avoidant personality Archives - National Social Anxiety Center

SCHEMA THERAPY: A DEPTH APPROACH FOR AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER

By Laura Johnson, LMFT, A-CBT February 2, 2016

What is Avoidant Personality Disorder?
Avoidant Personality Disorder (avoidant PD) can be thought of as a more extreme and pervasive type of social anxiety that cuts across many parts of your life. For example, if you have social anxiety, you may have specific social fears such as public speaking, dating, making phone calls, fear of authority figures,… Continue reading

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How to Get Help for Social Anxiety

The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC) is an association of independent Regional Clinics and Associates throughout the United States with certified cognitive-behavioral therapists (CBT) specializing in social anxiety and other anxiety-related problems.

Find an NSAC Regional Clinic or Associate which is licensed to help people in the state where you are located.

Places where NSAC Regional Clinics and Associates are Based

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Social Anxiety Self-Help Books by NSAC Therapists

Overcoming Shame-Based Social Anxiety & Shyness: A CBT Workbook
by Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT
— NSAC cofounder and Chair
— Representing NSAC District of Columbia

Social Anxiety for Dummies by Laura Johnson, LMFT, LPCC, A-CBT
— Representing NSAC Silicon Valley / San Jose

Click here for more information about these and other CBT books by NSAC therapists.

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