Solution Focused Anxiety Management

Solution Focused Anxiety Management provides the clinician with evidence-based techniques to help clients manage anxiety. Cognitive behavioral and strategic tools, acceptance-based ideas, and mindfulness are introduced from a solution-focused perspective and tailored to client strengths and preferences. The book presents the conceptual foundation, methods, and attitudes of a solution-focused approach. Case examples illustrate how to transform anxiety into the 'Four Cs' (courage, coping, appropriate caution and choice). Readers learn how to utilize solution focused anxiety management in single-session, brief, and intermittent therapy as well as in a class setting. The book additionally includes all materials needed for teaching solution focused anxiety management in a four-session psychoeducational class: complete instructor notes, learner readings, and companion online materials. Special Features:- Focuses on what works in anxiety management- Presents evidenced based techniques from a solution-focused perspective- Increases effectiveness by utilizing client strengths and preferences- Describes applications in single session, brief, and intermittent therapy- Supplies forms and worksheets for the therapist to use in practice- Features clinically rich case examples- Supplements text with online companion material- Suitable for use as a treatment manual, reference, or course text- Offers a solution-focused anxiety treatment- Focuses on anxiety management, not 'elimination'- Translates the program to individual therapy- Presents patient exercises and case examples- Includes a guide for teaching/learning this therapeutic technique