The Big Book of Exposures: Innovative, Creative, and Effective CBT-Based Exposures for Treating Anxiety-Related Disorders [Standard Large Print 16 Pt Edition]

In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposures are the gold standard for treating anxiety related disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, and phobias. However, clients are often resistant or fearful when starting treatment, and, as a result, even therapists can develop ''exposure phobia.'' In The Big Book of Exposures two anxiety specialists provide 400 creative, innovative, and easy-to-implement exposure exercises to help clients-and clinicians-move past their fears, energize treatment sessions, and improve client outcomes.

Kristen S. Springer, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Massachusetts with a private practice in the greater Boston, MA, area. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of Florida, and completed her postdoctoral clinical and research training at the Anxiety Disorders Center and the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Hartford Hospital Institute of Living in Hartford, CT. She continued working at the Anxiety Disorders Center as a staff psychologist before opening her private practice where she specializes in the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults. Springer has authored several book chapters and scientific journal articles in the fields of anxiety, hoarding, OCD, and chronic pain. You can learn more about her at www.massanxietytreatment.com.David F. Tolin, PhD, is founder and director of the Anxiety Disorders Center and the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Hartford Hospital Institute of Living in Hartford, CT. He is adjunct professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, and maintains a private practice in the greater Hartford area. Tolin has authored more than 150 scientific journal articles, as well as the books, Face Your Fears and Doing CBT.