Phobias

Living with a phobia can sometimes feel like navigating through a minefield. Some have a fear of heights or flying. This issue is rapidly limiting your choices and possibly your quality of life. Vital Minds Psychotherapy understands how real and overwhelming those fears can be.
Because of our long-term experiences in this field, our caring therapists want to help you and know they can help you get rid of them. You get evidence-based therapy approaches that help you overcome this delimitating problem at your own pace.

Common forms of phobias

• Fear of Heights – Intense fear of high places.
• Fear of Open Spaces – It entails fear where escape might be difficult. As a result, one often avoids public spaces or crowds.
• Claustrophobia – The person may be afraid of small or confined spaces. These may include elevators or tunnels.
  – Being Afraid of Spiders – Extreme fear of spiders that can cause panic even at pictures of them.
• Emetophobia – Fear of vomiting or seeing others vomit. It may lead to anxiety or avoidance behaviors.
  Your phobia didn’t develop overnight. We don’t expect you to overcome it immediately either. Our approach is gentle and gradual and moves at a speed that feels manageable for you. We use proven techniques that help you build confidence step by step, without ever pushing you beyond what you can handle.

Building bridges over your fears made possible now

Our specialized approach includes:
• Understanding the root of your specific phobia
• Creating a personalized exposure plan that feels safe
• Teaching you functional skills of coping
• Getting the life back by avoiding activities that trigger the fear
We enable our clients to come on both mental and somatic sides of the coin concerning phobia, in doing CBT with Somatic Psychotherapy.