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03/08/2026

29/07/2026

Clinical Pearl of the Day

When designing exposures, target the uncertainty—not just the feared outcome.
Many exposure exercises focus on the thing a patient is afraid will happen. But often, what keeps anxiety, OCD, and related disorders going isn't the feared outcome itself—it's the struggle to eliminate uncertainty.

For example, a patient may say they're afraid of making a mistake at work. But the deeper issue may be the need to know with certainty that they won't make a mistake. Similarly, someone with OCD may not be trying to prevent harm as much as they're trying to get rid of doubt.

Effective exposures help patients practice something much harder than proving they're safe: learning that they can tolerate not knowing.

💡 Instead of asking, "How can we prove this won't happen?" consider asking, "How can we help the patient live with uncertainty if it might?"

That's where lasting change happens.

24/07/2026

Harald Baekkelund, Maria Bragesjö och Aline Braun. Föreläsningar och samtal om konsekvenser av trauma och vad vi idag vet om verksam psykoterapeutisk behandling

10/07/2026

Health care providers—don’t forget to register for this month’s lecture on Assessing and Treating Anger in the Context of PTSD: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/consult/lecture_series.asp

12/06/2026

Ny utbildning via Sverigehälsan i höst:

Traumafokuserad kognitiv beteendeterapi vid posttraumatiskt stressyndrom (PTSD) och komplex PTSD (CPTSD) - inspelat webinar med Hanna Dimbodius Webinariet riktar sig till legitimerade psykologer och psykoterapeuter inom primärvård samt personer med grundläggande psykoterapiutbildning som vill utv...

12/06/2026

**Avoidance: Anxiety’s Best Friend**

🔎What is avoidance?
Avoidance is a short-term solution that reinforces long-term anxiety. By staying away from feared situations, clients miss the chance to learn that they can cope—and that fear isn’t permanent.

🔁 The Avoidance Cycle
Trigger ➡️ Anxiety ➡️ Avoidance ➡️ Relief ➡️ Reinforced Fear
Each time we avoid, the brain gets the message: “That fear is valid.” Over time, fear grows, and life gets smaller.

🎯 Therapeutic Strategies That Work
✔️ Help clients name their avoidance habits
✔️ Build a step-by-step exposure hierarchy
✔️ Celebrate willingness, not comfort
✔️ Use values-based goals to guide treatment

Exposure therapy breaks the cycle—with structure, support, and science.

📚 **Want to Learn More?**

Join CTSA’s upcoming workshops to build your skills in targeting avoidance and delivering exposure with confidence.

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(https://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/training_opportunities.html)

🧠 Train. Connect. Transform.