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Anxiety and Worry Therapy
33 sessions with Dr Jennifer Abel
This Anxiety and Worry Therapy module provides insights and learning on why people worry, nature vs. nurture, the worry and anxiety spiral, active relaxation and self-control desensitization.
Test your knowledge – complete the short quiz at the end of each session for professional development (CPD/CME/CE). By successfully completing all quizzes in this module you will be eligible for a Certificate of Achievement.
WORKBOOK: ‘Anxiety and Worry Therapy’ Workbook is available to download for logged-in members.
This content is only available to wisemind.com members.
SESSIONS IN THIS MODULE
02
Invite it, Don’t Fight It
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel reviews the “white bear” research, acceptance of symptoms, and metaphors to help internalise acceptance of anxiety instead of fighting it.
01
Why Worry?
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates why it’s important for practitioners to assess all clients’ worry habits and examines why people worry. Dr Abel discusses five reasons why people worry with tips on how to handle them.
04
Don’t Worry, Problem Solve
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates research on the relationship between worry and problem solving, plus she shows us four ways to problem solve.
03
Think Positive! – Maybe Not?
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates what B3s are and why they work better than just thinking positive or using more complex forms of cognitive therapy that often add anxiety.
05
The Anxiety Spiral and Early Cue Detection
In this demonstration session, Dr Jennifer Abel assesses what her new client, who is not an actual client, but an actress, has tried in the past for treating her anxiety and worry. She explains to the client that she certainly learned some great strategies that will help her, but that she was unsuccessful because she...
06
Self-Control Desensitization (SCD)
In this session, Dr. Jennifer Abel assesses what the client, who is not an actual client, but an actress, has been worrying about most recently and how she has been feeling while worrying. Next the rationale for SCD will be presented followed by an explanation of the steps. Finally, she proceeds with steps: 1. Get...
08
Awareness Cures, Trying Fails
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates how observing problematic thoughts and labelling them is more effective than trying to stop them.
07
Chicken or Egg and Nature vs. Nurture?
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates the extent to which worry is inherited or learned. She discusses facts regarding neurotransmitters and how correlation is confused with causation. Dr Abel also examines the worry spiral.
09
The Socratic Approach and “Shoulds”
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates why cognitive therapy is best approached socratically and how to get clients to stop “shoulding” on themselves. The concept of saying what you want is addressed both in lieu of “shoulds” and instead of saying what you don’t want.
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Acceptance and Inviting Anxiety Instead of Fighting It
In this demonstration session, Dr. Jennifer Abel sees a client who is feeling panicky. When anxiety is very high, cognitive-behavioral strategies are usually useless. Therefore, Dr. Abel uses mindful observation and acceptance to calm her client (actress). This strategy can be used when anxiety is at any level; but is particularly helpful when anxiety is...
010
Worry, Anxiety and Insomnia
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates worry, anxiety, and insomnia. There are many causes of insomnia, but when worry and anxiety are the cause, learn the most important things to understand and methods to improve sleep.
012
Better But Believable or B3s
In this session, Dr. Jennifer Abel explores cognitive therapy with the client (actress). She will explain why it hasn’t worked for her in the past. The advantages of B3s will be presented. Then she will demonstrate how to individually brainstorm and work through an irrational worry; later putting their B3s together to find the best...
014
Calm Down! Not!
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel outlines how using process words and state words are recommended when trying to help people relax and demonstrates this process.
016
Being Mindful of Mindfulness
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates mindfulness. Nearly all therapists teach mindfulness. Dr Abel shows us ways to engage clients in mindfulness and shares with us three strategies when it’s not effective.
013
Nip it in the Bud
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel outlines the advantages to catching the worry and anxiety spiral early. She examines various reminders (cues) to utilise coping strategies, and research supporting early cue detection.
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Mindful Observation and Labeling as well as Process Words and States Words
In this session Dr. Jennifer Abel will demonstrate how the words “calm down” “calming” and “calm” feel, noting that almost everyone prefers “calming” or “calm.” “Calm down” is a command and commands at best, do not help; often they increase create stress. Dr. Abel will help the client (actress) discover her best word and then...
015
Improving Progressive Relaxation (Part One)
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates how to improve progressive relaxation. Dr Abel explains how this method can be much more effective and teaches us some tips that she’s discovered after 35 years of practicing progressive relaxation.
018
Social Anxiety Tips
In this session, Dr. Jennifer Abel will begin with relaxation, and will demonstrate Applied Relaxation while she is responding to the client’s (actress) concern about her social anxiety. She will normalise it and suggest that the client combine that knowledge with previously learned acceptance strategies. Next, she will explain the reasons why people have social...
020
Gone With the Wind
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel examines why Scarlette’s decision to think about it tomorrow, can be very helpful, and we learn two ways to use worry postponement effectively.
022
Helping Superstitious Worrying and Catastrophising
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates superstitious worrying and catastrophising. She shows us how to bust the myth that worrying prevents bad things from happening, deal with those who think the worst, and understand the role of contrast avoidance.
019
Active Relaxation
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates Applied (Active) Relaxation. Active Relaxation is utilising relaxation throughout the day without stopping the flow of activity.
021
Improving Progressive Relaxation (Part Two)
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates what to do after the first session of progressive relaxation has finished, with the debriefing at the end of that session. She explains the course of the following sessions for progressive relaxation, including lowering to seven muscle groups, then four, then recall, and counting.
023
Muscle Relaxation
In this session, Dr. Jennifer Abel will pretend that the client (actress) has already learned progressive relaxation with 16 and 7 muscle groups. She will demonstrate 4 muscle group recall and describe the alternative to tense those muscles. She will also demonstrate the tin man to scarecrow technique and hard noodle to cooked noodle. Then...
024
Worry Postponement
In this session Dr. Jennifer Abel will demonstrate how trying not to worry doesn’t work by using an orange. Next, she will discuss the white-bear research on trying not to worry versus worry postponement strategies. Dr. Abel will demonstrate the two ways in which worry postponement can be used. First for something the client (actress)...
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Looser is Stronger; Tighter is Tiring
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel examines how Progressive Relaxation is the gold standard of muscle relaxation proving a long list of benefits, but it is a big time commitment. She shows us how sponge imagery, Tin-man to scarecrow, and differential relaxation can be beneficial much more quickly.
026
Let it Flow – Why to Cry!
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel outlines ways to help others process emotions. Research indicates that people who are comfortable emoting have less anxiety and depression after treatment than those who suppress emotional processing. Learn ways to help others process emotions.
028
Subjugation and Guilt in Worry
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates subjugation and guilt in worry. She shows us how to help those who put others’ needs ahead of their own and those who feel obligated to worry because they care.
025
Self-Control Desensitization
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates Self-Control Desensitization. Self-Control Desensitization is a way to catch anxiety early and repeatedly in session to weaken the spiral. Dr Abel demonstrates both in detail.
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Mindful Breathing
In this session, Dr. Jennifer Abel will ask how the client (actress) has done in the past with breathing strategies. She will report that it makes her anxious to do the counting and trying to breathe from her diaphragm doesn’t work. Dr. Abel will take the stress off the client by letting go of trying...
030
Don’t Worry Problem Solve
In this session Dr. Jennifer Abel will ask the client (actress) why she thinks she worries. She will state two of the five reasons that people worry: because she cares about people and because she wants to control outcomes. Next, she will socratically approach how worrying about people doesn’t help them and may even reduce...
031
Emotional Regulation
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates emotional regulation. She discusses how learning to accept healthy emotion (primary emotion) prevents unhealthy secondary emotion. Dr Abel shows us how to explain this with an example to clients.
032
Why Worry Management Fails
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates why worry management fails. In addition to fighting anxiety and waiting until the spiral is out of control, medical problems, hormonal imbalances, sedentary life-style, and negatively-reinforcing medication/drugs can all make worry and anxiety difficult to treat.
033
Brainstorming Problem Solving Ideas and B3s Together
In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel demonstrates brainstorming problem solving ideas and B3s together.