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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and how can it benefit anxiety suffers? For those that are concerned about avoiding a medication approach to anxiety, psychotherapy can be an effective treatment for anxiety disorders.
Psychotherapy or talk therapy for anxiety symptoms involves speaking with a qualified professional who will help people learn how to effectively cope with their anxiety. Talk to someone who can help.
CBT is an Important Form of Anxiety Counseling
One form of talk therapy that is especially helpful in treating anxiety disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). With CBT, anxiety suffers examine how their thoughts and behaviors contribute to feelings of anxiety. They then learn new ways to think or perceive their daily life experience. They also learn how to recognize and alter dysfunctional thinking and behavior patterns.
It is not the things that happen to people in their daily life that cause them to feel the way they do. Rather, it is your perceptions of what you experience that cause the emotional response. While 100 people might be exposed to a particular event, not all hundred will have the same emotional reaction.
What About Other Non-Drug Therapies
Other non-drug therapies have become popular and also be helpful, especially as an adjunct or supplement to CBT. These may include self-hypnosis, meditation, yoga, relaxation training, biofeedback, acupuncture and others. These are therapies to help you 'manage' or 'cope' with your anxiety and/ or anxiety attacks. What is particular important about CBT is that it is based upon evidence or scientific research over many years.
Cognitive behavioral therapy will help people with anxiety to modify their maladaptive thinking patterns. Further, it will help them develop behavioral methods that will manage the pain associated with anxiety.
Can GAD Be Helped by CBT
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is common in the US. General-population studies in the US show that GAD has a lifetime prevalence of 5.7%, and 1-year prevalence of 3.1%. Studies suggest it is twice as common in women as in men.
GAD can have a significant impact on a person's everyday life. The individual is surrounded by unfocused worried thoughts. In more severe cases, the anxiety may interfere with normal social functions affecting work, career choices, relationships, and even freedom of movement. CBT can be a very effective treatment for GAD and other forms of anxiety.
Fearless Mind Approach to Anxiety
Dr. Wolf's approach to treatment of anxiety emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy along with other important considerations such as diet, exercise and learning methods of calming the body. You work on anxiety in a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship. You make progress on reducing your anxiety at a pace that is most comfortable for you.
With CBT you can learn to gradually face situations that cue anxiety responses including thoughts, or body sensations whose avoidance is often a core cause of your anxiety. Over 10-20 meetings, this "confronting what you fear" process occurs in small, easier to do increments, with much of the work taking place outside of the actual therapy session. Regular homework is an important element of the treatment.
NO MATTER YOUR AGE YOU CAN BEAT ANXIETY
Dr. Wolf specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). He has been helping people change since 1987. This active, structured form of behavioral medicine treatment that has proven to be highly effective for anxiety disorders. Unlike medication, CBT can produce lasting results in a limited period of time. It is empowering to learn practical coping skills and methods to help you feel better.
Reach out today for a FREE no obligation 20-minute consultation to see if CBT and Dr. Wolf are a good fit for you. Talk to someone who can help today.