Help with finding a therapist for CBT/ERB

May 12, 2012

Hi

I have an 18 yr old with OCD and Asbergers. He was just diagnosed with Asbergers

at age 16. He has had OCD since he was 9. It has waxed and waned and he is on

meds.

He did CBT/Erb very successfully in Phila, with a great therapist.There were

long periods of time where he didn't need therapy at all-OCD was totally in the

background.

Now that isn't the case. He has numerous stressors in the last few years and OCD

is back, worse than ever and making life miserable for both of us. I am a single

parent. Most of his issues are scrupulosity and total inflexibility about

certain things. He doesn't have many rituals-just mainly bad thought OCD.Due to

this and other physical medical conditions, he isn't graduating HS on time.

Added to all this is he is extremely brilliant and when not in OCD mode very

very rational and logical.He has had 2 mental health hospitalizations at a local

place but they were basically useless because all they did was medicate and in

both cases caused worse problems. My son has very unusual reactions to meds.

We moved out of Philly a few years ago to Rochester NY. He was seeing Dr Wagner

but she moved. Since than we haven't found anyone who he clicked with and who

knew what they were doing with CBT. We thought maybe he could Skype with his

former therapist but she doesn't do Skype therapy.

I need some suggestions of therapists who are local in Rochester or who do Skype

sessions. We are working with the waiver program and the office of mental health

here and they have had no decent therapists to refer us to so any help would be

appreciated.

Thanks so much

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