CCDBT - DBT Program


Anxiety Management at the Center for Cognitive and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Anxiety Management Group Over 25% of people suffer with intense fears, chronic worry, and other anxiety symptoms. These can manifest as: Separation Fears Panic Attacks Phobias Obsessions Compulsions School Refusal Trauma Reactions Social Fears Muscle Fatigue & Tension Excessive Rumination Anxiety is complex full-body response that involves physiological changes, behavioral reactions, cognitive appraisals, and psychological changes. The function of anxiety is to signify danger or threat to one’s life, health, or well-being. In truly dangerous situations, anxiety is an adaptive response that acts as a true alarm. However, in the case of anxiety disorders threat is detected in unrealistic or unlikely scenarios, acting as a false alarm. Anxiety is maintained by behavioral avoidance with feared situations. Although in the short-term this reduces anxiety, in the long-term avoidance is what keeps the cycle of anxiety going. Other contributing factors include anxious self-talk, mistaken beliefs about the world, and ineffective coping skills. Our Anxiety Management group has the following goals: Increase an individual’s ability to cope with and manage anxiety triggers Decreasing avoidance and other behaviors that maintain anxiety Challenging unhelpful thoughts and assumptions about the world Improving daily functioning and overall quality of life The Anxiety Management group is a closed ended, 12 week course. For more information, please call (516) 390-3525, Mitch Young (ext. 12) or Dr. Tracy Kisner (ext. 18.)	Center for Cognitive & Dialectical Behavior Therapy, PLLC 2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite E128 Lake Success, NY 11042 Phone: 516.390.3525 Fax: 516.396.2195 Email: info@ccdbt.com