“What is the most common therapy for anxiety?”
I have anxiety and want to treat it. What is the most common therapy for anxiety?
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Councelor/TherapistPsychologist
The most common form of therapy and is evidenced-based method is (CBT) cognitive behavioral therapy and medications. However, if there are other diagnosis with an individual it is up to the doctor and licensed clinician overseeing the patient to asses the person and there then may be other forms of psychotherapy for the person's treatment such as dialectical behavioral therapy for BPD, exposure therapy for varying social phobias etc. Hope this helps, wishing you well.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ryan Koryciak
Sincerely,
Dr. Ryan Koryciak
There are many theoretic orientations and interventions for anxiety, and it depends on the specific person and the type of anxiety. Examples of therapies are CBT (cognitive behavior therapy), mindfulness training, ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy). If there are OCD aspects or others, more specialized therapies might also be indicated, e.g. ERP (Exposure Response Training).
Cognitive behavioral therapy is proably one of the more common approaches to treating anxiety.
There are many therapeutic approaches which are effective with anxiety. Many factors including, age of the client, history of the client, and more influence which approaches would be best for that specific client. Currently, I utilize EMDR, DBT and CBT along with mindfulness and somatic therapy and a trauma informed lens to help clients deal with anxiety and a host of other mental health concerns.
I've seen CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy) and ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) be primary treatments. Thoughts lead to feelings and feelings lead to behaviors. However, when feelings are intense, it leads to distorted thoughts that make us spiral and increase anxiety. We need to identify the distorted thoughts, use patterned breathing such as box breathing to do so, and then replace the thoughts with rational thinking. The acceptance one is adding acceptance and commitment. With anxiety, we want to ignore it and hope it goes away, but it's best to accept the situation (even if we don't like it) to assess the situation and face it. Then commit or choose what you want to do and want to think that will lead to better feelings and therefore, behaviors. Hope this helps!
Exposure and response prevention
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective form of psychotherapy for anxiety disorders. Generally a short-term treatment, CBT focuses on teaching you specific skills to improve your symptoms and gradually return to the activities you've avoided because of anxiety.
See this link..
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/therapy-for-anxiety-disorders.htm#:~:text=Cognitive%20behavioral%20therapy%20(CBT)%20is,disorder%2C%20among%20many%20other%20conditions.
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/therapy-for-anxiety-disorders.htm#:~:text=Cognitive%20behavioral%20therapy%20(CBT)%20is,disorder%2C%20among%20many%20other%20conditions.
