Managing Anxiety with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: What is It and How Can it Help?

Anxiety is a universal emotion that we all experience but, for 1 in 4 people, anxiety can be significantly debilitating. Learn about the nature of anxiety and its disorders and how to determine when the experience of anxiety warrants intervention. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based psychological treatment that is a first-line treatment for individuals with anxiety disorders. In this webinar recording, Dr. Randi McCabe discusses CBT and how it is used to target anxiety symptoms, as well as available resources, including self-help and therapist-assisted treatment.
Learn the answers to the following questions:
00:00 What is anxiety?
20:23 How is anxiety treated?
24:23 What is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)?
38:28 How do you get CBT?
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Engagement.
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