In this workbook, psychologist Michael Tompkins offers evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you target and tear down the emotional avoidance barriers that drive your anxiety and depression.
By engaging with the emotions you’ve been seeking to avoid, you’ll learn, “I can handle this feeling.” You’ll also find strategies to help you stay calm during […]
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
If you suffer from co-occurring anxiety and depression, you may experience an overwhelming urge to avoid difficult emotions and emotional experiences. The last thing you want to do is kick the hornet’s nest you carry around with you. However, […]
Oliver is a 63-year-old electrical engineer who retired just a few months before the pandemic hit. Although Oliver lived alone, he had filled his life with interesting friends from around the world. Oliver was an avid birder and had planned to spend his retirement years traveling with fellow birders and photographing and building his catalog […]
Dr. Michael Tompkins
“The Clutter in Your Life: Understanding Hoarding Behaviors”
About Your Health with Renner, KPFA 94.1 FM
January 30, 2017
Join Nurse Rona and her guests, Dr. Michael A. Tompkins and David Bain, to discuss the factors of hoarding. Compulsive hoarding is a common, serious, and treatable behavior, that can have significant negative effects on people […]
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Dr. Michael Tompkins
Sanity Podcast
August 30th, 2020
So many people are looking to live happier more stress-free lives. We provide interviews with mental health experts across various fields because we know finding quality information isn’t always easy. Let’s find more sanity together.
On today’s episode, Dr. Michael Tompkins […]
Dr. Michael Tompkins
Sanity Podcast
September 20th, 2020
Dr. Michael Tompkins describes insomnia and its treatment. He covers topics such as sleep disruptors and enhancers, and strategies to sleep better and longer.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which can cause significant impairment in personal, social, and academic contexts, affects nearly half a million children in the United States. This step-by-step guide provides mental health professionals with an adaptable, evidence-based model that uses cognitive behavior therapy to treat pediatric OCD. Michael A. Tompkins, Daniela J. Owen, Nicole H. Shiloff, and […]
Develop a system to manage paper. Paper is the number ONE item when it comes to clutter. Newspapers, magazines, and junk mail all add to the mountain of paper in our homes. The first step in organizing paper is to develop a system to manage it. Think in terms of time. Papers such as the […]
Teens with anxiety and depression often suffer in silence. Here are tips for parents to spot the symptoms and help their teens cope.