One of the most important early goals in exposure-based treatments for social anxiety is helping the client find a supportive environment in which they can push themselves socially. This goal is at the heart of Dallas CBT’s social anxiety group treatment program.
Christopher DuFour has done a great job with our adult social anxiety groups over the past several years, creating a warm and supportive atmosphere that still pushes his clients to do hard things. As we prepare for a new round of his social anxiety group this January, we thought we’d get feedback from Chris’ recent group members on their experience with the program.
What was your experience with our social anxiety group?
“I can’t express how much the social anxiety group has helped me in my journey to overcome my fear of public speaking. Chris has done an amazing job providing a safe, non-judgmental space to share experiences and strategies to help manage anxiety in any social situation. I have made tremendous progress in building my confidence and facing challenges I once thought were impossible. I highly recommend joining!”– M.A.
“Along with Chris’s insightful guidance, getting a dedicated space to meet with others suffering from social anxiety was an absolute game changer. With the help from Dallas CBT, I was able to see with my own eyes that not only was I not alone in my struggles, but that I also had the power to change my own cognition and recognize unhelpful thought patterns I’d subconsciously cultivated. I learned how to replace them with more positive or neutral ways of thinking. Through exposure therapy I was able to put what was learned and discussed in regular meetings into action and further boost my journey to liberation from social anxiety. I’m forever grateful to Chris and Dallas CBT for helping me see the potential I had within me all along.”— JP
Chris was an amazing facilitator, and the group was really helpful for me. Here are some of the ways it helped me: Seeing other people who seemed confident but had social anxiety made me realize that it’s okay to have it and that it can be improved. When other members shared their experiences, I got a different perspective on my own issues and found some solutions. The group helped me change my attitude towards uncomfortable situations. I started seeing them as opportunities to grow instead of things to avoid.Chris gave me some great ways to think about situations. For example, when I said I always leave conversations early because I’m afraid they’ll go downhill, he suggested looking at it like a ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’ contest where I’m only at the first few questions and to keep going until I win the big prize. That really helped me.
— S