By Hongmarie Martinez, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist | Behavior Therapy Associates | Somerset, New Jersey Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD is a mental health diagnosis that is sometimes casually referenced in everyday conversation and unfortunately may be commonly misunderstood as a result. For example, you might’ve heard someone say, “I’m so OCD” and identify themselves in this…
By Hongmarie Martinez, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist | Behavior Therapy Associates | Somerset, New Jersey With summer winding down and the start of a new school year ahead, there can be a range of emotions that set in as you start to prepare for a new semester. Whether you’re a first-year student just beginning the college journey…
As we enter into the new school year, many children are being welcomed back into the classroom with a schedule and in a setting they have not been a part of for some time. For our younger students, they are entering an environment they have never experienced, including in-person learning, a longer school day, different…