Dr. Jenny C. Yip
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Jenny C Yip, Psy.D. Executive Director, Renewed Freedom Center Expert
Dr. Jenny C. Yip Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) Califo ia Psychological Association (CPA) American Psychological Association (APA)
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, performance and sports anxiety, body image issues, 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 35 national and international conferences, and worked to train 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. 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 Psychology 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.
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ADHD? Anxiety? Giftedness? Inattention in the classroom: Ending the Pattern of Destructive Misdiagnosis
Jenny C. Yip, Psy.D. Sarah A. Paxson, Psy.D. Julie’s parents and teachers are worried. She is in the 4th grade and falling behind in her studies. Although she has a complex vocabulary and demonstrates a high level of general knowledge, she is not performing to her ability in the classroom. She has difficulty copying off the board, consistently falls behind in her class work, is unable to complete tests within time limit, and spends an inordinate amount of time on homework.
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Understanding the Underlying Triggers of OCD in Children
Jenny C. Yip, Psy.D. The diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is usually quite straightforward in adults. However, symptoms of OCD in children often manifest in different ways, which can lead to detrimental misdiagnoses. The key is to understand the underlying cause of each child’s behavioral manifestations. Let’s take a look into Nick’s symptomology and how it was approached.
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THE TAO Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Jenny C. Yip, Psy.D. When everyone recognizes beauty as beautiful, there is already ugliness; When everyone recognizes goodness as good, there is already evil; “To be” and “not to be” arise mutually; Difficult and easy are mutually realized; Long and short are mutually contrasted; High and low are mutually posited; Before and after are in mutual sequence.rn–Lao Tzu
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Psychoeducating Parents to Defeat their Child’s OCD Monster!
Jenny C. Yip, Psy.D. It cannot be stressed enough the necessity of involving parents and other caretakers into the treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is also essential for those adults with OCD who continue to live with and depend upon their parents.
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