Body Focused Repetitive
Behaviors (BFRBs) Therapy
Understanding BFRBs
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are repetitive behaviors that may include hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, cheek biting, or other repetitive self-grooming behaviors that become difficult to stop.
Many people with BFRBs experience shame, frustration, embarrassment, or isolation because others often misunderstand these behaviors as “bad habits” or lack of self-control. In reality, BFRBs are complex conditions that often become tied to stress, anxiety, tension relief, perfectionism, or emotional regulation.
Specialized Treatment For BFRBs
Natalie Cherrix provides therapy specifically designed for adults struggling with BFRBs using evidence-based approaches such as:
Treatment focuses on helping you:
- Habit Reversal Training (HRT)
- Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment (ComB)
- CBT and ACT-based strategies
- Identifying triggers and behavioral patterns
- Increasing awareness of urges
- Building replacement coping skills
- Reducing shame and self-criticism
Treatment focuses not only on reducing behaviors, but also understanding the emotional, sensory, and situational factors connected to them.
Symptoms
BFRBs May Include
Anxiety can affect both the mind and body, creating persistent worry, physical tension, and overwhelming fear that interfere with daily life and overall well-being.
- Hair pulling (Trichotillomania)
- Skin picking (Excoriation Disorder)
- Nail biting
- Cheek or lip biting
- Repetitive touching or grooming behaviors
You Can Feel Like Yourself Again
Anxiety treatment is not about eliminating every anxious thought or feeling. It’s about learning how to respond differently so anxiety no longer controls your choices, relationships, and daily life.
You do not have to continue living in survival mode. Healing and relief are possible.