Janurary 11, 2025 Todd Pressman, Ph.D. Webinar

Todd Pressman, Ph.D.

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding & Treating Anxiety

A cutting-edge seminar for revealing the root causes of anxiety. You will learn a new integrative model for understanding the resistances that keep the anxiety alive, discovering its source, and using highly advanced forms of exposure therapy to resolve the anxiety.

There is a “core fear” at the root of all anxiety, expressing itself in five universal themes of loss: 

 abandonment (loss of love)
 loss of identity
loss of meaning
loss of purpose (the chance to express oneself)
fear of death (including fear of sickness and pain)

The anxious client builds a “chief defense” in the attempt to protect themselves from these core fears, but, as the Deconstructing Anxiety model demonstrates, the strategy backfires, creating and exacerbating the anxiety it was designed to prevent. Anxiety disorders result when one’s core fear and chief defense are left unchecked against reality.  The various anxiety disorders correspond to the specific chief defense strategies one adopts.  A special section on “releasing the resistance to resistance” helps clients clearly see and detach from the subtle forms of these defenses.

The theory and techniques offered in this workshop will teach you how to help your clients uncover their core fear and chief defense quickly and reliably.  Three ways of “doing the opposite” of the chief defense are proposed, providing new insights for tailoring an appropriate exposure therapy with precision that has been demonstrated to be highly effective. 

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Describe the core fear defense model of how anxiety disorders develop.
Utilize targeted, effective strategies for dismantling the anxiety and resolving the fear.
Apply new forms of exposure therapy with insight into what does and does not work in clinical practice.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

10:00 am - 5:00 pm ET

CE HOURS

6.0

$119.00

Todd Pressman, PhD

Todd Evan Pressman, Ph.D. has been a licensed clinical psychologist for the past 35 years.  An award-winning speaker and frequent radio, television and podcast guest, he has presented throughout the United States and in 6 countries.  His many publications include four books, dozens of articles and 6 audio learning programs.  He is the founder and director of Logos Wellness Center and Pressman and Associates Life Counseling Center, dedicated to helping people design lives of meaning, purpose and fulfillment.  His studies under some of the world’s leaders in the Consciousness movement, as well as the personal grooming he received from a father whose teachers were students of Sigmund Freud, prepared the way for the discovery of the holistic principles he espouses.  His work with Olympic athletes and high performing CEOs has further honed his understanding of the secrets of excellence and the path to fulfillment.

Schedule

Saturday, January 11, 2025

10:00 am - 5:00 pm ET

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding & Treating Anxiety

Content Level
Higher Thought Institute’s webinars are provided at the intermediate to advanced level of training. Our continuing education program is for all behavioral health professionals including: Counselors, Psychologists, Addiction Professionals, Social Workers, MFT, Psychotherapists and all other professionals working in the behavioral health field.

Our courses are provided as Live Online Interactive Webinars via Zoom and the pace is determined by the instructor in real-time.

Each professional is responsible for their individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing board.

Cancellation Policy
All registration fees are refundable, less a cancellation fee of $25.00 of the original price. All requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to info@htilearn.com and must be received 7 days prior to the webinar start date. Cancellations received after 7 days from the event start date will receive a credit that can be used towards a future Higher Thought Institute webinar for up to 3 months.. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. Persons who register and fail to attend will not receive a refund. For questions or more information, contact Higher Thought Institute at (480) 440-7700 or info@htilearn.com.

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American Psychological Association
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Association of Social Work Boards
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National Board for Certified Counselors
Higher Thought Institute, LLC is approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7264. Programs that do not apply for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Higher Thought Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
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New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors
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