Rich Featherly posted:Teri, I hope you'll forgive this non-answer to your question. What I've heard about simple exposure therapy is that the research only shows benefit if it ignores the many subjects who drop out because they are too triggered. There are therapies that combine exposure with more effective methods to calm the stress reactions the exposure causes. Those are EFT tapping, EMDR and other less known but similar techniques. Exposure uses stress reduction techniques such as mindful breathing to calm down from the exposure, but tapping and eye movement techniques are much more powerful at relieving stress. Therapy using modalities such as EFT tapping and EMDR are more gentle, more effective and take less time than simple exposure therapy.
I have to be very careful because everybody knows everybody in the area I live. I'll just say I have seen EFT tapping and a little art (drawing) therapy work in a couple sessions with a child. It takes longer with adults because we have more layers of stuff. EFT has a reputation of being effective in just one session with simple phobias.
good luck with your search.
Hi Rich,
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my request. This is actually a request for info for my monthly newsletter. I try to provide an overview of a different modality each month (I have covered EMDR, Qigong, DBT, and more). I, personally, have utilized EMDR, EFT (tapping), traditional talk therapy, as well as Ho'oponopono Hawaiian healing, and other alternative methods for relieving my anxiety and panic attack symptoms. I believe it was a combination of all of these techniques along with utilizing mindfulness approaches that helped me reach this beautiful place of healing in which I currently reside.
My sole goal with the newsletter is to provide information to my audience so they can make better informed decisions about their own healing journey or become better informed as practitioners.
Again, thanks for the feedback.
Peace,
Teri