Other Specializations

Christopher Mulligan is an expert in the use of cognitive-behavioral (Cog-B) therapy.  Cog-B therapy has been empirically verified as the most effective strategy for decreasing symptoms related to:

- Mood Disorders (including Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder)

- Anxiety Disorders (including Generalized and Social Anxiety Disorders)

- Impulse Control and Disruptive Behavior Disorders (including ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder)

- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

- Eating Disorders

- Tourette's Syndrome and Tic Disorders

Christopher began using Cog-B techniques in 1996 when he recognized traditional "talking" forms of therapy consistently failed to resolve developmental and psychiatric problems in his clients.  Rather than talk about one's feelings as a way of creating change, Cog-B therapy examines maladaptive patterns in the way people think and behave.

People with depression and anxiety have predictable distortions in the way they think about their lives.  By identifying these distortions, Christopher helps clients change the way they think, which in turn changes the way they behave, which in turn changes the way they feel.

Christopher has treated multiple children and teens with severe mood and anxiety disorders--and has consistently decreased symptoms by 90%.  He has been involved with families in which his treatment strategies prevented their children from being hospitalized or placed in a residential setting.