Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) was originally developed in the 1960s by Dr. Aaron Beck to treat depression; since its inception, it has become a first line, gold standard treatment for a variety of clinical presentations, including anxiety disorders. Accordingly, it is commonly used by therapists in their work with clients who experience social anxiety. In addition to the substantial database attesting to the effectiveness of CBT in targeting the harmful thought patterns that give rise to...

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is an evidence based therapeutic intervention that helps people to confront their fears head on in a safe and paced way. ERP is the gold standard treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and is a behavioral therapy that helps people to decouple obsessive thoughts from subsequent compulsions. It involves immersing into feared environments and practicing tolerating the discomfort that may arise without avoidance or reliance on rituals or safety...

Understand two evidence‑based trauma therapies, how they differ, and how to choose what fits your situation. When it comes to trauma, there is not one typical, expected, or appropriate response. Due to the unique nature of every human being, two people can experience the exact same event and may emerge very differently from one another. This attests to the unique process by which some people develop PTSD while others do not. There are a host of factors that beget this diagnosis in...