1 hr 11 min

Getting comfortable being uncomfortable | with Dr. Bridget Henry Psych Mic

    • Social Sciences

Bridget Henry, PhD, recently finished her postdoctoral fellowship at the McLean OCD Institute // Houston working under the supervision of Dr. Emily Anderson. Bridget earned her BA in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of South Florida. She received her MA in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego.  Her doctoral studies included a special emphasis on the relationship between physical and mental health. Bridget has experience and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Exposure and Response Prevention. She received clinical training in San Diego delivering mental health services at a chronic pain clinic and integrated primary care. She also received special training in exposure therapy for Hoarding Disorder at the San Diego VA Medical Center, and she worked at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego treating adults and adolescents with anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, and depression. She completed an APA-accredited predoctoral clinical internship at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center, where she gained experience delivering evidence-based treatment in health care and inpatient mental health settings. Bridget is passionate about working together with individuals to overcome obstacles, utilize strengths, and develop skills to improve overall well-being and live a meaningful life. 
In this episode, we cover:


If Bridget could shake her undergrad self by her shoulders and tell her something important, what would she tell her? What was Bridget most proud of as an undergraduate? Bridget double majored in psychology and math. How was she thinking about her psych major? Was it something to be pursued in its own right? Did she view it as an avenue to a career? In Bridget’s eyes, what is the connection between psychology and math? Why did Bridget make the leap of faith to move to San Diego after undergrad? Why was myspace the catalyst for Bridget’s self-discovery? How and why did Bridget set out to fail at as many things as possible? What did bartending represent for Bridget? 6 years after undergrad, why did Bridget finally decide to pursue her clinical psychology PhD? Advice for prospective clinical psychology PhD students? Why was she interested in health psychology, and why did that shift? Why Bridget is so drawn to exposure therapy (listen for an epiphany!) How much independence and creative freedom did Bridget have in grad school when designing interventions? How did Bridget build trust and confidence in herself when working with clients early on? What is acceptance and commitment therapy? Why is ACT like an “owner’s manual to being human”? Why did Bridget want to specialize in anxiety and OCD? Working with OCD patients during COVID-19 How can we use our failures to better understand our strengths? 
...and more!
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Music by: Adam Fine 

Bridget Henry, PhD, recently finished her postdoctoral fellowship at the McLean OCD Institute // Houston working under the supervision of Dr. Emily Anderson. Bridget earned her BA in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of South Florida. She received her MA in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego.  Her doctoral studies included a special emphasis on the relationship between physical and mental health. Bridget has experience and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Exposure and Response Prevention. She received clinical training in San Diego delivering mental health services at a chronic pain clinic and integrated primary care. She also received special training in exposure therapy for Hoarding Disorder at the San Diego VA Medical Center, and she worked at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego treating adults and adolescents with anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, and depression. She completed an APA-accredited predoctoral clinical internship at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center, where she gained experience delivering evidence-based treatment in health care and inpatient mental health settings. Bridget is passionate about working together with individuals to overcome obstacles, utilize strengths, and develop skills to improve overall well-being and live a meaningful life. 
In this episode, we cover:


If Bridget could shake her undergrad self by her shoulders and tell her something important, what would she tell her? What was Bridget most proud of as an undergraduate? Bridget double majored in psychology and math. How was she thinking about her psych major? Was it something to be pursued in its own right? Did she view it as an avenue to a career? In Bridget’s eyes, what is the connection between psychology and math? Why did Bridget make the leap of faith to move to San Diego after undergrad? Why was myspace the catalyst for Bridget’s self-discovery? How and why did Bridget set out to fail at as many things as possible? What did bartending represent for Bridget? 6 years after undergrad, why did Bridget finally decide to pursue her clinical psychology PhD? Advice for prospective clinical psychology PhD students? Why was she interested in health psychology, and why did that shift? Why Bridget is so drawn to exposure therapy (listen for an epiphany!) How much independence and creative freedom did Bridget have in grad school when designing interventions? How did Bridget build trust and confidence in herself when working with clients early on? What is acceptance and commitment therapy? Why is ACT like an “owner’s manual to being human”? Why did Bridget want to specialize in anxiety and OCD? Working with OCD patients during COVID-19 How can we use our failures to better understand our strengths? 
...and more!
To submit questions for future speakers and to get even more career tips, follow @psych_mic on Instagram and visit psychmic.com to sign up for the newsletter.
Music by: Adam Fine 

1 hr 11 min