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Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
# of CECs: 1

Webinar Description:

This presentation explores the lived experience of a client experiencing health anxiety from a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy perspective. The content of the presentation will cover a real client’s experience accessing therapy to manage his health anxiety, from assessment to termination and relapse prevention. Participants will learn the how to use guided discovery to understand the underlying fears of health anxiety, and the techniques of cognitive flexibility and exposure leading to the elimination of a client’s health anxiety and return to an active and healthy lifestyle.

Presenter: Lindsey Thomson

Lindsey Thomson is a Registered Psychotherapist working at Family Services Ottawa in the Increasing Access to Structured Psychotherapy Program. Lindsey specializes in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and has received over 300 hours of training and consultation. She enjoys working with the CBT framework as it combines her love for teaching and psychotherapy. She has worked with over 60 clients purely working with CBT for a course of 12 treatment sessions. In addition to this, Lindsey is passionate about supporting fellow psychotherapists and counsellors in developing their professional development.

What if I have a heart attack? Case conceptualization of health anxiety

  • November 6, 2019
  • Online