Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) Therapists in 19970
Geneva Barnes
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMH
Verified Verified
Millville, DE 19970
Geneva Barnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health in Delaware who has been practicing since 2018. She graduated from the Wilmu Clinical Mental Health Program. As a licensed clinical professional mental health counselor with a range of knowledge and experience, it's important to meet people "where they are," emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically. Geneva's approach to counseling is cognitive behavioral targeted towards empowerment of the client, changing negative thinking patterns and identifying client strengths to bring positive life altering changes.
Geneva Barnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health in Delaware who has been practicing since 2018. She graduated from the Wilmu Clinical Mental Health Program. As a licensed clinical professional mental health counselor with a range of knowledge and experience, it's important to meet people "where they are," emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically. Geneva's approach to counseling is cognitive behavioral targeted towards empowerment of the client, changing negative thinking patterns and identifying client strengths to bring positive life altering changes.
Lisa Brooks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Millville, DE 19970
Lisa Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Delaware who has been practicing since 2005. She completed her Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland and received her clinical licensure two years after graduating with her MSW. Lisa Brooks has more than 15 years of experience working alongside adults, teenagers, couples, and families seeking help with anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, depression, trauma, grief, and LGBTQ+. Lisa utilizes an eclectic approach to therapy. Each person is different, therefore may need different approaches in therapy.
Lisa Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Delaware who has been practicing since 2005. She completed her Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland and received her clinical licensure two years after graduating with her MSW. Lisa Brooks has more than 15 years of experience working alongside adults, teenagers, couples, and families seeking help with anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, depression, trauma, grief, and LGBTQ+. Lisa utilizes an eclectic approach to therapy. Each person is different, therefore may need different approaches in therapy.
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Do I need exposure and response prevention therapy?
Many clients decide to seek help for obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors when these symptoms are distressing enough to disrupt everyday life. Any thoughts or behaviors that cause friction in close relationships are also worth addressing. In addition, the client’s symptoms don’t have to be severe for them to benefit from ERP therapy.
Is exposure and response prevention therapy part of cognitive behavioral therapy?
Exposure and response prevention is one specific type of CBT that focuses on behavioral change in response to triggering stimuli. It is related to exposure therapy but adds an additional component of preventing compulsive and harmful responses.
How long does exposure and response prevention therapy take?
While every patient is different, exposure and response prevention therapy typically lasts around 12 sessions, although some treatments can take longer. A therapist will determine if the treatment is complete based on how the client faces their fears, particularly the strongest ones. When a client feels less anxiety about stimuli that once evoked terror or distress, that is generally an indication that they are nearing the end of ERP therapy.
What are the limitations of exposure and response prevention therapy?
The most common pitfalls of exposure and response prevention therapy include not addressing a client’s core fears, allowing the client to avoid their most distressing stimuli, and using imaginary exposure when the client requires real-life exposure (and vice versa). ERP therapy is most effective when the client commits to the full course of treatment; if the client stops early or doesn’t practice what they have learned outside of therapy sessions, they are less likely to have successful outcomes.