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10 Best Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques Certification Course

Program Information

Outline

Module 1 – Anxiety Types and the Factors that Contribute to Anxiety Disorders

Differentiate the varied symptoms of the anxiety disorders identified in the DSM-5®
Identify comorbidity with depression or other anxiety disorders
The neurobiological basis of worry, panic and social anxiety
“Use the brain to change the brain.”: Why and how psychotherapy works
Using medications
When to refer for medication
Discontinuing under medical guidance
Lifestyle contributions to anxiety
Manage Intake - Deal with impact of Cannabis, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco/vaping, and sugar/sweeteners
Physical conditions that mimic panic

Module 2 – Panic and Fear Based Anxiety Disorders

Using the panic reduction protocol “Prevent Panic”
Applying interoceptive exposure
Eliminating panic triggers
Diaphragmatic breathing techniques and relaxation methods for physical and mental tension
Changing catastrophic thinking

Module 3 - Social Anxiety Disorder

Differentiate Social Anxiety from other conditions and identify skill-deficit conditions
Create successful exposures using protocols for memory reconsolidation
“3 Cs for Effective Exposure”
Mindful Awareness techniques to improve social anxiety fear
Challenge false beliefs and write new scripts
Emotional Freedom Techniques and EMDR for anticipatory anxiety and strengthening resourcefulness
Create effective exposures for different age groups

Module 4 – Stress: Impact and Management

The Stress response and the impact of screen time, electronic gaming, chronic stress and traumatic stress on anxiety disorders
The 4 competencies of stress recovery
Eliminating stressors, and apply “Heart Lock-In” Technique to identify and resolve stressors
Managing time and environment
Managing attitude
Rest and relaxation
Understanding and using Attention Restoration theory
Activating the default mode network

Module 5 – Generalized Anxiety and Worry

The Neurobiological basis and purpose of Worry
Eliminating Worry, including two methods to “Contain Your Worry”
Identify the TMA (Too Much Activity) high-drive worrier
Find positive ways to utilize the TMA energy to reduce the anxiety/worry
Explore the impact of ADHD on worry
The impact of aging on anxiety, especially in the TMA, and methods to create a new outlook
When Anxiety is Anger - find and resolve it
Cognitive Interventions to reduce persistent rumination

Module 6 – Phobias and Perfectionism

Cultural emphasis on perfection
Potential and Legitimate Guilt
Perfectionism, Procrastination and Anxiety
Trauma-related, situational and personality origins of phobias
Approaches to desensitize common phobias: Driving, Flying, Health

Objectives

Differentiate anxiety when comorbid with depression, PTSD, and other mental health conditions.
Utilize the neurobiological factors of anxiety disorders for psychoeducation and selection of effective anxiety therapy techniques to improve therapy outcomes.
Implement proven techniques such as breathing, cognitive interventions, and interoceptive exposure to help clients reduce/eliminate symptoms of panic.
Teach cognitive methods that explore the self-defeating inner dialogue of clients and create new scripts to improve client level of functioning.
Present 4 approaches that improve resilience to stress, including the impact of lifestyle, attitude and cognitive issues related to age and aging.
Apply corrections for the negative impact of social media and internet gaming on physical aspects of anxiety and failure in adolescents and young adults.
Breakdown the impact of both rest and relaxation and apply techniques to increase the benefits of both for managing anxiety symptoms.
Characterize the correct application of memory reconsolidation to eliminate the impact of traumatic or serious events associated with phobias, panic, and social anxiety.
Demonstrate the principles of memory reconsolidation to social anxiety management and the “3 C’s” (Calm, Competent, Confident) to create successful exposures for social anxiety and panic.
Employ cognitive tools to decrease rumination, including methods to “erase the trace” of repetitive worry, forestall worry with planning and mental habits to reduce worry, including health anxiety.
Analyze the relationship between perfectionism and procrastination in order to present 4 methods to manage worry.
Investigate the origin of phobias to aid in selection of exposure applications for successful relief of flying and driving phobia.