Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety-related disorders

This event will be recorded and the link to the recording will be sent to all who are registered for the day. However, the recording will be available for a limited time only.

This workshop will use a case formulation-based approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety-related disorders including panic disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. We will review mechanisms that contribute to the maintenance of anxiety, including avoidance, maladaptive beliefs, physiological arousal, and skill deficits. We will then discuss evidence-based practices for disrupting those maintaining mechanisms, including exposure, belief challenging, relaxation training, and skill training. Video vignettes and didactic instruction will be used to illustrate how these principles are applied to specific disorders.  

David Tolin, Ph.D., ABPP, is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. He is the Past-President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Past-President of the Clinical Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and a principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health. He received the Award for Lifetime Contribution to Psychology from the Connecticut Psychological Association. Dr. Tolin is the author of over 200 scientific journal articles, as well as several books, including Doing CBT: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Behaviors, Thoughts, and Emotions. Dr. Tolin has been featured on the reality TV series Hoarders and The OCD Project, and has been a recurring guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.