Live Event

Utilizing CBT in the Treatment of Panic Disorders and Health Anxiety

Saturday, May 31, 2025

8:00 AM - 11:15 AM PDT

$67

Event Details

May 31, 2025

11:00am - 2:15pm US Eastern Time

(8:00am - 11:15am US Pacific Time)

3 CE Hours

About the Event

Panic disorder is frequently encountered in psychotherapy practice. Panic attacks may present on their own or in conjunction with other anxiety disorders or other psychiatric conditions. Panic disorder can also be associated with phobic avoidance and cause considerable impairment. Health anxiety, previously described as hypochondriasis, is also frequently seen in clinical practice and may present along with panic disorder or in conjunction with OCD or other anxiety issues. CBT has been found to be an effective therapy for both panic attacks and health anxiety. This seminar will explore the CBT model for these issues and will describe interventions that can be successfully used with these clients.

This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

John Ludgate, PhD

John Ludgate, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, who has worked as a psychotherapist for more than 30 years. He currently works at the CBT Center of Western North Carolina, located in Asheville, NC. He specializes in treating mood, anxiety, relationship, and psychosexual disorders. As well as having an active clinical practice, he is involved in training and supervision in CBT.

Dr. Ludgate has written numerous journal articles and book chapters in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety and Depression, most recently contributing a chapter on Relapse Prevention to the Handbook of CBT (2021) published by the American Psychological Association. He has presented many seminars and workshops on cognitive behavioral approaches, both nationally and internationally.

He is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and serves on the Credentialing Committee of the Academy.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

1 State the Cognitive Behavioral Model of panic disorder and health anxiety.
2 Describe the role of catastrophic cognitions and dysfunctional beliefs in maintaining panic attacks and health anxiety.
3 Discuss how interoceptive and in-vivo exposure assessment and intervention procedures can help Panic Disorder and health anxiety.
4 Describe a cognitive behavioral conceptualization and cognitive behavioral interventions for panic disorder and health anxiety.

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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