Keyword Posts: public-speaking
Back to School Creates Challenges for Children with Selective Mutism & Social Anxiety
The carefree days of summer are coming to an end. Outings to the beach, unlimited time with video games, and no homework are much easier to deal with than issues such as a child’s social anxiety, inhibited verbal communication, or social avoidance. Summer is a time that can enable parents’ denial regarding the insidious and […]
High Achievers: High Anxiety
When Perfectionism Drives Public Speaking Anxiety Disorder “Al”, a trainer in the banking industry, often facilitated group training with 100s of individuals at a time. Bill was a high tier military professional and security consultant. Kate was a top lawyer in an international media conglomerate. Tom was a sr. vice president in an international construction […]
“The Other Half”: Forbes.com & Crucial Therapy Tip”
The blog The Other Half features an article on my new book “Work Makes Me Nervous”. You can read it here. Here’s an important tip for anyone considering entering treatment for social anxiety: A tremendous cliché related to treatment is the over-used reference to cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognition is thinking. Obviously this is very important. So is behavior. […]
A Functional Definition of “Success”
A 42 year old client; a successful professional in corporate marketing, described “success” as “money and power”. A 16 old female patient defined it as “a Mercedez”. I define “success” as “being in a good mood”. There are many, many variables that determine mood. For some it is “power and money”. For many it’s having enough […]
Self-Help and Treatment Options
- Free Audio CD from Social-Anxiety.com
- Social Anxiety: The Untold Story
- Beyond Shyness: How To Conquer Social Anxieties
- Work Makes Me Nervous
- Comprehensive Self-Therapy Audio Program
- Public Speaking Anxiety Self-Therapy Audio Program
- “Warm Hands Cool Face” A Self-Help Clinical Program for Blushing Anxiety & Erythrophobia
- The Berent Method: High Performance Therapy for Social-Anxiety
- Telephone/skype therapy available worldwide
- Selective Mutism Seminar Audio CD/MP3 Program
- Self-Help Program for Parents of Children with Selective Mutism
- The Sociability Questionnaire
- Tip of the Month Club
- Social Therapy and The Learning Disabled
- Free Parent Addiction Survey