Letting Go of Worry
December 26, 2023
By Brian L. Thompson, PhD As an anxiety specialist, clients often ask me what to do when they’re stuck in worry. Although I strive to help clients discover what works… READ MORE
Tag: exposure
Why Can’t I Just Get Things Done?
July 26, 2021
By Jennifer Shannon, LMFT, author of The Monkey Mind Workout for Perfectionism “I’m a procrastinator,” Andi said. “I put off exercise, house cleaning, paying bills, everything! I don’t know what’s… READ MORE
Getting (Even More!) Creative with Exposures: In the Age of Teletherapy
October 5, 2020
By Kristen S. Springer, PhD, coauthor of The Big Book of Exposures Getting creative with exposures for our patients who present with a range of anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and… READ MORE
OCD: It’s Not about Doing Exposures, It’s about How to Do Exposures
August 7, 2020
By Marisa T. Mazza, PsyD, author of The ACT Workbook for OCD Tips on Practicing Acceptance-Based Exposures: Oftentimes the aim of traditional exposure and response prevention (ERP) is to eradicate obsessive-compulsive… READ MORE
How can you help your clients with anxiety get the most out of exposure therapy?
December 14, 2017
By Martin M. Antony, PhD, and Heather Hood, PhD Although exposure-based treatments can be highly effective for helping clients overcome problems with anxiety, you can enhance treatment outcomes by paying… READ MORE
Motivating Anxious Teens to Engage in Exposure Therapy
February 28, 2017
By Sheila Achar Josephs, PhD While exposure therapy has shown remarkable results for decreasing anxiety, clinicians often find it difficult to motivate teens to do challenging exposures. The benefits of continued… READ MORE
When your client with OCD says, “I’m willing to do some exposures but not others!”
January 26, 2016
By Joan Davidson, PhD Your client reads that exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the gold standard for treatment of OCD. She tells you, “I’m willing to try ERP, but I’m… READ MORE
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