It's summer, and our awesome team is busy doing amazing things! Training, expanding the accessibility of evidence-based treatment for anxiety and OCD, and giving back to our community are values that are especially important to us at Austin Anxiety and OCD Specialists. This month we are excited to spotlight our two amazing therapists, Rebecca Athanason, LCSW and Jhana Rice, LPC, who are doing just that!

With the COVID-19 pandemic winding down in some areas of the world, I had the opportunity to travel to Denver, Colorado for this year’s Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Conference in March. I was so happy to be back among other clinicians and researchers to learn about the treatment of anxious and depressive symptoms. Here are a few of the lessons I learned on this trip: