COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY: SAMPLE SESSIONS

National Social Anxiety Center therapists have recorded samples of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions with socially anxious persons. The therapists are real NSAC clinicians. The persons portraying the clients are actors. It is our hope that listening to these sample sessions will give you a good taste for what doing CBT for social anxiety is like. We also suggest homework ideas, complete with handouts you can download, that you will likely find helpful to pursue on your own.

These audio recordings are a joint project of Meomind and NSAC. Meomind offers a library of pre-recorded simulated therapy sessions about a great many concerns for individuals who are interested in receiving psychotherapy but may have difficulty accessing it due to cost, stigma, and/or lack of provider availability. Listeners are matched to the most relevant sessions in the library based on their self-identified mental health needs. Please visit meomind.com or download the Meomind app.

WORRIED ABOUT BEING AWKWARD IN CONVERSATIONS


NERVOUS ABOUT SPEAKING UP IN GROUPS


BEATING MYSELF UP AFTER SOCIAL INTERACTIONS


ANXIOUS ABOUT ATTENDING PARTIES


I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY WHEN I’M AROUND PEOPLE


NERVOUS AROUND PEOPLE I DON’T KNOW WELL