Treatment for Phobias

Overland Park, KS

You don’t have to let fear hold you back.

Take control of your phobia today.

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  • Constantly being in fear.

  • Planning your days around avoiding your phobia.

  • Not living the life you want to because you’re afraid.

These are all common symptoms of a phobia, and as debilitating as they feel, they are very treatable.

As a therapist who specializes in treating phobias, I want to assure you that you can overcome your phobia. Using evidence-based treatments, we can help you start living a life free from your fears.

Living with a phobia can feel paralyzing.

There are lots of different phobias.

Here’s a list of some of the most common phobias:

Agoraphobia (fear of being in a place where escape may be difficult)

Claustrophobia (fear of being in small spaces)

Emetophobia (fear of vomiting)

Trypanophobia (fear of needles)

Arachnophobia (fear of spiders)

Aerophobia (fear of flying)

Mysophobia (fear of germs and contamination)

Are you struggling with any of these phobias? The good news is that phobias are very treatable! Reach out today to start conquering your fear.

How do you treat a phobia?

  • One of the most important parts of phobia treatment is establishing a relationship between the client and therapist built on mutual trust and respect.

  • Three effective treatments for phobias are exposure and response prevention (ERP), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). We’ll work together to find the treatment that works best for you.

  • After deciding which treatment option will work best for you, we’ll start taking steps toward facing your fears and overcoming your phobia. We’ll likely meet once a week and you may have homework assignments to help you progress more quickly.

  • If you have more questions about treating a phobia, feel free to contact me to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.

Imagine a life where you don’t live in fear.

Take the first step toward freedom. I offer a free 15-minute consultation to all prospective clients.

Former Client

“One of the phobias that has made my life harder is my extreme fear of needles…with Michael's suggestion, we landed on exposure therapy, and he walked me through every step of it until I was able to go through with scheduling and getting a blood draw.”