Presentations and Workshops on Anxiety and Grief

The length and content of presentations and workshops are tailored to your needs.  The following elements may be part of a customized training agenda:
  • Diagnostic criteria of disorder(s)
  • Assessment
  • Theoretical foundation of the therapy
  • Empirical evidence of effectiveness
  • Step-by-Step treatment procedures
  • Explaining the therapy to clients and gaining agreement
  • Real-life case vignettes and discussion
  • Video excerpts of therapy sessions conducted by experts
  • Timing of starting therapy and handling of comorbidities
  • Hands-on practice of therapy techniques with expert guidance  
  • Troubleshooting roadblocks to successful outcome
Participants may receive:
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Continuing Education Credits (CEs)
  • Workshop binder with slides, handouts, and additional reading

Treating Anxiety Disorders with Exposure Therapy

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Exposure therapy for anxiety disorders has a long history and a strong evidence base.  Your therapists can learn how to successfully treat Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, Panic and Agoraphobia, and Specific Phobias with this cognitive-behavioral therapy, by modifying the general techniques specifically for each disorder.  Exposure treatment involves helping clients to safely confronting their fears and learn that anxiety decreases over time, and feared disastrous consequences do not occur.  Repetition develops client confidence and success in conquering their fears.  The outcome is often decreased symptoms, increased functioning in life activities, self-competence, and expansion of the client's life.
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Grief and Prolonged/Complicated Grief Therapy

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Do your therapists work with individuals anticipating a loss, dealing with a recent death, or stuck in a past loss?

Dr. Lichner has experience in working with individuals experiencing grief, individuals and family members facing the death of a loved one, and complicated or prolonged grief lasting years after a loss.  Having worked for several years at the Joan Karnell Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, and developing a bereavement program, Dr. Lichner understands the complexities of a sudden traumatic loss, losing a loved one slowly over time, the demands of caregivers, and prolonged grief that interferes with living a satisfying life without an important loved one.
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Recent Workshops and Presentations by Dr. Lichner

Exposure and Ritual Prevention for OCD, 3-day Intensive Workshop, Minneapolis, MN

Prolonged Exposure for PTSD, 4-day Intensive Workshop, Minnesota Center for Psychology, St. Paul, MN

Encore Presentation:  Introduction to Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, Minnesota Psychological Association, St. Paul, MN
Implementing EXRP with Individuals Experiencing Affect Dysregulation: Implications from a Case Study.  Panel presentation at the annual convention of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation, Boston, MA

Exposure and Ritual Prevention for OCD, 3-day Intensive Workshop, Minnesota Center for Psychology, St. Paul, MN

Prolonged Exposure for PTSD, 4-day Intensive Workshops:
     - Fort Bliss, TX
     - Fort Carson, CO
     - Fort Campbell, KY

Invited Speaker, National Institute of Health and National Center of Disaster Mental Health, Tokyo, Japan, One-day Workshops:
     - Recent Advances in Prolonged
       Exposure Therapy for PTSD
     - PE Treatment for Traumatic and
       Prolonged Grief