When Skills Are Not Enough: Rethinking Treatment For Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Presented by Courtney Ferenz, PsyD and Laura Hobson, PA-C

for the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists fall conference

Location: Embassy Suites, Virginia Beach, VA

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) include:

• Hair pulling (trichotillomania)

• Skin picking (dermatillomania)

• Nail biting/picking

• Lip/cheek/tongue biting

• And more

Attendees will:

• Learn evidence-based approaches for BFRBs including HRT and ComB

• Explore why these modalities work for some clients and not others

• Be introduced to innovative methods such as the ARC Approach

• Discover how to use sills you already have in your toolbox to support BFRB clients