Taming the Amygdala

Exposure therapy is proven to be highly effective for treating anxiety, fear, and panic, but it’s often perceived as difficult for clients, and few therapists use this essential technique in their practice. However, neuroscience has shown that simple exposure procedures change the brain’s fear circuitry in powerful ways that traditional therapy does not. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to motivate clients to embrace the challenging exposure process, design effective exposure experiences that change neural circuitry, and uncover and work with hidden fears. You’ll also learn how to: 

• Give clients easy-to-understand explanations of how the amygdala functions during exposure and how they can actually control these functions 
• Identify and change clients’ beliefs about fear, anxiety, and panic that often undermine exposure work 
• Pinpoint and address different triggers during exposure to develop a plan for monitoring anxiety   
• Teach clients to manage anxiety and address safety signals