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About This Course

This is a live interactive webinar course that will take place on February 12, 2027 at 10am EST.

This presentation will review evidence-based interventions for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), with an emphasis on adaptations of standard cognitive-behavioral therapy for OCD to the treatment of this related obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder.

 A brief review of BDD’s clinical features and differential diagnosis will be provided. Key treatment components will include developing a shared case conceptualization, providing targeted psychoeducation to enhance treatment engagement, visual perceptual retraining, cognitive restructuring, and exposure and response prevention, along with an introduction to adjunctive strategies that may enhance treatment outcomes. Case examples and demonstrations of treatment techniques will illustrate the practical application of these interventions and address common clinical challenges.


Registration deadline: February 12, 2027, 9:30am

Learning Objectives

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Differentiate body dysmorphic disorder from obsessive-compulsive disorder in ways that meaningfully inform case conceptualization and treatment planning.


  • Describe and apply key components of evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for BDD, including case conceptualization, psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, visual perceptual retraining, and exposure and response prevention (ERP).


  • Describe common clinical challenges in treating BDD and identify adjunctive strategies that can be used to enhance treatment engagement and outcomes.


  • Describe evidenced based cognitive behavioral treatment for body dysmorphic disorder. 


Course curriculum

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About this course

  • $59.00
  • CE Credits: 2.0 hours
  • Live, Interactive Webinar
  • Level: Intermediate

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Instructor(s)

Sony Khemlani-Patel, Ph.D

Clinical Director, Bio Behavioral Institute

Sony Khemlani-Patel, Ph.D. is the Clinical Director at the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck, NY where she has specialized in the evidence based treatment of BDD, OCD, and related disorders for over 25 years. She is on the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and Vice President of OCD-NY. She also serves as faculty on IOCDF's BTTI and a member of IOCDF's BDD SIG and has co-authored three books and numerous publications.

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Course Approvals

  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing Board.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0189. Provider Name:  The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC Address:  1910 Route 70, E, Suite 7, Cherry Hill, NJ  08003-2123 Email address: [email protected] 


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7263. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC, #1820, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2028. 


  • *A post test must be taken and passed in order to receive CE credit. Participants may retake the posttest a maximum of 3 times to receive a passing score. A qualifying passing score is 80% or above.

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