[Audio] BT16 Workshop 10 – Mastering the Anxiety Game: Teaching Clients to Welcome their Fears – Reid Wilson, PhD

Description:

Therapists are supposed to make clients safe and secure, creating a cozy haven from a cruel world, right? Well, when it comes to treating anxiety, there’s growing evidence that the quickest, most effective approach involves instructing them to ramp up their fears while telling themselves how much they welcome the experience. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to help clients shift their relationship with their fears and override the responses that perpetuate them.

Educational Objectives:

1. Identify the four problems that make clients vulnerable to anxiety.
2. Identify the three strategies anxious clients typically use that maintain anxious symptoms.
3. Name the four therapeutic strategies to win over anxiety.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*