Category Archives: Anxiety and Phobias

Articles on anxiety management and exposure therapy.

Behaviour Therapy for Blood Phobias

Posted on October 21, 2010 by UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy

This short article outlines the nature of the main evidence-based psychological therapy for blood phobia and related problems, Öst’s Applied Tension technique. Continue reading →

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CBT for Intolerance of Uncertainty and Chronic Worry

Posted on July 10, 2010 by UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy

Recent advances in the cognitive therapy of generalised anxiety disorder have focused on the role “intolerance of uncertainty” plays in triggering and maintaining chronic worry, this article provides a brief outline of the approach. Continue reading →

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Being AWARE in Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety

Posted on January 9, 2010 by UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy

This short article describes the AWARE acronym used by Aaron Beck in his cognitive therapy for anxiety and phobias, in the form of self-help advice to clients at the outset of therapy. Continue reading →

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Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy for Anxiety and Phobia (Morton Rubin)

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Donald Robertson

This article reviews an early cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy approach for phobia and anxiety, Morton Rubin’s multi-component hypnotic desensitisation method from the 1970s. Continue reading →

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Philosophical Premeditation & Cognitive Therapy

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Donald Robertson

This article briefly reviews certain parallels between classical philosophical literature and modern cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, specifically in relation to the use of “philosophical premeditation” and modern exposure therapies. Continue reading →

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