Treating Panic with CBT - A Step by Step Guide

What is this webinar about?

Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder where a person regularly has attacks of panic or fear which come on suddenly . During a panic attack there is a rush of intense mental and physical symptoms. Attacks can come on very quickly and for no apparent reason.A panic attack can be very frightening and unsettling. Symptoms can include elevated heartrate, feeling faint and sweating. Sufferers can sometimes feel they are going to die.

Fortunately the condition is highly treatable and the prognosis is good through the use of cognitive behavioural therapy and related approaches.

This workshop will provide a step-by-step guide to treatment.

What will the webinar cover? (indicative)

1. What are Panic Attacks?
2. What are the symptoms and diagnostic criteria?
3. What are the differences between Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia?
4. What are the main phases of treatment through CBT and related perspectives?
5. What are the most effective practical techniques for treating Panic Disorder?
6. What are the potential challenges in treating Panic Disorder and how can they be overcome?
7. What are the latest ideas on treatment?

What have previous delegates said about our other webinars?

• Thank you, very useful workshop. Lots of information, clearly laid out and easy to understand
• A lot of great information when considering the foundations of couples counselling.
• Such a great and informative workshop
• Great course ... lots learned and further interest sparked. All very well explained ...
• Very informative. Lots of different models covered.
• This workshop has been brilliant! I have learned so much, and welcome further similar workshops.
• Fantastic, informative workshop.
• Helpful, good tools and helped with my confidence in exploring this area of work
• Really helpful to start to understand how to apply couples counselling interventions.
• As a student this has given me valuable insight. Thank you
• Comprehensive overview of couples approaches. Lots of new material to investigate.
• I'm an experienced counsellor but there is always things to learn and I always get great guidance from these workshops.
• Very good.
• Workshop was excellent as it is an area I wish to become more involved in. Individual clients frequently highlight relationship problems during their own personal therapy.
• A lot of material and techniques. Would definitely need a follow up session. Patrick explains and uses case studies really well. Presentation and interaction is great!
• Great introduction with a huge amount of territory covered before going into further depth at the next stage. As usual, very practical and some immediate things to take away and use today.

Who is leading this webinar?

Professor Patrick McGhee is a CBT therapist, psychologist and UK National Teaching Fellow. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he has completed CPD programmes at Harvard Business School and Ashridge. In 2017 he was a Visiting Fellow/Scholar at the universities of Cornell, Yale and MIT in the USA. He has taught, researched or practised in psychology and therapy for 30 years. His first post was a Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He is the author of Thinking Psychologically (Palgrave) and co-editor of Accounting for Relationships (Methuen). He is an occasional columnist for the Guardian, the BBC and the Times Higher. He currently works in private practice in Greater Manchester. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists.

Resources

A full set of slides, with extensive clickable links to free online resources, is sent free to all delegates after the event. This also includes references to key sources and further reading. Additionally, an anonymous summary of participant contributions is provided free of charge.

CPD

A CPD Certificate of Attendance confirming 2 hours skills CPD is available free on request to all delegates who attend.

Joining instructions

Joining instructions for the webinar will be sent to participants approximately 48 hours, 2 hours and 10 minutes before the start of the event. Please aim to join about 5-10 minutes before the start of the event to check connections.

Please note

The workshop does not itself offer therapy. See NHS website for guidance https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/how-to-access-mental-health-services/

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