Online Anxiety therapists in Missouri
Below is a list of therapists offering online sessions in Missouri
Anxiety or Fears
Jayson L. Mystkowski
Psychologist, Ph.D., ABPP
While Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) is highly effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders (e.g., Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), clinicians do see some “return of fear,” or partial relapse, in some patients due to a variety of factors. Over the past two decades, treatment researchers, with whom Dr. Jayson Mystkowski had the pleasure of working with at UCLA for over 10 years, have studied “return of fear” and discovered some key variables that may optimize the effects of learning during CBT for anxiety disorders (Craske et al., 2008).
First, evidence suggests that focusing on tolerating fear versus eliminating fear yields better clinical outcomes in the long term. Namely, teaching clients that fear and anxiety are normal feelings, rather than attempting to “down-regulate” such feelings all the time, is more realistic and seems to engender “hardier” clients. Second, helping clients to generate an expectancy that “scary things will not happen,” is very powerful. To do this, it is important for clinicians to create more complex exposure exercises (i.e., tasks in which a client confronts a stimulus of which they are afraid), using multiple feared stimuli instead of one at a time. Then, the lack of a feared outcome becomes particularly surprising and memorable for a client and fear reduction is more potent. Third, increasing the accessibility and retrievability of non-fear memories learned during treatment are powerful factors in mitigating against a return of fear. Craske and colleagues demonstrated that exposure to variations of a feared stimulus, using a random schedule across multiple contexts or situations, is more effective than exposure to the same stimulus, on a predictable schedule, in an unchanging environment. The former paradigm, it is argued, creates stronger non-fear memories that are easier for a client to access when subsequently confronting feared objects or situations outside of the therapy context, than the later scenario.
In sum, clinicians have long been aware that some fear or anxiety returns following very successful CBT treatment. As mentioned above, there are some clear, empirically supported ways to modify the therapy we provide to further help clients generalize the gains made in therapy sessions to the real world.
20 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Adam Shafer
Psychologist, Psy. D., M.A.
When we feel scared, we need others to be a place of refuge so that we feel less alone.
Anxiety or Fears
Renee Hodgins, M.Ed., LPC, NCC
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, CCTP, CIMHP
Anxiety is a common reason for seeking therapy. Ongoing worry and fear can be very disruptive to daily life. My approach is through learning to manage the anxiety, and to explore the underlying cause or reason for the anxiety.
14 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D., LLC.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
There are many ways to treat fears and anxiety. CBT is a common place to start. The treatment for each patient is different, contact Dr. Davenport today for more information.
19 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Leigh Anne Randa
Psychologist, PhD
Treatment for anxiety and fear: Anxiety and fear are not necessarily negative emotions. When right sized, they have an important place in keeping us safe and urging us into action. However, often our anxiety and fear may become too big and too frequent, paralyzing us instead of benefiting us. Your emotions need not overwhelm you. Dr. Randa will work with you using evidence based therapy to help you resize these emotions.
18 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Renewal Therapy
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Are you suffering from overwhelming worries, test -taking anxiety, social anxiety, or an intense fear of elevators? However, your anxiety manifests, a comprehensive psychological evaluation can help clarify your diagnosis and guide therapy and treatment.
9 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Aguib Diop
Psychologist, PhD, LP, PSYPACT
Are you willing to face your fears? Facing them involves changing the thoughts or ideas that are maintaining them. In addition, it's important to gradually expose yourself to your fear or source of anxiety. Doing so has been effective in helping us conquer even our most feared situations.
17 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Psychotherapy.Com
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety, fears or phobia
28 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Caroline Hicks
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Anxiety and fear can be approached from a variety of therapeutic techniques. Depending on severity, we can stay flexible in approaches to your anxiety and fear that you are experiencing. I like to note that many anxieties and fears are rooted in real experiences that are worthy of unearthing and healing. For those who come with anxieties that are based in reality, such as experiencing oppression or aggression from society, we will work together to find a path that allows you to feel like you get to live a life of value and finding ways to decrease your anxiety without necessarily losing access to safety.
7 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Ebb & Flow Counseling + Coaching
Psychologist, PsyD
We will help you reduce and manage your anxiety through CBT techniques and relaxation training.
14 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Amy Schullery
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I work with many people struggling with worry, stress and anxiety. I help people achieve better balance with work, parenting, or relationships so they can feel more in control of their lives. We work on strategies to fight nagging worries, physical symptoms of tension and anxiety, and take power back from fears.
17 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Brett Swords
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Anxiety can be overwhelming and get in the way of what we want to do or who we want to be. I specialize in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based approaches for anxiety, which are evidence-based treatments that are proven to work. Together, we will address thoughts and behaviors that may be feeding your anxiety so that you can focus less on trying to manage your anxiety and more on what is important to you!
16 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Peakminds Psychology
Psychologist
With the ability to utilize a variety of psychological methods and techniques, the clinicians at Peakminds are adept at working with a diversity of anxieties and fears, holding the ability to support the needs and goals of clients.
7 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte; Healthy Balanced Life Psychology, LLC
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Anxiety happens when our body's natural defense systems get stuck in overdrive. I focus on helping clients learn tools to redirect that energy into meeting their goals.
21 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Joe Groninga
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
I have been treating anxiety symptoms for many years. Therefore, it's an area in which I have particular experience. You and I will examine the component parts of your symptoms such as emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. We’ll then examine how these parts are connected and how they impact each other. I’ll help you create changes to one or more of these parts to achieve your desired symptom relief. Helping people break free from their anxiety is one of the primary reasons I became a psychologist.
19 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Richard Scott, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D.
It can be difficult to manage our fears, worries, and concerns. You may feel like you’re never good enough or that you can never do things right. Are you always thinking about the way things “should” be and having trouble coping with your stressors? Has life gotten too stressful and you just want to enjoy life again? We can work together to address your worries and get you back to feeling like yourself again living your best life.
18 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Anita D. Cohn MSW, LCSW - A Leading St. Louis Women's Therapist.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
Anxiety is both biological and psychological. Therefore, learning proper breathing techniques are important. By providing needed oxygen to the brain your anxiety may subside. I can help in learning to address underlying issues and reduce or eliminate your anxieties and fears.
20 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Walter J. Matweychuk
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I will teach you that you create your fears and anxieties. You hold rigid attitudes like "I need certainty, guarantees and approval" which underpin your anxiety. You can examine these attitudes and adopt healthier attitudes which will lead you to have healthy feelings of concern which will enable you to face uncertainty and the possibility of disapproval without fear and anxiety.
34 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Alexavery Hawkins
Psychologist, PhD
I help anxious clients process their fears, challenges, and concerns in a safe, warm environment that provides empathy as well as solutions and ideas for enriching their life and moving away from a fear-based point of view.
11 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Dr. Bridget Kromrey
Psychologist, PsyD
I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who have a range of anxiety experiences including social anxiety, OCD, and generalized anxiety.
10 Years Experience