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Jenny Yip Psy.D., ABPP

About

Dr. Jenny C. Yip's experiences with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) began long before her current position as Executive Director of the Renewed Freedom Center. Since childhood, Dr. Yip has fought her own personal battle with OCD. Like so many others, she found herself falling victim to the daily struggles that OCD can bring to one's life.

Inspired by her childhood struggles and motivated to helping others overcome theirs, Dr. Yip has dedicated her professional career to treating families and individuals with severe OCD, performance and sports anxiety, body image issues, and related anxiety disorders.

Dr. Yip has been extensively trained by nationally recognized clinical and research experts in the field of OCD and Strategic Family Therapy. She has been working with this population for over a decade, and has developed her own innovative treatment modality integrating Mindfulness Training and Strategic Paradoxical Techniques with CBT in the treatment of children and adolescents suffering from severe OCD and related anxiety disorders within the family system. Dr. Yip's own experiences and triumphs with OCD have given her a strong personal perspective on the issues that her patients face, along the understanding that each patient requires a unique treatment to best address their specific needs.

Ever the constant researcher and educator, she has published numerous articles, presented at over 40 national and international conferences, and trained other professionals in the field to be effective clinicians. It is her mission to raise public awareness and eliminate negative stigmas about OCD and other mental health issues.

Dr. Yip holds a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University, Washington, DC - an APA accredited program. She is an Institutional Member of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), a Clinical Member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA), and a Clinical Member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) where she chairs the Membership Committee and the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Special Interest Group (CBT SIG).

Located in Los Angeles, CA, the Renewed Freedom Center (RFC) was established in 2008 by Dr. Jenny C. Yip as a way to help those suffering from OCD and anxiety disorders. Dr. Yip and the RFC's mission are to provide the most effective and state of the art treatment available for those suffering from a variety of anxiety and body-image based conditions. For more information visit www.RenewedFreedomCenter.com or contact Edie Trott at bluPRint, 310.208.1300 or edie@blupr.com.

Books by Jenny Yip Psy.D., ABPP
Recent Posts
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It's Not Necessarily ADHD

The media has trained us to identify and attribute any sign of inattentiveness to ADHD. Symptoms of inattention, distraction, fidgetiness, and what appears to be boredom do not automatically spell ADHD, and instead, can indicate anxiety in children.

The media has trained us to identify and attribute any sign of inattentiveness to ADHD. Symptoms of inattention, distraction, fidgetiness, and what appears to be boredom do not automatically spell ADHD, and instead, can indicate anxiety in children.

Social Phobia ≠ Shyness

Social phobia, also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, is not simply extreme shyness.

Social phobia, also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, is not simply extreme shyness.

Psychoeducating Parents to Defeat Their Child’s OCD Monster!

It cannot be stressed enough how important involving parents and other caretakers into the treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is. This is also essential for those adults with OCD who continue to live with and depend upon their parents.

It cannot be stressed enough how important involving parents and other caretakers into the treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is. This is also essential for those adults with OCD who continue to live with and depend upon their parents.

The TAO: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy

The origins of "mindfulness" have its roots in Eastern thought. The Chinese term it
"Taoism". The Japanese term it "Zen". Some have associated it with the practice of
yoga, and with the religion of Buddhism. However, Tao in its purest sense is not religion or philosophy; nor is it psychology or a type of science. Simply put, Tao is a way and view of life.

The origins of "mindfulness" have its roots in Eastern thought. The Chinese term it
"Taoism". The Japanese term it "Zen". Some have associated it with the practice of
yoga, and with the religion of Buddhism. However, Tao in its purest sense is not religion or philosophy; nor is it psychology or a type of science. Simply put, Tao is a way and view of life.