Learn more about participating in the local Arizona therapy group for overcoming social anxiety disorder! The next Local Social Anxiety CBT Group runs from September 21st, 2013 - January 11th, 2014.

Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and interaction with other people that can automatically bring on feelings of self-consciousness, judgment, evaluation, and inferiority. It is the third largest mental health care problem.

Everyone at the Social Anxiety Institute has lived through the nightmare of social anxiety and learned to overcome it.  Dr. Richards suffered with a severe case of social anxiety until he was about 40.  All of us at the Social Anxiety Institute understand you and can help you get better.  Social Anxiety Disorder is the largest of the anxiety disorders, and the third largest mental health care problem in the world today, affecting almost 7% of the population.  The Social Anxiety Institute helps people with social anxiety get better and move forward with life.  Social anxiety is a fully treatable condition and can be overcome.  Active Social Networking, structured cognitive-behavioral therapy groups for social anxiety have been in progress since 1994.

Read success stories of people overcoming social anxiety by using cognitive-behavioral-emotive therapy, through use of the Social Anxiety Institute audio series and through participating in the behavioral therapy groups.

Dr. Thomas A. Richards turned his practice, The Anxiety Clinic of Arizona,new york asian escorts into The Social Anxiety Institute in 1999.  Since reformulation as the Social Anxiety Institute, we have specialized in the treatment of social anxiety solely. 

All of the social anxiety success stories have been sent in by people who have been in the treatment program or have used the audio therapy series during the past fifteen years.  These are unsolicited messages from people going through therapy groups at the Social Anxiety Institute, and people from around the world using the audio series Overcoming Social Anxiety: Step by Step.

An International Outreach to People with Social Anxiety.

Do you react to social situations by becoming anxious?  Are you highly self-conscious?  Do you shrink away from being the center of attention?  Do you feel other people view you negatively and are somehow judging you?  Does the thought of a public presentation cause high amounts of anxiety?  Do you get anxious anticipating what you might have to do in the future?  Do you feel you dont know how to mingle or  have the right things to say at the right time?  Is this anxiety related to social events?   After youve done something, do you worry excessively about your performance and re-play it over and over again in your head?   Do you beat yourself up by comparing yourself to other peopleSocial Networking Social Anxiety Institute?  Is this anxiety a constant companion...does it happen to you every day?

New articles on behavioral therapy, mailing list news, and local and international group dates. Also, our new interactive therapy series will be available in the coming months. Keep up to date with us!

Weve lived through it ourselves.  We can help.

Learn more about participating in the 3-week, intensive therapy group for overcoming social anxiety disorder! The next International Group runs from April 7th - April 26th, 2014.

To get a good idea of what its like to have social anxiety, see a series of short life stories from people who have social anxiety.

Currently, we have several  social anxiety specialists at SAI working on different projects that will help the social anxiety community.  The first major project will be finished later this year.  We will also provide information and support for social anxiety therapy groups anywhere in the world as the first few projects are finished..

Dr. Richards Audio Series: Overcoming Social Anxiety - No extra shipping costs. - No extra fees on international orders. - Easy to upload to all mobile devices. - Includes all 20 sessions and workbook.

An International Outreach to Help You Overcome Social Anxiety Disorder.  The Social Anxiety Institute is the only treatment center in the world that specializes solely in social anxiety disorder.  We are in our nineteenth year of service to the social anxiety community.  Therapy programs operate continuously throughout the year and we have an international outreach.  People from twenty-seven other countries have come to the Social Anxiety Institute for group treatment over the past fifteen years.

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