Mind Matters: Exploring Child & Adolescent Mental Health With Dr. Elisabeth O'Rourke

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we are joined by Elisabeth O'Rourke, Ph.D., the Site Director for MindWell Psychology's Albany, NY practice location. Dr. O'Rourke sits down to discuss her work as a clinical psychologist and her expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy designed for children, adolescents, and emerging adults dealing with a range of disorders.

Incorporating techniques such as relaxation and mindfulness into her practice, Dr. O'Rourke uses individualized and strength-based approaches to address an array of mental health issues – including anxiety, depression, OCD, and behavioral concerns.

Dr. O'Rourke has always been passionate about helping children and young adults overcome mental health challenges. By examining the intersection between physical and mental health, she has helped countless individuals unlock their potential for growth and resilience…

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What led Dr. O'Rourke to pursue work in her field.
The primary disorders that child psychologists treat.
Why so many teens are coping with anxiety.
Outside factors that impact the mental health of children and teens.

Find out more about O'Rourke and her work at MindWell here!

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0:35.0	Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast, that part of the Finding Genius Foundation.
0:43.4	My guest is Elizabeth O'Rourke, PhD.
0:45.6	She's a clinic director, the Mind Well Psychology, LLP.
0:49.5	So we have to talk about anxiety problems in teens and OCD as well. So welcome Lizzy, thank you for coming.
0:55.8	Thank you so much for having me. I'm happy to be here. Well great, tell me a bit about your background and how you got to work in these areas and
1:02.4	then we'll talk about so what's
1:03.6	happening currently with you. Sure definitely so as you said I'm a licensed
1:07.8	clinical psychologist I am licensed in the state of New York as well as the state of
1:12.0	Vermont but my home base is New York and I primarily work with children and adolescents some young adults in entering early adulthood and really what got me started working in this area.
1:25.0	Kind of an old story, but I kind of always liked working with children, was always
1:29.4	interested in working with children and worked in a lot of summer camps growing up and tended to gravitate towards the kids who were more anxious, who were shy, who were struggling to fit in, maybe didn't really want to be there.
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