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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates how observing problematic thoughts and labelling them is more effective than trying to stop them.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel investigates Applied (Active) Relaxation. Active Relaxation is utilising relaxation throughout the day without stopping the flow of activity.

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.

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...

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)...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

In this session, Dr Jennifer Abel demonstrates brainstorming problem solving ideas and B3s together.