Speaking to Mental Health Professionals

Dr. McMahon is available to speak to mental health professionals at conferences, grand rounds, staff meetings, in-service training, continuing education programs, etc. She has presented continuing education workshops at the 2016 and 2017 California Psychological Association conventions (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2duJzEQNXKHSF9FQzZ5dkZybG8/view) and the 2016, 2018, and 2019 American Psychological Association conventions. Please call her at 415-625-3565 to discuss possible topics.

Increasing Happiness, Preventing Burnout

Protecting your Quality of Life
Increasing Happiness
Preventing Personal Burnout
Techniques from Positive Psychology

Increasing Adherence

Evidence-Based Tools to Increase Adherence and Promote Successful Behavior Change
The Five Stages of Change
Understanding and Responding to Nonadherence
Motivational Interviewing

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET)

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Panic, Anxiety, Fears

A Model for Understanding Anxiety Disorders
Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Treating Panic Disorder
Treating Phobias
Treating Overworry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Psychological First Aid

Psychological First Aid Skills to strengthen personal resilience and increase effectiveness with survivors of disaster

Brief Effective Psychotherapy

Integrative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Integrating Positive Psychology in Psychotherapy

Lymphedema

The Emotional Challenges of Lymphedema

Some Past Talks on Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment– Videoconference presentation to Kaiser Psychiatry pre-doctoral and pre- and post-master’s mental health Interns
Anxiety Disorders: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment– Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychiatric Nurses
Panic Disorder: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment– Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychiatric Nurses
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Differential Diagnosis and Treatment– Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychiatric Nurses
Understanding Anxiety – Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychiatric Nurses
Group Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychiatric Nurses
Group Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Panic Disorder – Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychiatric Nurses
One-Session Group for Immediate Treatment and Triage of Anxiety Disorders –Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychiatric Nurses
Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders - Lectures to Post-Doctoral Psychology Residents, Kaiser-Permanente GSAA APA-Accredited Post-Doctoral Residency Program
Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic - Poster presentation, American Psychological Association national conference
Effectiveness of Group Treatment for Panic- Poster presentations to Regional Kaiser Psychiatry Conference showing effectiveness and decreased medical utilization

Some Past Talks on Burnout and Stress:

Managing Stress and Preventing Personal Burnout – Presentation to Staff of Telecare Heritage inpatient psychiatric facility
Increase Happiness and Prevent Personal Burnout: Findings from Positive Psychology - Presentation to Kaiser-Permanente Professional Staff
Preventing Personal Burnout –Presentations to Kaiser-Permanente Psychiatry and Chemical Dependency staff

Past Talks on Hypnosis

Clinical Hypnosis – Talks to Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurses, and other mental health professionals, and students in these fields in many venues for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Kaiser-Permanente.

Call Dr. McMahon at 415-625-3565 to discuss speaking engagements and topics of interest.