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Online Course for Adults with BFRBs

This course is for you if:

  • You are missing out on living the life you want to live because of your BFRB.
  • You are tired of trying to manage your BFRB on your own with little to no success, and are ready to find something that truly works.
  • You feel embarrassed, isolated, frustrated, or ashamed of your BFRB and its effects on your life.

You’ve tried so many tips and tricks to stop the behavior, and although some work for a bit, nothing gets you to a place of being able to consistently manage the behavior. You probably blame yourself for not working hard enough to get better, but the truth is, it is not your fault.

Most people (including most therapists) don’t know how to manage these behaviors, and they often mistakenly believe that you need to focus on stopping the behavior in order to get better, BUT THIS DOESN’T WORK.

You can only stop the behavior for so long before you slip and do it again, which frustrates you even more, leading to more of the behavior, more guilt and shame, etc.

It’s time to end the cycle!

I’m Laura Chackes, a psychologist who has specialized in treating BFRBs for over 17 years.

I used to believe that the only way to relieve the suffering that these disorders caused was to focus primarily on stopping the behaviors. But over time I've learned that this is not the most effective approach. Through consulting with other experts in the field and my clinical experience of working with hundreds of people with BFRBs, I've developed a program that really works. It incorporates the 7 ingredients that lead to long-term recovery: acknowledgement, awareness, targeted interventions, SMART goals, accountability, support, and self-compassion.

This course the absolute BEST way I know to get you to:

  • A place where YOU are in control of your BFRB instead of it controlling you
  • A life free from the pain and suffering your BFRB has caused
  • Feeling self-confident, happy, closer in your relationships, and excited to do the things you love to do!

The adults with BFRBs who have completed the online course have reported the following:

  • “I am a lot kinder to myself when I am having a bad BFRB day. Whereas before the class I would be really hard on myself making me even more upset. My pulling and picking have definitely decreased. Though I still have an occasional bad day with one or the other.”
  • “There has been a decrease in my picking. I still tend to scratch and pick a little at my skin daily, but I don’t let go much farther than that. I have also been trying to be more compassionate to myself in relation to picking and to myself in general.”
  • “I think I’ve changed a lot since the beginning of the class. I’m more aware of my picking, I’ve learned new strategies, and I definitely beat myself up less after an episode so my suffering has gone way down. I’m so glad to have these tools to take into the future.”
  • "I finally have tools with which I can manage my BFRB. I haven't quit picking but when I do the behaviour is more normalised and less damaging. I can have a lapse without it becoming a relapse and I finally have more self acceptance and self compassion when I do struggle. The behaviour has also reduced greatly for me, I feel like I am a person in recovery from my BFRB not someone ruled by it."

 Here’s what you can expect when you join From Suffering to Self-Confident:

  • 10 weeks of pre-recorded videos with concrete action steps designed to put you in the driver’s seat of your BFRB, even if you’ve tried many strategies and treatment approaches without success.
  • 11 weekly group coaching calls to provide you with accountability and full-on hand holding support so you can work through any obstacles that start to get in your way.
  • A private Facebook group just for course participants (moderated by me) to share with each other in a more private, intimate setting to gain support and stay accountable with the course homework.
  • A private Facebook group for alumni (also moderated by me) after completion of the 10-week program for continued support and accountability for as long as you need it.
  • Optional monthly coaching calls for alumni to keep up progress made for $20 per month.

Course Outline:

*In our first meeting on 1/17/24 we will get to know each other and set intentions for the course. Week 1 course material will be discussed on the following Wednesday to give everyone a week to watch the video and do the action steps.

*Week 1:  Establish a regular mindfulness practice to help maintain awareness, focus, stress reduction, and management of any emotional contributors to your BFRB.

Week 2:  Become more aware of when you’re doing your BFRB by identifying your specific triggers, thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations that lead to or exacerbate your BFRB through tracking.

Weeks 3-5:  Learn strategies to address triggers in each of the following categories: sensory, cognitive, affective, motoric, and place/environment. Develop a plan of effective tools specifically designed for you based on how, when, and why you do the behaviors, as well as a reward plan to help you stick to your plan.

Week 6:  Be able to consistently sit with your urges and not act on them for increasingly longer periods of time.

Week 7:  Learn how to accept and love yourself even if you are not able (or don’t want to) completely stop the behavior, through self-compassion training.

Week 8:  Gradually face feared situations and people so that you are no longer avoiding anything that you want to have in your life.

Week 9:  Improve relationships by learning effective communication strategies for you and your loved ones to talk about your BFRB and how they can best support you, including how to handle your BFRB in new relationships.

Week 10:  Keep your successes up over time with a personalized relapse prevention plan that includes continued support and accountability after the course is complete.

More Details:

  • Course begins on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 6-7pm CST and runs for 12 consecutive weeks (with one week off on March 20th).
  • We will meet as a group on Google Meet every Wednesday, from 6-7pm CST during the 11-week course.
  • The course material can be viewed at any time throughout the week and kept forever to refer back to.
  • The cost of this course is $40 per week for 11 weeks, for a total of $440. 

So, if you're ready to go from that place of utter frustration and desperation because nothing you’ve tried has worked, to a place where you feel at peace because your BFRB no longer controls your life, with a streamlined system that gives YOU control of your BFRB in just 11 weeks or less, please register now to secure your spot.