Fly Away Fear - Overcoming Your Fear of Flying

Fly Away Fear is an accessible and empathetic guide to overcoming your fear of flying.
Written by two experienced clinical psychologists who have helped people to overcome their fear of flying for more than forty years-one of whom is also a professional pilot-Fly Away Fear explores the source of air travel anxiety and explains how you can overcome it. The skills are based on the principles of new developments of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) aimed at people who have not succeeded with traditional CBT. The book covers key topics, including flight safety and what happens on board, and shares exercises and strategies based on the authors' years of professional experience. This new edition has been fully updated and includes the experiences of real people throughout.
Fly Away Fear is the ideal book for anyone with air travel anxiety or who has experienced fear of flying.

List of contents

Series Editor's Foreword
About the authors
Series Editor's Foreword
About Professor Bor
About the authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction and questionnaire 1
Chapter 1. What's it all about?
Chapter 2. Back to basics
Chapter 3. How planes fly
Chapter 4. The journey through your journey: what to expect
Chapter 5. Managing your fears
Chapter 6. Putting it all together
Chapter 7. Supporting others, practical tips and answers to frequently asked questions
Chapter 8. Last but not least
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Elaine Iljon Foreman is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist (HCPC registered) who specialises in the treatment of fear of flying and other anxiety-related problems.
Lucas van Gerwen is an EAAP-registered aviation psychologist, a clinical psychologist, and a professional pilot.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Iljon Van Gerwen Foreman, Foreman Elaine Iljon, Lucas Van Gerwen, Lucas van Gerwen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2025
• EAN: 9781041042198
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4104219-8
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: The Self-Help Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SELF-HELP / Anxieties & Phobias, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Abnormal psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services