AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENT

WHAT IS AGORAPHOBIA?

 

A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder defined by persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. Agoraphobia is a fear and avoidance of places or situations that might cause panic, helplessness, or embarrassment. The disorder has early onset, and is often chronic, resulting in severe psychosocial impairments and high socioeconomic costs

Given the COVID-19 pandemic where being in public places or around many people posed a very real threat to physical health, many people may be experiencing feelings of agoraphobia for the first time, in places that normally would not cause feelings of anxiety.

It’s important to confront and deal effectively with agoraphobia, and other phobias, before feelings of fear and anxiety become too debilitating and impair normal functioning. At Brain Resource Center, we offer a number of personalized treatments that can help you return to normal social activities and the outside world.

Agoraphobia Symptoms

 

  • Fear and avoidance of places and situations that might cause feelings of panic, entrapment, helplessness, or embarrassment

  • Your fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual danger of the situation

  • Significant problems with social situations, work, or other areas in your life because of fear, anxiety, or avoidance of people and places

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CBT, Psychotherapy, and Neurofeedback to treat phobias

Brain Resource center offers psychotherapy and exposure therapy to successfully treat phobias. Exposure therapy or desensitization therapy is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) involving gradual exposure to your fear, so you can feel less anxious about it. CBT can help you manage your problems by changing thought and behavior patterns. Neurofeedback can help regulate extreme emotional responses involved in agoraphobia, and strengthen neural pathways associated with logical reasoning, calm, and emotional balance.

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How does Neurofeedback work?

  • Brain map New York City

    1. Brain map

    Brainwave assessment identifies imbalances and helps to create a personalized treatment plan.

  • Neurofeedback setup

    2. Treatment setup

    Non-invasive sensors and headphones are placed on your head and the treatment session begins.

  • Brain training

    3. Brain activation

    Software translates your brainwave data and stops or starts audio/visual media based on your brain activity.

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    4. Conditioning

    In response to the audio/visual feedback, your brain adapts and learns to regulate your brainwaves and build new, healthy neural pathways.

  • Brain training

    5. Brain Training

    Over time with continuous brain training, healthy brain activity in target regions increases, and symptom-associated activity decreases.

Related Research

 

Processes in cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder: Predicting subsequent symptom change. Click here

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Integrating Traditional with Digital Treatment Approaches. Click here

Psychodynamic therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in social anxiety disorder: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Click here