The Anxious Brain

Understanding the relationship between how the brain functions and how people experience different sorts of anxiety can have profound implications for treatment. In this workshop, you will learn the neurobiology of three different anxiety states - panic, general anxiety, and social anxiety - and what clinical interventions best suit the brain structures and processes underlying them. You will learn not only how to understand the neurobiology of anxiety, but how to clearly convey this material to your clients, which itself has a calming effect. You'll come away with a key to identifying the most effective approaches - behavioural and cognitive methods, as well as physiological and mind-body approaches like muscle relaxation, mindfulness training, and focusing - that best match a client's specific form of anxiety and its neurobiological base.

Via lecture and case examples, the seminar will address:

Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD, is a nationally recognized expert on the treatment of anxiety and depression, with extensive training and expertise in the neurobiology of psychological disorders. She is a co-founder of the Reflex Delay Syndrome (RDS) Research and Training Institutes. Her studies in neurochemistry, brain function, and wellness have led her to a holistic approach to treating clients. She is the author of The Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques and co-author of the recently published Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat Them. For more information, please see www.margaretwehrenberg.com.