TREATMENT
APPROACHES
HABIT REVERSAL TRAINING (HRT)
Habit reversal training (HRT) has been shown to be an effective approach to treating Tics, Tourette’s, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB’s), including hair-pulling, skin-picking, and nail biting. Clients are asked to track their behaviors (building awareness and understanding of the function of these behaviors), taught tools to change situational triggers, and encouraged to build social support. Often as part of the process, clients and therapists will collaborate to identify and incorporate an alternative habit that is less damaging, noticeable, and impairing.