Dr. Cooper specializes in Habit Reversal Training (HRT) a form of cognitive behavioral therapy for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB) such as trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (skin picking). HRT focuses on education, self-monitoring, increasing awareness of symptoms, and using alternative and incompatible responses. HRT incorporates stimulus control by making the environment less conducive to picking and pulling behaviors, and habit reversal, by practicing competing response to deter the unwanted behaviors. By increasing awareness of relevant thoughts, urges, sensations, behaviors, and emotions, you can learn to shift your behavioral response. Over time, this can help diminish unwanted symptoms and lead to notable improvements.