Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! https://martinantony.com/Dr. Antony is professor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University, provincial clinical lead for Mindability (previously the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program), and president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Previously, he was founding director of both the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic and the Psychology Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.  He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and previously served as president of the Canadian Psychological Association. He has published over 30 books and over 250 scientific articles and chapters in areas related to cognitive behavior therapy and anxiety-related disorders. He has given more than 425 presentations to audiences across four continents, and has been interviewed, featured, or quoted more than 450 times in various print, radio, television, and online media outlets, including CBC, CNN, Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, New York Times, Washington Post, Scientific American Mind, and many others.

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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Please see "Forgive For Good" by Dr. Fred Luskin for a full treatment of "unenforceable rules" as covered in the podcast.

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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! For many mental health consumers, the first step towards seeking help is a visit to their family doctor. Moreover, research suggests that up to 2/3rds of visits to the family doctor are actually for mental health concerns – even if the original presenting complaint is for a physical symptom.  In this episode Dr. Tomy Thomas, MD sits down with OICBT psychologist Dr. Pete Kelly, C.Psych to discuss mental-illness through the lens of family medicine.  He discusses common presentations of mental illness seen by family doctors, outlines his thinking around prescribing practices, illustrates his vision of how to best form a collaborative treatment relationship with a client, provides tips for clients seeking mental health services from their primary care physician, discusses ways to enhance the relationship and communication between family physicians and mental health specialists including psychologists and psychiatrists and considers how the inevitable stresses and challenges of life must be integrated into the conceptualization of mental illness.  Dr. Tomy Thomas, MD is a family physician who practices in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.      

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Misophonia is relatively common but not often discussed psychological experience in which an individual has an exaggerated (and sometimes extreme) emotional response (ranging from irritability to anger) to the bodily sounds of others.  Common triggers include sounds related to eating and breathing.  In this episode OICBT psychologist Dr. Mandisa Peterson outlines the cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of misophonia, common characteristics and clinical features, treatment using CBT and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy techniques.  Featured is a phone-in from Dr. Peterson’s husband who is affected by misophonia where he describes his experience as a person affected by misophonia and how he effectively navigates this on a day-to-day basis.   Dr. Peterson completed her Pre-doctoral Residency at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. She provides psychodiagnostic assessments as well as individual and group therapy treatment for diverse adult populations. Her primary approach to therapy is cognitive behavioural and she has experience and training in a number of evidence-based approaches, including dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy. She is dedicated to establishing a safe and open therapeutic environment and working collaboratively with clients to meet their individual needs. Dr. Peterson’s practice focuses on individuals experiencing a wide range of psychological issues, including: mood (including depression and bipolar disorder), anxiety disorders, trauma-related disorders, health and disability related issues, grief and loss, chronic pain, and adjustment disorders. She has a particular interest and experience working with posttraumatic stress and forensic issues (addictions, anger, ADHD). She is involved in the supervision of doctoral students in clinical psychology. She is also committed to continuing program development and evaluation in the community in an effort to develop more effective and accessible mental healthcare programs.