Stephen J. Harris, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Marriage and Family Therapist
Diplomate and Fellow in Psychopharmocology
Diplomate and Fellow in Serious Mental Illness
Articles of Interest
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Anxiety:
Breaking the Cycle of Pain
Cognitive Therapy for Panic Disorder
Desired Beliefs
Erasing Embarrassment
Exposure to Difficult Situations
Extra Help for Panic Disorder
Facts on Anxiety Disorders
Facts on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Reattribuitng Causes of Panic
Relabeling Symptoms of Panic
Relabeling Worries and Habits
Revaluing Problems
Progressive Relaxation


Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:
Avoidance Identification Worksheet
Beliefs that Help OCD and TTM
Client and Parent Pamphlet on OCD
Extra Help for OCD
Hoarding Treatment
Hoarding Treatment Roadblocks
Hoarding Treatment and Motivation
Hoarding Treatment Problems
Hoarding Test
Imagery Practice
OCD Checklist
Planning for Recovery
Practicing Explosure
Practicing with Imagery
Preventing Rituals
Refocusing and Modifying Techniques
Ritual Identification Chart
Treatment Guidelines for OCD
Trichotillomania (TTM)
Weekly Progress Report for Trichotillomania
Habit Reversal Training for Trichotillomania

Depression:
Banishing the Darkness of Depression
Extra Help for Mood Disorders
Facts on Bipolar Disorder
Facts on Depression
Getting a Grip on Guilt
Getting Down When You are Too High
Good Grief
Mood Chart
Mood Rollercoaster
Sadness and Depression
Types of Temperament
Women and Depression

Anger:
Anger and Violence
Beliefs that Ease Anger
Claim it and Aim it
Extra Help for Anger
Inflexible Explosive Children
Practice Makes Peace
Profiles of Anger
Taking Danger Out of Anger

Communication:
Art of Understanding
Beliefs that Aid Communication
Dance of Deflection
Effective Expression
Listening Pointers
Pointers for Deflecting
Pointers for Effective Expression

Dealing with Your Personality:
Better Living Through Chemistry
Caring less about Abandonment
Conquering the Divide
Disorders of the Self
Extra Help for Disorders of the Self
Finding Strength in Surrender
Prizing Imperfections
Self Discovery
Starting the Search
Valuing Your Ordinary

           


                       

           







 

 

 

 

 



ADD and ADHD:
Achievement, Productivity and Behavior
ADD at Home and the Workplace
ADD Types and Look-a-likes
Alternative Treatment for ADD and ADHD
Attention Deficits Causes and Cures
Classroom Interventions for the Elementary Age ADHD Child
Classroom Interventions for the Middle and High School ADHD Child
Extra Help for ADD and ADHD
Limits and Benefits of Medication
Organization and Transitions
Social Skills
Long Term Use of Ritalin
Side Effects of Ritalin

Children:
Actions that encourage obedience
Attitudes and Backtalk
Behavior Contract 
Beliefs that Empower Parents
Be Kind to Others Worksheet
Child-Rearing Beliefs
Child-Rearing Skills
Daily Routines and Habits
Dependent Adult Children
Directives That Defy Resistance
Disagreeable Distant Adult Children
Extra Measures for Extreme Behavior
Incentives That Require Cooperation
Limiting Power
Moral Matters
Responses that Reduce Anger
School Related Problems

Your Family of Origin:
Diagramming the Drama
Differentiating From Your Family of Origin
Differentiating in Marriage and Parenthood
Levels of Differentiation
Observation Sheet for Family Meetings
Pointers for Differentiating
Understanding Your Family Drama 

Relationships:
Beckoning Instead of Chasing
Beliefs that Help Relationships
Causes and Cures of Relationship Problems
Communication that Cures Problems
Defusing Your Partner
Disorders That Effect Relationships
Dissolving Sexual Differences
Facts You May not Know About Sex
Gender Gap Facts
Helping Your Partner to Defuse You
Relationship Work Sheet
Restoring Romance
Rules of Change
Training Partners to be Helpful
Turning Control and Jealousy into Passion
Turning Good-bye into Hello
Mars/Venus Questionnaire

Test Anxiety:
Overcoming Test Anxiety
Treating Test Anxiety
Test Anxiety
How to Overcome Test Anxiety
Test Anxiety Techniques
Dealing with Test Anxiety
Stephen J. Harris, Ph.D., A Psychological Corporation 2005