Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) Therapists in 67226
Blake Cranmer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wichita, KS 67226 (Online Only)
Living with symptoms of stress, anxiety, or OCD can feel challenging and overwhelming. You may notice yourself reviewing past situations or worrying about the future. Perhaps you deal with fears about situations or events that prevent you from experiencing life to the fullest. You might engage in compulsive behaviors in an effort to alleviate stress related to intrusive thoughts. Skin picking and hair pulling (and other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors) can also be associated with anxiety. Often these behaviors have been used for long periods of time and can feel very difficult to stop.
Living with symptoms of stress, anxiety, or OCD can feel challenging and overwhelming. You may notice yourself reviewing past situations or worrying about the future. Perhaps you deal with fears about situations or events that prevent you from experiencing life to the fullest. You might engage in compulsive behaviors in an effort to alleviate stress related to intrusive thoughts. Skin picking and hair pulling (and other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors) can also be associated with anxiety. Often these behaviors have been used for long periods of time and can feel very difficult to stop.
Kristen Stitt
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMFT, SEP
Verified Verified
Wichita, KS 67226
I am a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist and have experience working with individuals and couples, as well as those with a variety of backgrounds, sexual orientations, ages, and cultures with multiple areas of concerns. I am dedicated to helping clients address the ups and downs in life and to help them find their strength and happiness. It is my belief that every person has a deep inner strength and can learn to care for themselves while maintaining close and supportive relationships with others.
I am a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist and have experience working with individuals and couples, as well as those with a variety of backgrounds, sexual orientations, ages, and cultures with multiple areas of concerns. I am dedicated to helping clients address the ups and downs in life and to help them find their strength and happiness. It is my belief that every person has a deep inner strength and can learn to care for themselves while maintaining close and supportive relationships with others.
Crystin Rice
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Wichita, KS 67226
We can all use a little extra help at times. Those who are truly wise make sure to have trusted people in their lives who can help them see new options they might have missed. Using a strengths-based approach to therapy, I enjoy helping clients reclaim power in their lives and discover a path through their struggles that they may have never noticed before. I am passionate about working with couples, families, and individuals who are experiencing concerns related to depression, anxiety, abuse, trauma, binge-eating, grief & traumatic loss, relationship conflict, parenting, divorce, personality disorders, pain, faith, & aging concerns.
We can all use a little extra help at times. Those who are truly wise make sure to have trusted people in their lives who can help them see new options they might have missed. Using a strengths-based approach to therapy, I enjoy helping clients reclaim power in their lives and discover a path through their struggles that they may have never noticed before. I am passionate about working with couples, families, and individuals who are experiencing concerns related to depression, anxiety, abuse, trauma, binge-eating, grief & traumatic loss, relationship conflict, parenting, divorce, personality disorders, pain, faith, & aging concerns.
See more therapy options for 67226
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) Therapists
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.