Suzanne Mouton-Odum

Licensed Psychologist & Director, Psychology Houston, Texas

Suzanne Mouton-Odum is a licensed psychologist who has served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for more than 20 years. She is the co-author of A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder (2013), Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: A Clinical Guide (2023) and The BFRB Survival Guide (2025), and has dedicated her life to helping people with BFRBs. She lives in Houston, Texas.

Written by Suzanne Mouton-Odum

A person in a green shirt and jeans sitting, focused on their hands which are clasped together, the right hand picking at the left hand’s thumbnail.
OCD

What to do if your picking or pulling get out of hand

Understanding the psychology behind excessive skin-picking and hair-pulling can help you resist the urges and begin to heal

by Suzanne Mouton-Odum