Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD
@cmpinciotti.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist and researcher at Baylor College of Medicine. OCD, trauma, and LGBTQIA+ mental healthcare. Views my own. She/her.
Looking forward to presenting at the virtual OCD Training School Learning Summit March 5-6, 2026! Join me by registering at ocdtrainingschool.com/ocd-training-school-learning-summit/4yk3k
Use EARLYBIRDSUMMIT through Nov 18 for the early bird discount of $175 for 28 CEs and fun experiential sessions!
Use EARLYBIRDSUMMIT through Nov 18 for the early bird discount of $175 for 28 CEs and fun experiential sessions!
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Looking forward to presenting at the virtual OCD Training School Learning Summit March 5-6, 2026! Join me by registering at ocdtrainingschool.com/ocd-training-school-learning-summit/4yk3k
Use EARLYBIRDSUMMIT through Nov 18 for the early bird discount of $175 for 28 CEs and fun experiential sessions!
Use EARLYBIRDSUMMIT through Nov 18 for the early bird discount of $175 for 28 CEs and fun experiential sessions!
Reposted by Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD
I’m recruiting a new postdoc to join my team at RFU! If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ youth, bi+ mental health, and/or longitudinal/ESM data, consider applying! Prefer a Feb/Mar start date, but open to later. Prefer in-person, but open to remote. For more: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
Recruitment
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November 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I’m recruiting a new postdoc to join my team at RFU! If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ youth, bi+ mental health, and/or longitudinal/ESM data, consider applying! Prefer a Feb/Mar start date, but open to later. Prefer in-person, but open to remote. For more: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
Sharing a great consultation opportunity for licensed therapists who want to learn more about supporting LGBTQIA+ clients through OCD treatment 👇🏻
September 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Sharing a great consultation opportunity for licensed therapists who want to learn more about supporting LGBTQIA+ clients through OCD treatment 👇🏻
I joined Kevin Foss & Jon Hershfield on the FearCast Podcast to talk about The National OCD Survey and how & why OCD themes like contamination, moral and religious scrupulosity, and sexual orientation are more or less common in different regions of the United States: youtu.be/ZU4cw4Pniuk?... /1
#241- The National OCD Survey with Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti and Jon Hershfield
YouTube video by FearCast Podcast
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September 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I joined Kevin Foss & Jon Hershfield on the FearCast Podcast to talk about The National OCD Survey and how & why OCD themes like contamination, moral and religious scrupulosity, and sexual orientation are more or less common in different regions of the United States: youtu.be/ZU4cw4Pniuk?... /1
Reposted by Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD
📢 Call for unpublished data for a meta-analysis on bisexual people's experiences of "double discrimination" (from heterosexual and lesbian/gay sources)!
Details: tinyurl.com/yc75amzb
Email/DM by 9/5/25!
@apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social
Details: tinyurl.com/yc75amzb
Email/DM by 9/5/25!
@apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
📢 Call for unpublished data for a meta-analysis on bisexual people's experiences of "double discrimination" (from heterosexual and lesbian/gay sources)!
Details: tinyurl.com/yc75amzb
Email/DM by 9/5/25!
@apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social
Details: tinyurl.com/yc75amzb
Email/DM by 9/5/25!
@apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social
📣 Hey southern Louisianans! 📣
🟣Do you have OCD?
🟡Do you want to help make sure national OCD research includes your unique experiences?
🟢 Do you have 10 minutes to spare??
If so, please complete our anonymous survey at: tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu
& please share widely! ⚜️
🟣Do you have OCD?
🟡Do you want to help make sure national OCD research includes your unique experiences?
🟢 Do you have 10 minutes to spare??
If so, please complete our anonymous survey at: tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu
& please share widely! ⚜️
July 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
📣 Hey southern Louisianans! 📣
🟣Do you have OCD?
🟡Do you want to help make sure national OCD research includes your unique experiences?
🟢 Do you have 10 minutes to spare??
If so, please complete our anonymous survey at: tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu
& please share widely! ⚜️
🟣Do you have OCD?
🟡Do you want to help make sure national OCD research includes your unique experiences?
🟢 Do you have 10 minutes to spare??
If so, please complete our anonymous survey at: tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu
& please share widely! ⚜️
🚨 New publication 🚨 I’m proud to share our recent work establishing severity benchmarks for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-2nd Edition in a multinational sample. /1
July 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨 New publication 🚨 I’m proud to share our recent work establishing severity benchmarks for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-2nd Edition in a multinational sample. /1
Can’t wait to dive into two studies that have been so near and dear for many years. Hope to see you at the annual IOCDF conference in Chicago this weekend!
July 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Can’t wait to dive into two studies that have been so near and dear for many years. Hope to see you at the annual IOCDF conference in Chicago this weekend!
Reposted by Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD
🌟New publication!🌟
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Intervention for Youth Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Pediatric Primary Care Providers
It was great to be part of the team on this project. I’m excited about continuing this work! @cmpinciotti.bsky.social
#suicideprevention
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Intervention for Youth Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Pediatric Primary Care Providers
It was great to be part of the team on this project. I’m excited about continuing this work! @cmpinciotti.bsky.social
#suicideprevention
July 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🌟New publication!🌟
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Intervention for Youth Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Pediatric Primary Care Providers
It was great to be part of the team on this project. I’m excited about continuing this work! @cmpinciotti.bsky.social
#suicideprevention
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Intervention for Youth Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Pediatric Primary Care Providers
It was great to be part of the team on this project. I’m excited about continuing this work! @cmpinciotti.bsky.social
#suicideprevention
Today at 12 ET, @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social , Andreas Bezahler, and I will join the IOCDF Research Roundtable to share about all the research being done on OCD in the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us to learn what we know-and don’t know-about OCD in this community!
June 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today at 12 ET, @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social , Andreas Bezahler, and I will join the IOCDF Research Roundtable to share about all the research being done on OCD in the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us to learn what we know-and don’t know-about OCD in this community!
Looking forward to presenting at
@abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans this fall! I’ve lucked out and will be on four (!) talks covering Hurricane Helene, the cognitive behavioral-minority stress model of OCD, OCD+PTSD comorbidity, and sociocultural influences on OCD. Can’t wait for November!
@abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans this fall! I’ve lucked out and will be on four (!) talks covering Hurricane Helene, the cognitive behavioral-minority stress model of OCD, OCD+PTSD comorbidity, and sociocultural influences on OCD. Can’t wait for November!
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Looking forward to presenting at
@abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans this fall! I’ve lucked out and will be on four (!) talks covering Hurricane Helene, the cognitive behavioral-minority stress model of OCD, OCD+PTSD comorbidity, and sociocultural influences on OCD. Can’t wait for November!
@abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans this fall! I’ve lucked out and will be on four (!) talks covering Hurricane Helene, the cognitive behavioral-minority stress model of OCD, OCD+PTSD comorbidity, and sociocultural influences on OCD. Can’t wait for November!
I’m looking forward to giving a primer on justice-based ERP for identity-related OCD for the Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Psychiatry Just Talks lecture series. Join us virtually for free (or $30 for CE/CMEs) next Wednesday May 28th 11-12 ET.
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Justice-Based Exposure and Response Prevention for Identity-Related OCD
Department of Psychiatry CHANGE Committee (Community, Humanity, Advocacy, Nurturing, Growth, Equity) Lecture Series
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May 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I’m looking forward to giving a primer on justice-based ERP for identity-related OCD for the Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Psychiatry Just Talks lecture series. Join us virtually for free (or $30 for CE/CMEs) next Wednesday May 28th 11-12 ET.
www.eventbrite.com/e/justice-ba...
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Our new paper describing how we can move the field forward on co-occurring #ocd & #eatingdisorders is now out
Give it a read!
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
@uofleatlab.bsky.social
Give it a read!
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@uofleatlab.bsky.social
Movement Toward Dimensional Symptom Models of Comorbid Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder and Eating Disorders | Annual Reviews
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders (EDs) are highly comorbid. Despite the high comorbidity, there is little understanding of why these disorders coexist and even less research on...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Our new paper describing how we can move the field forward on co-occurring #ocd & #eatingdisorders is now out
Give it a read!
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
@uofleatlab.bsky.social
Give it a read!
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
@uofleatlab.bsky.social
There’s still time to register for my course on Justice-Based ERP (2 CEs) hosted by the OCD Training School this Thursday 2-4pm eastern (or on demand for one year). Purchase for $75 using the link below. Hope to see you there!
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www.ocdtrainingschool.com/justice-base...
Justice-Based ERP
Additional sensitivity is needed when applying ERP to identity-related OCD themes that involve marginalized identities or communities (e.g., those related to sexual orientation, gender identity, disab...
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April 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There’s still time to register for my course on Justice-Based ERP (2 CEs) hosted by the OCD Training School this Thursday 2-4pm eastern (or on demand for one year). Purchase for $75 using the link below. Hope to see you there!
www.ocdtrainingschool.com/justice-base...
www.ocdtrainingschool.com/justice-base...
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Soul Survivor Network is awarding scholarships to college survivors of sexual violence who have incurred financial hardship because of crimes committed against them. Funds can be used for therapy, tuition costs, food, etc. #SAAM
April 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Soul Survivor Network is awarding scholarships to college survivors of sexual violence who have incurred financial hardship because of crimes committed against them. Funds can be used for therapy, tuition costs, food, etc. #SAAM
After 20 months and 4000+ participants across all 50 US states, we’re nearing the end of recruitment for The National OCD Survey 🇺🇸 If you have OCD, please consider participating in & sharing this 10-minute survey of regional differences in OCD. Tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu
March 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
After 20 months and 4000+ participants across all 50 US states, we’re nearing the end of recruitment for The National OCD Survey 🇺🇸 If you have OCD, please consider participating in & sharing this 10-minute survey of regional differences in OCD. Tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu
Sharing a treatment opportunity for LGBTQIA+ people with OCD/anxiety in Tennessee or Alabama. $50/session 👇🏻
March 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Sharing a treatment opportunity for LGBTQIA+ people with OCD/anxiety in Tennessee or Alabama. $50/session 👇🏻
Borrowed from Twitter - a fitting mantra for PTSD treatment
March 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Borrowed from Twitter - a fitting mantra for PTSD treatment
Belatedly sharing a recent publication, the first to provide empirical support for justice-based exposure and response prevention (vs overcorrection ERP) among individuals with identity-related OCD themes 👇🏻 /thread
March 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Belatedly sharing a recent publication, the first to provide empirical support for justice-based exposure and response prevention (vs overcorrection ERP) among individuals with identity-related OCD themes 👇🏻 /thread
OCD & PTSD can sometimes look the same. I’ve created a handout offering considerations for differentiating these symptoms: spaces-cdn.owlstown.com/blobs/ymrzxa...
Thanks to our IOCDF Trauma & PTSD in OCD SIG members for the recommendation! This and other free resources available at cmpinciotti.com
Thanks to our IOCDF Trauma & PTSD in OCD SIG members for the recommendation! This and other free resources available at cmpinciotti.com
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February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
OCD & PTSD can sometimes look the same. I’ve created a handout offering considerations for differentiating these symptoms: spaces-cdn.owlstown.com/blobs/ymrzxa...
Thanks to our IOCDF Trauma & PTSD in OCD SIG members for the recommendation! This and other free resources available at cmpinciotti.com
Thanks to our IOCDF Trauma & PTSD in OCD SIG members for the recommendation! This and other free resources available at cmpinciotti.com
Check out the latest @bcmhouston.bsky.social PolicyWise blog on Justice-based ERP:
“What if I’m secretly gay?” Mental health treatment for identity-related obsessive-compulsive disorder through a justice-based lens
“What if I’m secretly gay?” Mental health treatment for identity-related obsessive-compulsive disorder through a justice-based lens
“What if I’m secretly gay?” Mental health treatment for identity-related obsessive-compulsive disorder through a justice-based lens - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network
A closer look at “identity-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)" and exposure and response prevention (ERP) with a justice-based lens
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January 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Check out the latest @bcmhouston.bsky.social PolicyWise blog on Justice-based ERP:
“What if I’m secretly gay?” Mental health treatment for identity-related obsessive-compulsive disorder through a justice-based lens
“What if I’m secretly gay?” Mental health treatment for identity-related obsessive-compulsive disorder through a justice-based lens
Reposted by Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD
Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025
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December 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025
If you’ve experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse and have started exposure-based therapy for OCD in the last 24 months, please consider participating in this paid research study. Contact Emily.Fenlon@uky.edu for more info
December 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
If you’ve experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse and have started exposure-based therapy for OCD in the last 24 months, please consider participating in this paid research study. Contact Emily.Fenlon@uky.edu for more info
Very grateful to have collaborated on this invited paper with such a rockstar cast of researchers blending each of our unique expertises!
🚨New paper out now in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology🚨
Potential Harm in the Psychological Treatment of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
w @cmpinciotti.bsky.social @claireecusack.bsky.social @lluaces.bsky.social @drilanasvd.bsky.social & Paz Galupo
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Potential Harm in the Psychological Treatment of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
w @cmpinciotti.bsky.social @claireecusack.bsky.social @lluaces.bsky.social @drilanasvd.bsky.social & Paz Galupo
rdcu.be/d3d1E
Potential Harm in the Psychological Treatment of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
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December 12, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Very grateful to have collaborated on this invited paper with such a rockstar cast of researchers blending each of our unique expertises!