🦷Dental Anxiety & the Psychology of Avoidance - with Clinical Psychologist Dr Emily Haythornthwaite
Dr Emily Haythornthwaite is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with specialist expertise in anxiety disorders, health-related fears, and phobias. She has extensive experience working across clinical and healthcare settings, helping individuals understand and manage anxiety using evidence-based psychological approaches. Her work integrates cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles with compassionate, practical strategies that support people in gradually confronting fears and building confidence in situations that previously felt overwhelming.
In this video, you can discover how dental anxiety and dental phobia are often maintained by avoidance behaviours, exploring how the brain’s “flight” response can lead individuals to delay or avoid dental appointments, and why these safety behaviours can unintentionally reinforce the cycle of fear.
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