Solution Focused Anxiety Management

A Treatment and Training Manual

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