Anxiety therapists in Bristol, Virginia VA
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Anxiety or Fears
Layne Mitchell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
EMDR Is helpful is decreasing negative cognitions to fuel anxiety.
8 Years Experience
Online in Bristol, Virginia (Online Only)
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
Online in Bristol, Virginia (Online Only)
Anxiety or Fears
Eileen Messing, Psy.D., P.A. and Associates and the Memory Testing Center
Psychologist, Florida Licensed Psychologist
therapy services offered for all anxiety types
27 Years Experience
Online in Bristol, Virginia
Anxiety or Fears
Meghan McCoy-Smith
Psychologist, PsyD
Anxiety and fears can be managed through understanding, evidence based approaches and exposure. I am skilled and trained in working to help individuals reduce and cope with anxiety and fear.
9 Years Experience
Online in Bristol, Virginia (Online Only)
Anxiety or Fears
MySpectrum Counseling & Coaching
Therapist, LCSW, LPC, CSAC, NCC
At MySpectrum Counseling & Coaching, we provide a safe and confidential space to work through anxiety and fears that might be impacting your day-to-day life. We recognize that anxiety exists on a spectrum. Perhaps you are experiencing mild anxiety or perhaps you are experiencing panic attacks to the point that leaving your home is a struggle. We offer online counseling for situations when your anxiety might be keeping you from leaving your home, and welcome you to reach out to us to schedule an appointment: 804-924-2236. You can also reach out to schedule through our website: www.myspectrumcc.com
18 Years Experience
Online in Bristol, Virginia