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In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety, Amy Wenzel demonstrates the execution of this system of psychotherapy, which is based on the premise that inaccurate and unhelpful ways of thinking about oneself, the world, and the future have the potential to cause, exacerbate, and maintain emotional distress. Cognitive behavioural therapy's efficacy has been demonstrated extensively in empirical studies for a wide range of clinical presentations, including depression, anxiety, anger, addictions, personality disorders, and adjustment to medical illness.
In this demonstration, Dr. Wenzel works with a young woman who experiences life interference and substantial distress due to social anxiety. Dr. Wenzel uses cognitive restructuring to engage the client to identify, evaluate, and modify situational thoughts and underlying beliefs related to her anxiety.
About the author
Amy Wenzel, PhD, ABPP, is owner of Wenzel Consulting, LLC, clinical assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, USA, and an affiliate of the Postpartum Stress Center. She is an internationally recognised expert on cognitive therapy and regularly provides in-person workshops and webinars through her appointments on the speakers' faculties of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Cross-Country Education.
Dr. Wenzel has authored or edited 15 books, many on the delivery of cognitive therapy to special populations, and approximately 100 journal articles and book chapters on diverse topics such as cognitive processes in psychopathology, perinatal distress, suicide prevention, and interpersonal relationships.
Her research has been funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (formerly known as the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression), and the National Institute of Mental Health.
She is certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in the specialty area of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, and she has held leadership positions in the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
