Virtual Reality Therapy
Short-term Anxiety Treatment using Virtual Reality Therapy
Westside Psychological Services is pleased to offer short-term CBT therapy for anxiety utilizing Virtual Reality!
This state-of-the-art, evidence-based therapeutic approach is backed by more than 25 years of scientific research.*
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What issues can short-term CBT virtual reality therapy help with?
Anyone suffering from fear or anxiety around:
- public speaking
- sleeping or darkness
- animals
- driving
- flying/travel
- high places
- crowded or tight spaces
- social situations
- worrying
- exams
- school
- moods
- medical appointments
- and more!
It can also be used to practice mindfulness, relaxation, for education, and attention training.
How do I sign up for this 8-12 week treatment?
Ask your WPS Clinician if short-term CBT anxiety VR Therapy is an option for you, or register for our services request list now.
*Clinical Validation/Publications
Krijn, M., Emmelkamp, P.M.G., Olafsson, R.P., & Biemon, R. (2004). Virtual reality exposure therapy of anxiety disorders: A review. Clinical Psychology Review, 24, 259-281.
Meyerbröker, K., & Emmelkamp P. (2010). Virtual reality exposure therapy in anxiety disorders: a systematic review of process-and-outcome studies. Depression and Anxiety, 27, 933-944.
Rothbaum, B.O., Hodges, L.F., Kooper, R., Opdyke, D., & Williford, J. (1995). Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Graded Exposure in the Treatment of Acrophobia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 626-628.
Opris, D., Pintea, S., García-Palacios, A., Botella, C., & Szamosköki, S. (2012). Virtual reality exposure therapy in anxiety disorders: a quantitative meta-analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 29, 85-93.
Parsons, T., & Rizzo A. (2008). Affective outcomes of virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety and specific phobias: a meta-analysis. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 39, 250-261.
Powers, M., & Emmelkamp, P. (2008). Virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22(3), 561-569.
Marples-Keller J.L., Bunnell Brian. E., Kim, S.J., & Rothbaum, B.O. (2017). The use of virtual reality technology in the treatment of anxiety and other psychiatric disorders. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 25(3), 103-113.