Overcoming social anxiety: insights into trauma, perfectionism, and therapy [PODCAST]
We explore the complexities of social anxiety with renowned psychotherapist Jonathan Berent. We delve into two contrasting cases: a high-achieving physician facing performance anxiety and a young adult paralyzed by avoidance. Jonathan shares insights on how trauma, perfectionism, and family dynamics contribute to social anxiety and discusses practical treatment strategies that integrate both technique and […]
Jonathan Berent L.C.S.W. Presents Public Speaking Anxiety Workshop to The National Association of Social Workers
Psycho-physiological Therapy for Public Speaking Anxiety & Fear of Being Noticeably Nervous Public speaking anxiety is the #1 phobia which is often driven by the fear of being noticeably nervous. Debilitating symptoms include panic attacks, fear of blushing (Erythrophobia), fear of sweating (hyper-hidrosis, voice freeze (selective mutism), and dissociation. These symptoms are driven by obsessive […]
Social Anxiety Feeds an Affliction of Isolation
Modern technology and a perfectionist culture may increase the risk We all need moments of solitude, but people are primarily social creatures. Connecting with others gives us a sense of meaning and purpose, and helps us make our way in the world. That is why social anxiety can be so devastating—it injures our ability to […]
A Social Anxiety Perspective of The Coronavirus
M. is a 44-year-old “genius” with complex systems in Silicon Valley who recently graduated from his therapy with me for public speaking anxiety. In his final session he told me that one of the reasons for his success was the concept of “measurability” as he “has an engineering brain”. I decided to take this concept […]
Researching the Research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Social Anxiety
During my forty plus years of clinical experience with social anxiety I’ve worked directly with, and supervised treatment for, approximately ten thousand individuals between the ages of four and seventy from many cultures. The clinical spectrum has ranged from public speaking anxiety and erythrophobia to pervasive social avoidance and adult selective mutism. Functioning levels have […]
Do You Suffer From Workplace Anxiety?
Amy Lemley, 46, has spent most of her life feeling like a fraud. She remembers debilitating performance pressure even as a young child. When she believed she wasn’t strong in a subject, such as science or math, she’d avoid it, once refusing to do homework for months. Later, as a marketing copywriter, Lemley felt her […]
Mum’s The Word
Matt, an account executive at a major global public relations firm, had the ambition to rise to the top and the smarts to get there. But when he had to open his mouth at work, panic set in. “For something as simple as speaking up in a meeting, my face would turn red,” says Matt, […]
Conquer Public Speaking Fears
Are you afraid to address a crowd? Do you get anxious over small talk in an elevator? You’re not alone. “Talking in public is the No. 1 phobia in the world,” says Jonathan Berent, a licensed psychotherapist and co-author of the book “Work Makes me Nervous.” “A number of my patients say they would consider […]
Jonathan Berent Announces First of Its Kind Library of Clinical Interviews on Public Speaking and Fear of Being Noticeably Nervous
Millions Experience Public Speaking Anxiety In the Form of Erythrophobia, Hyper-hidrosis and Voice Paralysis Jonathan Berent, L.C.S.W., pioneering therapist and author, offers a new and continually growing library of unique and essential patient interviews on the common yet rarely-addressed issue of C-suite executives and entrepreneurs missing out on income and career progress by passing up […]
Introspection as a key to resolution of social anxiety
Since 1978 The Berent Treatment Method has adapted therapy to the specific needs of social anxiety sufferers rather than try to fit the disorder into the narrow confines of an existing treatment modality. Having provided direct treatment, and supervised treatment, to approximately 10,000 individuals of all ages in individual, family and group therapy the following […]