Everyone worries about the “what ifs” sometimes. Many people have little rituals to ward away bad luck. But what happens when these behaviors take over our kids’ mood and time? How can we help them?
Dr. Rebecca Abbott-Sinclair of Small Brooklyn Psychology will introduce Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in children, focusing on its symptoms, impact, and treatment. She will explore how OCD manifests through obsessions and compulsions, the ways it can interfere with a child’s daily life, and will help you distinguish between typical childhood worries and clinical OCD. This webinar will offer practical strategies for parents and educators, highlighting evidence-based treatments like Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) and Supportive Parenting for Childhood Anxious Emotions (SPACE). Participants will gain tools to support children both at home and school, promoting understanding and early intervention. Rebecca will save time for a Q&A session at the end, moderated by Dr. Mandi White-Ajmani.
When: Wednesday, October 2nd
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cost: Free for PSP members, $25 for non-members
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Rebecca Abbott-Sinclair, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in evidence-based treatment for children, teens, adults, and families. She works with clients experiencing various emotional, social, or behavioral difficulties but has a special focus on treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders across the lifespan. She has completed International OCD Foundation’s Behavioral Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), an intensive training program in ExRP for pediatric OCD.
Rebecca has extensive training in treatments for psychological disorders across the lifespan, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), for symptoms of depression, suicidality and self-harm, interpersonal difficulties, generalized and social anxiety, panic, school refusal, and trauma. Further, she has expertise in providing specialty treatments such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD and related anxiety, Habit Reversal Training for trichotillomania and other body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for treating child anxiety and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM), and Parent Management Training (PMT) for attentional and behavioral difficulties in children.
Dr. Mandi White-Ajmani is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience in neuropsychological assessment of children and adults from many different backgrounds. She founded Small Brooklyn Psychology in 2013 and has grown it from a solo practice into a thriving group practice at Industry City, offering high-quality, research-backed neuropsychological assessment and therapeutic treatment.
Dr. White-Ajmani earned her BA from Cornell University and her MBA in Organizational Behavior and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Suffolk University. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship in clinical research in neuroscience and schizophrenia at NYU School of Medicine and then continued as a research scientist at NYU, investigating family violence. She earned an appointment as a Research Assistant Professor at NYU School of Medicine during this time. Now, as a clinician, she conducts neuropsychological assessment with people of all ages, with a wide range of psychological concerns. She has built a special focus on working with children and families, to help them understand the practical nuances of how each person approaches the world a little differently—and then how to use that information to make real-world changes.