General & Social Anxiety
These articles contain clinically focused explorations of how chronic worry, anticipatory fear, and interpersonal inhibition shape clients' lives. They go beyond standard approaches, digging into the subtle developmental and cultural factors that shape how anxieties can present. Find case-based discussions of cognitive- and exposure-based work, somatic and mindfulness strategies for management, and compassion-focused approaches to perfectionism and shame. Learn how to best support clients as they navigate uncertainty, expand their window of tolerance, and gradually reengage with valued activities and relationships.
Understanding some of the most common ways anxiety can look in therapy can provide us with guideposts to intervene strategically and support better outcomes... Read more
We can use our discomfort with clients to learn how to help them. Read more
Real world events are enough to cause anxiety in anyone. See how this therapist helped an anxious client see the world in a new way. Read more
Making accommodations for socially anxious kids can be easier than getting them off their phones and out of their rooms—but it’s also dangerous. Read more
An anxious mom steps out of her fortress of solitude and onto the martial-arts mat. Read more
In this Networker Live event, editor in chief Livia Kent talks with author Lynn Lyons, LICSW, about anxiety and families. Read more
Our willingness to face shared existential struggles right alongside our clients can make exposure therapy not only tolerable, but transformative. Read more
When the pandemic first struck, I was concerned about its impact yet able to handle the anxiety about infection pretty well. After all, managing anxiety is my... Read more
Given the wildfires, Covid variants, hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes and periods of social unrest that abound these days, the world can feel like a scary... Read more
Over the last year and a half, therapists have been pushed to the limit listening to clients worry, ruminate, grieve, and suffer in magnified ways. And we’ve... Read more
An encounter with a superstar teaches a young woman about courage. Read more
We can’t guarantee certainty about anything, really. But some of us become haunted by needing to know for sure. We call this unrelenting need the Reassurance... Read more
Helping hyperaroused clients learn to manage overwhelming emotions is like helping them steer a ship in stormy waters, says therapist and mindfulness... Read more
The covid-19 pandemic is causing almost everyone anxiety. But for therapy clients who were already anxious, it's making symptoms much worse. Therapist and... Read more
In this highlight from the 2020 Networker Virtual Symposium, therapist and author Lori Gottlieb talks about maintaining our mental health amidst the... Read more
A recently divorced mother learns to confront a lifelong fear on her own. Read more
Lynn Lyons shares a moving, often hilarious, story about how her young client helped her become a stronger person and a better therapist. Read more
Psychologist and speaker Michael Alcée says therapists need to pay more attention to the introverts in their practice, to help them manage their anxiety and... Read more
Cloe Madanes uses the story of a client struggling to leave Los Angeles (and a toxic relationship) to examine the many faces of resistance in therapy. Read more
Anxiety disorders are a means of keeping the external world at bay. Anxiety keeps new ideas and information out of a person's awareness. It saves overloaded... Read more
Lynn Lyons shares how vulnerability and genuine connection helped an anxious teen overcome social anxiety and reclaim his life. Read more
How can you keep on top of the proliferation of anxiety treatments today? Read more
Through playful challenge and a $50 bet, Courtney Armstrong helps a fearful client cross emotional bridges and learns to take risks herself. Read more
The sensations of doom or dread or panic felt by anxiety sufferers are truly overwhelming. The very same sensations, in fact, that a person would feel if the... Read more
David Burns explains how he addresses outcome and process resistance in a way that quickly leads to meaningful and lasting change with clients. Read more
Anxiety attacks anything and everything in a person's life. Sometimes the targets are the mundane activities that others take for granted. At other times, it... Read more
Life today is, in many ways, easier than it used to be. Therefore, shouldn’t we be less anxious than we once were? Read more
Are you at a loss when it comes to helping your high-strung, distressed clients? Maybe you’ve made some progress in helping your clients reduce anxiety, but... Read more
Although happiness is widely beneficial, organizing one’s life around it can lead to a great deal of effort and time being spent unwisely. Trying too hard to... Read more
With years of experience treating anxiety-riddled clients, Reid Wilson, author of Don’t Panic, knows a thing or two about helping people rein in the... Read more
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