges, and other triggers, this book will help you break free from BFRB and feel more in control of your life.

Charles Mansueto, PhD, is founder and director of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, a leading center for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders He has over thirty-five years of experience providing cognitive behavior therapy for a broad range of clinical problems. Dr. Mansueto has written extensively and presented nationally and internationally on OCD and related disorders. He is past president and currently serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors. He is also a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation and of OCD Mid-Atlantic, an IOCDF affiliate. He retired as a tenured Professor of Psychology after thirty-six years in the University System of Maryland.

Sherrie M. Vavrichek, LSCW-C, is a senior clinician at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy for BFRBs and a wide range of clinical problems. Ms. Vavrichek integrates mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhist philosophy in her CBT practice and in her life. She is author of The Guide to Compassionate Assertiveness: How to Express your Needs and Deal With Conflict While Keeping a Kind Heart, Life Cycle: How We Grow and Change and coauthor of The Hair Pulling Habit and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle. She has presented at national conferences on numerous mental health topics, including compassionate assertiveness.

Ruth Golomb, LCPC is a senior clinician with the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. She has specialized in providing cognitive behavior therapy for people with a wide range of clinical disorders since the mid 1980's. She is a member of The TLC Foundation for BFRBs Scientific Advisory Board. Ms. Golomb regularly presents at professional workshops, meetings and conferences. She is an coauthor of The Hair Pulling Habit and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle, Stay Out of My Hair: A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder: Effective Strategies for Children with Trichotillomania, and Psychological Interventions for Children With Sensory Dysregulation.