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How do you work with clients with anxiety?

Brittany BishopB

Brittany Bishop

Counselor and Art Therapist

What's your experience with clients with anxiety?

Stephanie Roque, Psy.D.S

Stephanie Roque, Psy.D.

Clinical Director
Online & In-Person
How do you work with clients with anxiety?
The first thing I like to do with my clients presenting with anxiety is to try to understand the nature of their anxiety (e.g., triggers, responses to triggers, and how they cope). Then, I try to learn what does and does not work for them in coping with their anxiety. I like to provide my clients with easy coping tools from the very first session so that they feel empowered and some relief at the end of the first session.
Dr. Roque is a clinical psychologist licensed in Florida, and the Clinical Director at Counseling Associates of America. She has experience conducting psychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults. Evaluations have been conducted for a variety of reasons including treatment formulation, bariatric surgery clearance, and intelligence and academic abilities. Dr. Roque also completes forensic psychological evaluations for 20th Judicial Circuit. Dr. Roque earned her Bachelor's Degree from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. She earned her Master's and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Roque completed a clinical internship with the Broward Sherriff's Office, North Broward Bureau. Her work there included providing mental health services to inmates with psychiatric disorders, including group and individual therapy, and comprehensive psychological assessments. She completed her residency at the Counseling Associates of America, where she continues to work today. Dr. Roque is fluent in English and Spanish, and able to provide services in both languages.
Daniel ChazinD

Daniel Chazin

Psychologist
Online & In-Person
How do you work with clients with anxiety?
Our team draws on a wealth of expertise and experience in effective cognitive and behavioral treatments. The approaches we utilize most often are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and a specialized form of cognitive-behavioral therapy called Exposure Therapy or Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Through these approaches, clients learn to modify unhelpful patterns of thinking; reduce undesirable behavior patterns (such as avoidance, anxious behaviors, or procrastination); and gradually confront and master the situations, activities, objects, and memories that cause anxiety. Where appropriate, we integrate mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), to help clients cope more effectively with difficult thoughts, feelings, and situations. We will work closely with you to custom-tailor treatment and identify the combination of strategies, principles, and tools most likely to work for you based on your particular problems, needs, and goals. For clients with certain problems and needs, we also draw upon in-depth training in more specialized cognitive-behavioral treatments, including: - Habit Reversal Training (HRT) for trichotillomania and excoriation disorders - Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment (ComB) for trichotillomania and excoriation disorders - Prolonged Exposure (PE) for trauma and PTSD - Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma and PTSD Behavioral Activation (BA) for depression - Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) Therapy for generalized anxiety - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Training
Dr. Daniel Chazin is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Center for Anxiety, OCD, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In addition, he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania‘s Perelman School of Medicine and as a regional representative and board member of the National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC). He specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapies and effective, state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatments for adults and teens suffering from anxiety, phobic, obsessive-compulsive, picking/pulling, and traumatic stress disorders, plus commonly associated problems (like depression, sleep problems, and perfectionism). As a Board Certified Psychologist in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (ABPP) and Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT), Dr. Chazin draws upon unusual levels of clinical expertise, research knowledge, and experience working effectively with clients with a range of anxiety and related issues. Please visit our website for more information about Dr. Chazin and the rest of our team: https://anxietyocdphilly.com