Amber Benziger
AMBER BENZIGER, MS, LPC (SHE/HER/HERS)
Amber Benziger, MS, LPC (She/her/hers) is a licensed psychotherapist, anxiety coach, and speaker in southern New Jersey. She owns Vitality Behavioral Health, specializing in anxiety disorders, burnout prevention, and trauma therapy. Amber is also the creator of The Anxiety Lab card deck, a deck of 40+ journal prompts to help alleviate your anxiety. To learn more about Amber visit www.ambervsanxiety.com and follow her on Instagram @amber_vs_anxiety.
Workshop Five - Amber Benziger Breaking Through: Addressing Avoidance and Safety Behaviors in Trauma-Related Anxiety
This session delves into the complex landscape of trauma-related anxiety, with a particular focus on avoidance and safety behaviors.
Attendees will explore the underlying mechanisms driving these behaviors and their impact on maintaining anxiety symptoms.
Drawing from cognitive-behavioral principles and trauma-informed care, this presentation offers practical strategies for clinicians to address avoidance and safety behaviors effectively.
Through case studies and interactive discussions, participants will gain insights into the challenges clients face in confronting their fears.
By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped with evidence-based techniques to support clients in reclaiming agency and fostering resilience in their healing journey.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the role of avoidance and safety behaviors in perpetuating trauma-related anxiety.
2. Recognize common avoidance and safety behaviors exhibited by individuals with trauma-related anxiety.
3. Apply cognitive-behavioral interventions to challenge and modify avoidance behaviors in therapy.
4. Implement trauma-informed approaches to create a safe therapeutic environment and support clients.
