Anxiety Traps

Cognitive Therapy Training
for Mental Health Professionals

A two-day workshop given by

Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D.

London, UK

Mon. May 21 & Tues. May 22, 2012

Institute of Education

University of London

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After she demonstrates key therapy methods via live demonstrations and video, participants have an opportunity to bring their learning to life in carefully designed experiential exercises. These are framed by her clear didactic teaching, organized handouts, and rich clinical discussions. Learning unfolds in simple steps which layer over the course of the workshop to yield a sophisticated and nuanced treatment approach by the end.

Because of this layered approach, this workshop is appropriate for all skill levels, from beginner to intermediate to advanced. Whether you have had only a year or two of experience in CBT, or more than 10 years, you will find skills and tools in this workshop that will deepen your knowledge and understanding of anxiety disorders.

Attend this workshop to learn rationales for anxiety treatment methods and to practice the skills required to effectively use CBT anxiety protocols. Enjoy this workshop for all Dr. Padesky’s embedded creativity, humour, and optimism which help you learn to treat your clients’ anxiety disorders more effectively.

Clients often feel trapped in anxiety. This is because common anxiety coping strategies such as avoidance and safety behaviours unwittingly maintain anxiety disorders. Unfortunately, it is also the case that some common therapy practices designed to relieve client distress instead trap therapists and clients in ineffective cycles of therapy.

Leading cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) instructor Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D. teaches principles and methods that help therapists and clients avoid both types of anxiety traps.

This 2-day workshop was originally presented in London in May 2010 and was very well received, so we have decided to present it again. One of the features liked most by participants was Dr. Padesky’s unique framework of "danger disorders" and "coping disorders" to enhance our understanding of treatment; it is especially helpful in guiding treatment decisions when the client is beset by multiple anxiety problems.

In this workshop, participants learn to identify and target central beliefs and behaviours that maintain anxiety. Padesky teaches which CBT therapy interventions are most helpful for each type of anxiety disorder and when using these same methods can actually prolong anxiety treatment.

It is common for people to come to therapy for help with more than one anxiety disorder, sometimes paired with depression, addictions or other difficulties. While this workshop focuses solely on treatment of anxiety disorders, Dr. Padesky presents an organizing framework that helps therapists address more than one type of anxiety at a time.

Those who have attended Dr. Padesky’s workshops in the past are familiar with her signature workshop approaches.

Education Credits

All participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance on the second day of the workshop indicating that they have received 12 hours of training in Cognitive Therapy.

To read a letter from Conference Organizer Dr. Lorna Tener providing further information about this workshop, please click here.