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About the speakers

Dr. Mouton-Odum is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, the Founder and Director of Psychology Houston, PC: The Center for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, and President of PsycTech, LLC. Dr. Mouton-Odum has extensive experience conducting cognitive behavioral treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, and evidence-based psychological treatments. She specializes in treating people with BFRBs, OCD, tic disorders, and other anxiety disorders. Dr. Mouton-Odum is Co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors and has served on this board for more than 20 years. She has published numerous scientific journal articles, presents at national and international conferences, and is co-author of four books for the general public and two books for professionals. Relevant book titles include: “A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder” and “Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, A Clinical Guide.”

Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC, is a senior clinician, supervisor, and a co-director of the training program at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, where she has worked since the mid 1980's.  Ms. Golomb specializes in treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adults.  She has conducted numerous workshops and seminars, and participated as an expert in panel discussions covering many topics including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Trichotillomania and other Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), and providing cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for anxious adults. In addition to publishing articles for professional journals and newsletters, Ms Golomb  is an author of "The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You:  How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle,"  “Stay Out of My Hair” and “A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder:  Effective Parenting Strategies for Children with Trichotillomania,”  “Overcoming Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, “ “Psychological Interventions for Children with Sensory Dysregulation,”“ Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation.”” Overcoming Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors” and “Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors.” She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for The TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

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Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D , reports that she is the owner of PsycTech, LLC and receives royalties from cbittrainer.com. She will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. All relationships have been mitigated through review.

Ruth Golomb, LCPC, reports receiving royalties from New Harbinger, Cambridge University Press, Guilford, Goldum Publishing. She will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. All relationships have been mitigated through review.

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Jon Hershfield, MFT, Todd Peters, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc, Louis Marino, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PsyD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Paula Bostwick, MSN, RN, CENP, Alfredo Sagisi, DNP, MS, RN, FACHE, Maggie O'Neill MSN, RN, PMH-BC, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.