How Are Phobias Commonly Treated? - with CBT Therapist Lauren Bell
How are phobias treated? 👩🏻⚕️🧠
Graded Exposure Therapy is an effective approach where a hierarchy of triggers is created to help reduce phobic responses. For example, with a spider phobia, the top of the hierarchy might involve handling a spider, while the bottom could involve looking at pictures or words of spiders.
The treatment involves working through these steps gradually, allowing the individual to become desensitised to each trigger and eventually overcome the phobia.
💬 Meet Lauren Bell 💬
Lauren is a BABCP Accredited Psychotherapist & Clinical Director of The Yorkshire Therapist 🌟
With 16+ years in primary care mental health, Lauren is fully BABCP accredited and specialises in CBT, EMDR, and more. She leads a team offering a variety of therapies to support mental health, including CBT, ACT, and mindfulness.
