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.
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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