Anxiety therapists in Worland, Wyoming WY
Anxiety or Fears
David A. Heilman
Psychologist, Psy.D.
As a previous opera singer trained at The Juilliard School in New York, I use insights I learned there to help my clients conquer their fears of performance, sports, testing, and social anxiety.
6 Years Experience
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
Linda Friedman
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Anxiety is something we all experience. It's just to what degree and how much distress it is causing you at any given time. High levels of anxiety can be debilitating to how well you are able to function day to day. I can help with not allowing your anxiety to get the best of you and live a more fulfilling life.
20 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
North Shore OCD Women's Treatment Center, Ltd.
Psychologist, PhD
Anxiety and fears, in addition to OCD, are treatable and manageable and we provide the evidence-based tools to help you. Our goal is to help you get your OCD into full remission and your anxiety to a non-clinical, manageable amount. We specialize in all subtypes of OCD as well as anxiety. We are passionate about supporting and encouraging you to defeat your symptoms and regain control of your life. Specializing exclusively in the treatment of OCD and anxiety in adult women allows us to focus 100% on the latest knowledge and highly-effective techniques that will likely work best for you. You will receive expert, high-quality and personalized treatment. Sessions will be conducted with a PhD-level psychologist, trained in highly-ranked programs with over 15 years of experience.
12 Years Experience
Anxiety or Fears
Bill Hoekstra
Psychologist, Psy.D., LP DBSM
Do you struggle with anxiety, trauma, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? I have extensive experience helping individuals overcome these challenges and improve their well-being. I specialize in the treatment of:
Anxiety disorders: Including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobias.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Using evidence-based therapies like EMDR and ART to help you heal from past experiences.
Panic Disorder: Using effective approaches like CBT, ART, and exposure response prevention to reduce symptoms and control anxiety moments.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Applying effective approaches like exposure response prevention to manage symptoms and regain control.
If you're ready to take control of your life and find lasting relief, contact me today for a free consultation.
26 Years Experience