Social Anxiety Therapy

The Right Honourable Dr Vince Cable MP PC with Peter Ralph at the opening the Twickenham Coaching and Therapy Centre on 21st January 2011

SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER
Welcome to the Social Anxiety Therapy website. We specialise in providing therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)for sufferers like you, particularly if you are within travelling distance of Ealing, Twickenham, West London and Chesham/Buckinghamshire.

Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and the interaction with other people that can automatically bring on feelings of self-consciousness, judgment, evaluation, low self esteem, low self confidence and inferiority.

Put another way, social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression.

If a person usually becomes anxious in social situations, but seems fine when they are alone, then "social anxiety" may be the problem.

Social anxiety disorder (formerly termed "social phobia") is a much more common problem than past estimates have led us to believe. Millions of people all over the world suffer from this devastating and traumatic problem every day, either from a specific social anxiety or from a more generalized social anxiety. It is estimated that at any one time 7-8% of the population of the UK are suffering and that there is a one in eight chance of a person suffering from Social Anxiety Disorder during their lifetime.

We have been running successful Social Anxiety Therapy groups for over 8 years. The groups are run solely for sufferers of Social Anxiety as this has been proven to be the best method.

'Conquering Social Anxiety - A Structured CBT Course' is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach as, again, this has been shown to be most effective. It is based largely on the work of Dr Thomas Richards of The Social Anxiety Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, Professor Ron Rapee of Maquarie University in Sidney, Australia, Gillian Butler and Professor David Clark. The full course covers 15 sessions and these are split into cognitive and behavioural activities. There is also an optional 5 week S.A. Life Skills course which follows on from the main course.

Individuals will be accepted for group therapy only after their suitability is established at a one-to-one session, normally held in Twickenham or Chesham. Group sessions are currently held on Monday evenings in the Twickenham Therapy Centre; a Wednesday evening group is being set up in Chesham and additional daytime groups may be organised in Twickenham or Chesham if there is sufficient demand.

If you feel that you may suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder, contact us for an initial assessment and further details

Call 07811 395 868 or 0800 216 1663
or email pr@peterralph.com

Latest News

The next course will move to our Chesham Centre, which is based near Amersham, close to Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe and the M25, M1 and M40. The new revised CBT Therapy Course will be started on Monday14th May 2012. Assessment and place allocation is now under way. For further details see the "Therapy Groups" page.

We are hoping to also start a course from 4 - 6 pm on Wednesdays.

Please call Peter for further details.

A Life Skills course will be starting next year. See Life Skills tab for further details

The next refresher session will be a daytime event, held on Saturday 14th April from 11am to 3.30 pm. The event is structured to give you a "top-up" and a chance to meet other SA people and to listen to feedback. So, to Refresh, Rejuvenate and Reinforce your strategies, come along! (a light lunch and refreshments are included) It will, as usual, be extremely helpful for S.A. sufferers but will also be fun; don't miss out!!

The day will also involve a second facilitator and will start with various cognitive strategies for future use. You will then have the opportunity to practise Conversations, Mingling and Small Talk followed by behaviourals. We will also have a presentation on relaxation mindfulness.

Please think about any current issues that you may have so that we can discuss how to handle them within the group. I will be available, by prior arrangement, to discuss matters with you on an individual basis before or after the main session if required. Contact pr@peterralph.com to reserve your place.

We are also experienced in helping clients who have experienced difficulties with :

Stress
Relationships
Panic Attacks
Anxiety
Self Esteem
Self Confidence
Financial Anxiety
Bereavement
Redundancy
Depression
Addiction
Smoking

We work with both individuals and couples on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully. We are also trained to work with children with anxiety and depression issues, including Social Anxiety Disorder. We are based at the Chesham Training, Coaching and Therapy Centre in the centre of Chesham.

pr@peterralph.com
www.peterralph.com
3 Broadway Court, Chesham HP5 1EG
07811 395868
or FREE on 0800 206 1663

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