PANIC ATTACKS TREATMENTA Group Program with Dr. CarbonellNext Group - Fall, 2011Here is a panic attacks treatment group which will help you regain control of your life and free you to live the life you choose. Come join Dr. Carbonell in a group program of panic attacks treatment which will help you overcome this problem and achieve the recovery you seek. People who suffer with panic attacks often live their lives "on defense". They worry about having panic attacks, and what the attacks might do to them. They worry about how others will judge them if their attacks attract attention. They struggle to prevent and avoid future panic attacks. All too often, the result is more anticipatory fear, more panic, and more avoidance. When you’re caught up in this cycle, it’s hard to believe that you can recover. But those doubts are the panic talking, not you. You can recover. In this group, you will learn, and practice, the tools and approach which will help you regain your freedom from panic and phobias. The Tools & Techniques You NeedThis group will give you the panic attacks treatment methods you need to break the pattern of recurrent panic attacks, worry, and phobias, and give you the opportunity to practice with these tools. It will teach you a self help approach, based on proven cognitive behavioral methods of desensitization and exposure that you can use to achieve recovery.And it will take place in a supportive group atmosphere, with a small number of other people who share your problem and your desire to overcome it. The group will be led by me, Dave Carbonell. I’m a psychologist and have specialized in helping people overcome fear and phobias for more than 20 years. I’ll be using the methods you see described on this website and in my Panic Attacks Workbook. HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:1. How the panic cycle works, and how you can break it2. How to interrupt and terminate a panic attack 3. How to use desensitization methods to free yourself from the fear of panic 4. How to develop and follow your own program of progressive exposure 5. How to work with fearful anticipatory thoughts and worries 6. How to respond to the physical symptoms of an attack 7. How to overcome avoidance 8. How to respond to family and friends who don’t understand the problem 9. The “Trick” of panic which makes it so hard to solve, & how to solve it 10. How to stop demonizing your panic, and treat it like the solvable problem it is WHO SHOULD ATTEND:This group is designed for people who experience panic attacks and phobias, and who want to learn how to use cognitive behavioral methods to achieve recovery. It’s for people with panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and a variety of specific phobias.This group is not designed for people who want to overcome fear of flying, fear of public speaking, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have other ways of helping people with these problems, and will be happy to work with you in a different format. If you’re not sure if this group is suitable for you, please feel free to contact me with your questions. SCHEDULEThe panic attacks treatment group will meet for ten sessions of ninety minutes each, Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m., in my Rolling Meadows office.The next session will start in the Fall of 2011; dates TBA. COSTThe fee for ten sessions is $600. I will ask you to pay half this fee when you register for the group, to hold a place for you, and the balance at the first meeting.Each group member will also need to schedule one intake session with me before the group starts. The cost for this session is $160. I will use this meeting to learn about your situation, and make sure that the group is a good match for your needs. I don’t belong to any insurance networks, but we will prepare claim forms and submit them to your insurance company if you wish. The claim forms will itemize the ten group sessions, along with the intake session, and instruct the insurance company to reimburse you directly. The insurance company will reimburse you on their “out of network” schedule. LOCATIONThe panic attacks treatment group will meet in my office at 5105 Tollview Drive, Rolling Meadows, Illinois. My office is on the first floor.HOW TO ENROLLThe first step is to schedule the intake session. I’ll use this session to learn about your situation with panic: what treatment methods you’ve tried, your history with the problem, and how it’s presently affecting you.Please contact me to schedule the intake and begin the enrollment process. The next group will take place in the Fall of 2011. Watch this page for details.
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