CBT for Social Anxiety
Learn to manage social phobia and panic using cognitive behavioural therapy
Description
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a proven, evidence-based treatment for social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic and social phobia.
This course is suitable for anyone struggling with social anxiety themselves, or counsellors and psychotherapists looking to apply CBT to social anxiety with their clients. We'll explore CBT in detail before looking at what a step-by-step programme looks like.
In the course, we will cover:
What is social anxiety?
What is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and how does it work?
Anxiety theory and understanding social anxiety
Using both cognitive and behavioural strategies
Step-by-step how to use CBT
Integrating other therapeutic approaches
Strategies you will learn in this course:
Identifying Negative Automatic Thoughts and biased thinking
Challenging and rewriting negative thoughts
Using graded exposure and behavioural experiments
What to do if you feel stuck
And lots more!
In addition to the video lectures and examples, you will receive a complete set of workbooks to use for each step of the process. Therefore, whether you are working through personal issues or helping a client work through their social anxiety, you will have all the tools you need to get started.
Taught by Chris Worfolk, founder of the mental health charity Anxiety Leeds and author of Do More, Worry Less: Small Steps To Reduce Your Anxiety.
What You Will Learn!
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy
- Applying CBT to social anxiety
- Step-by-step delivering CBT to yourself or others
- Reduce anxiety using CBT
Who Should Attend!
- Suitable for both individuals and therapists
- Anyone struggling with social phobia, panic and anxiety
- Therapists looking to gain knowledge of SAD