Social Anxiety therapists in Mansfield City, Connecticut CT
Ben Dickstein
Psychologist, PhD
CBT is considered the preferred, first-line, evidence-based treatment for social anxiety. My downtown location lends itself to completing therapist-accompanied real world exposures with my clients. I believe exposure work to be at the core of effective treatment for SAD. I also provide group therapy for social anxiety, help clients develop the skills of making "small talk," and work to increase their levels of self-esteem and confidence.
11 Years Experience
Daniel Snow
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Please also see the description under 'anxiety or fears'. Social anxiety can hamper the trajectory of life- not meeting people you could have met, not having friends that could have been there for you, and reinforcing anxiety in all its forms while increasing isolation. It is tied to self-judgment, fear of embarrassment, endless 'playbacks' of conversations in the mind, and memories of other situations. But like anxiety in general, it is something that can be overcome. Sometimes we find that what we think of as scary to the point of being unapproachable is much more tame and harmless than we expected, once we get a closer look at the thing we fear.
19 Years Experience
Sala Psychology
Psychologist
We work with individuals with social anxiety, and use exposure therapy in our approach, which is the treatment for social anxiety with the most research supported to date.
3 Years Experience
Baumann Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
I utilize a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach to treating social anxiety that explores a client's history and experience with social situations as well as learning new skills for managing negative thoughts and worries about one's self that arise in response to social situations. We will also establish collaborative goals for improvement in social situations and I will support you in practicing and pursuing satisfying social connections.
1 Years Experience
Dr. Sheena Sikorski
Psychologist, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist
Do you worry about saying just the *right* thing on a first date? Do you replay conversations you had with co-workers or your partner and beat yourself up because you didn't say something perfectly? Do you feel like you have to rehearse over and over what you're going to say before you say it so that person doesn't reject you or think you're an idiot? These are all common indicators of social anxiety and they don't have to keep ruling your life. It is possible to let go of needing to show up perfectly in conversations and not beat yourself up. Let me show you how!
7 Years Experience