CBT for Anxiety Disorders

Treat anxiety with confidence using research-backed CBT strategies that work in this online course.

About the course

Start date

Immediate access

Length

12 hrs | 12 months access

Who this course is for

For Mental Health & Health Professionals

Accreditation

12 CE / CME CreditsSee all accreditation details

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Anxiety disorders are among the most common and most treatable challenges clients face. They can trap people in cycles of fear, avoidance, and self-doubt, keeping them from engaging fully in daily life.

CBT is the most well-researched and widely recommended approach for treating anxiety. Decades of clinical studies and international guidelines consistently support its effectiveness.

This training builds on your CBT foundation and gives you the skills to target the specific patterns that maintain anxiety, such as avoidance, safety behaviors, and anxious thinking.

Whether you’re treating Social Anxiety, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, or Specific Phobias, this course provides evidence-based strategies to help clients face anxiety with confidence and re-engage fully in work, relationships, and daily life.

You’ll learn how to:

Recognize how anxiety presents in the therapy room
Use step-by-step CBT strategies to treat Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, and Specific Phobias
Work effectively with avoidance, safety behaviors, and the physiological symptoms of anxiety
Explain anxiety symptoms in ways that help clients understand their experience and engage in treatment
Use CBT interventions including cognitive restructuring, graded exposure, behavioral experiments, and psychoeducation
Create structured, targeted treatment plans that reduce avoidance and support lasting client progress

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Learn From Leading Experts in Anxiety Treatment

This course is led by expert clinicians:

Martin Antony - internationally recognized authority on anxiety disorders and author of over 30 books, including The Anti-Anxiety Workbook
Leslie Sokol - leading CBT trainer, author, and former Chair of the Education Committee of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
Kevin Chapman - clinical psychologist specializing in evidence-based treatment of anxiety and founder of the Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders

It also includes contributions from a global faculty who have shaped how anxiety is understood and treated worldwide.

Martin Antony, Leslie Sokol and Kevin Chapman

Contributions from leading researchers, clinicians, and educators in CBT for anxiety disorders

You'll also learn directly from the clinicians and researchers who defined the treatment of anxiety disorders using CBT. These include David Barlow, developer of the Unified Protocol for emotional disorders; Robert Leahy, a leading voice in emotional processing within CBT; and Philip Kendall, developer of the Coping Cat program for child and adolescent anxiety.

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Why CBT Training Focused on Anxiety Matters

Anxiety can be overwhelming for clients caught in avoidance, panic, and worry, and for therapists uncertain how to break the cycle. CBT offers an approach that targets the processes keeping anxiety in place.

This course is ideal for clinicians who want to:

Build advanced skills in treating anxiety disorders with CBT
Use evidence-based CBT interventions that help clients face anxiety and more forward
Work with greater direction, focus, and confidence in anxiety-focused sessions

Your CBT For Anxiety Learning Experience

This course is designed to make learning CBT for anxiety practical, engaging, and enjoyable.

You’ll learn at your own pace through:

Expert-led video lessons that translate CBT concepts into practical strategies you can use with clients
Therapy demonstrations that show effective CBT for anxiety in action
Downloadable tools and resources you can use immediately in session

This on-demand course is available to start immediately, with 12 months access and a downloadable library of materials to keep. If you would like to request an invoice, please fill out the form here.

Course Overview

Course modules

Part 1: Understanding anxiety

Module one

Intro to the course

Module two

About anxiety

Module three

The neuropsychology of anxiety

Module four

Understanding the anxiety cycle

Module five

Psycho-education for the client

Module six

Introduction to anxiety disorders

Module seven

Assessment of anxiety disorders

Module eight

Culture

Module nine

Quiz questions (CE)

Part 2: Understanding the approach

Module one

The Cognitive Behavorial Therapy approach for anxiety disorders

Module two

Applying the Cognitive Model to anxiety

Module three

Goals of anxiety treatment with CBT

Module four

Using a CBT conceptualization with anxiety disorders

Module five

CBT strategies and interventions

Module six

Understanding exposure

Module seven

Putting exposure into practice

Module eight

Quiz questions (CE)

Part 3: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Module one

Cognitive models of GAD

Module two

Psycho-education on GAD

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Module three

Applying CBT strategies to GAD

Module four

Exposure therapy for GAD

Module five

Summarising what you've learnt

Module six

Quiz questions (CE)

part 4: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Module one

Cognitive models of SAD

Module two

Psycho-education on SAD

Module three

Applying CBT strategies for SAD

Module four

Exposure therapy for SAD

Module five

Quiz questions (CE)

Part 5 : Panic Disorder / Agoraphobia

Module one

Cognitive models of panic

Module two

Psycho-education on GAD

Module three

Learning skills for Panic Disorders / Agoraphobia

Module four

Exposure therapy

Module five

Quiz questions (CE)

Part 6: Specific phobias

Module one

Cognitive models of specific phobias

Module two

Psycho-education of specific phobias

Module three

Learning skills for specific phobias

Module four

Exposure therapy for specific phobias

Module five

Course wrap up

Module six

Quiz questions (CE)

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Accredited Continuing Education Credits

This CBT for Anxiety training is designed for mental health professionals, health professionals and coaches worldwide.. Upon completion, you'll receive an official certificate that may be submitted to relevant registration or licensing bodies for continuing professional development, where applicable.

12 CE/CME credits are designated for a range of licensed mental health professions, including:

psychologists, social workers, counsellors,
physicians, nurses,
marriage and family therapists,
addiction professionals.

Acceptance for other professions may vary by board and jurisdiction. View the complete CE/CME accreditation details and board approvals here.

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CBT for Anxiety DisordersTreat anxiety with confidence using research-backed CBT strategies that work in this online course.

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CBT for Anxiety Disorders

About the course

Contributions from leading researchers, clinicians, and educators in CBT for anxiety disorders

Your CBT For Anxiety Learning Experience

Course Overview

Part 1Understanding anxiety

Part 2Understanding the approach

Part 3Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

part 4Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Part 5 Panic Disorder / Agoraphobia

Part 6Specific phobias

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What People Say About This Course

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