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Mastering Your Fears and Phobias: Workbook (Treatments That Work)

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I'm a psychologist and I would recommend that book to clients wanting to manage their phobia(s) by themselves or with the support of a therapist. The language level is simple and the structure is comprehensible.

This is an excellent workbook for patients/clients to work on their difficulties with anxiety and fears/phobias. This book is based on the longest-standing, most research-supported techniques to treat anxiety. It teaches a person these highly effective therapeutic techniques in a step-by-step format. It is not an entertaining self-help book; it is a workbook that requires effort by the reader. It is a book that teaches a series of very effective, specific, practical skills or tools for a person to learn to control anxiety and be treated successfully for phobias. This treatment program takes lots of practice and daily work, but it has been shown in controlled scientific research to be very effective.

If possible, it is best to use this book during individual psychotherapy. An experienced clinical psychologist who uses cognitive-behavioral therapy will be able to help you use this book to get maximum benefit. This book is a combination of techniques from cognitive therapy and behavior therapy. Feel free to read about the basics of these types of research-supported treatments before purchasing this book. I would highly recommend this workbook to anyone motivated to work on their anxiety, fears/phobias. Other good titles to work on anxiety are written by Dr. David Barlow. Consider some of his other books as well.