Social Anxiety therapists in Benton, Illinois IL
Social Anxiety
Alicia Townsend
Psychologist, PhD, BCN
Social anxiety can range from barely noticeable to debilitating. If you have more social anxiety than you would like, I have many ways to address it. By identifying your personal experience of anxiety, we can work together to help reduce it using a combination of techniques that are appropriate for you. This may include mental strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Systematic Desensitization, or physical strategies such as breathing techniques or other relaxation techniques.
19 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Bold Expressions Therapy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
It has become more prevalent for people to experience social anxiety especially due to Covid 19. We are here for you even though we recognize the different between social anxiety and Covid anxiety. Adult friendships are hard, especially making new ones, but we assure you that in the end everything will be ok and we can help you overcome some of these social hinderances.
4 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Dr. Alexavery Hawkins
Psychologist, PhD
I help socially anxious clients gently approach their worries and fears so you can work up to feeling more empowered and confident in a variety of social settings and find more joy in life.
11 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Michelle Peacock
Psychologist, PhD
Social anxiety, like other anxieties, involves fear of situations that we can not be certain of the outcome. Social anxiety is different in that it is fear of others' perceptions of us and that they will negatively judge and evaluate us. CBT and exposure to these fears is essential to overcoming these beliefs, thoughts, and avoidance/escape behavioral patterns.
19 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Dr. Lyndsay Elliott
Psychologist, PsyD.
Cognitive behavioral therapy uses a variety of direct methods to help patients modify their thoughts and emotional reactions to stressors like social situations. Using psychodynamic techniques, we will work together to gain insight into the emotional roots of unhealthy attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Based on the idea that avoiding the things we fear tends to reinforce anxiety, exposure therapy encourages people to encounter the sources of their anxieties in a controlled, deliberate way.
19 Years Experience