Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Evidence-Based Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders 11/17/26
Date/Time
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: LIVESTREAM
Cost: $59.99
Credits: 3 CE Credits
Webinars open 15 minutes before the hour, except for 3-hour courses, which open 30 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the webinar opens.
Presenter(s)
CEU Creations presents:
Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Evidence-Based Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders 11/17/26
FEATURING:
- A fresh, evidence-based framework that helps clinicians uncover the core fear and chief defense driving anxiety
- Practical strategies and experiential techniques to assess anxiety more precisely and support lasting client transformation
EVENT INFO:
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Webinars open 15 minutes before the hour, except for 3-hour courses, which open 30 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the webinar opens.
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 3 Clinical CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 3 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 3 CE credits
Counselors:
NBCC ACEP – 3 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 3 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – 3 Contact hours
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – This course is not eligible for California Board of Registered Nursing Contact hours.
Case Managers:
CCMC – This course is not eligible for CCMC CE Contact hours.
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, and counselors
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Counseling Skill Group:
4. Counseling Services
OVERVIEW:
This course introduces a practical approach to identifying and addressing the root causes of anxiety, even in complex clients. Using the “Deconstructing Anxiety” model, participants will learn how a single core fear may underlie anxiety and how this fear can appear through five universal themes of loss: abandonment, identity, meaning, purpose, and death.
The course also explores how clients develop a chief defense to protect themselves from this core fear. While this defense may offer temporary relief, it can also keep anxiety in place and contribute to the development of anxiety disorders and anxious personality patterns. Participants will learn strategies to help clients uncover their core fear and chief defense, intervene more precisely, and support meaningful transformation. Experiential exercises will allow participants to engage directly with some of the techniques presented.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Describe the core fear/chief defense model of how we build our personalities.
2. Identify how anxiety disorders develop according to this model.
3. Examine how the techniques of the Deconstructing Anxiety model may be used to dismantle the chief defense and resolve the core fear.
4. Describe how information in this course can be utilized to improve patient care and patient outcomes for health care professionals.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Log in and Networking
8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Presentation (includes 15-min break)
PRESENTER BIO:
Todd Pressman, PhD, is an award-winning speaker, psychologist and author. He is known internationally for his work on “Deconstructing Anxiety.” Graduating with degrees in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and Saybrook University, he has authored three widely acclaimed books and over 100 published articles on the subject of human potential. He is also a highly sought-after media expert, having appeared on scores of television, radio and podcast shows.
His most recent book, "Deconstructing Anxiety: The Journey from Fear to Fulfillment," was voted one of the top 15 books on anxiety by a panel of mental health professionals. In 1982, he traveled the world to study the great wisdom and healing traditions, including with a Zen master in Kyoto, a Jain family in Delhi, a Zoroastrian high priest in Mumbai and a Sri Lankan firewalker. His education also includes an internship under Stanislav Grof, MD (considered the grandfather of Transpersonal Psychology), mentoring by Stanley Krippner, PhD, and other notables in the field.
With a background deeply rooted in tradition (he was raised by a father whose teachers were taught by Sigmund Freud), he has integrated this wide-ranging experience into a new program of psychological and personal development called “Deconstructing Anxiety.” His working model is based on Michelangelo’s ideal: to release the statue from the stone, the authentic Self from the overlays of imposed identity, into the discovery of purpose, meaning, and enduring fulfillment.
COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
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This live webinar is fully interactive; a computer is required. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. Zoom account is not required.
You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.
To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.
POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 3 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 3 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 3 Contact hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 3 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 3 CEs. NAADAC Provider #324725. CEU Creations is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
NURSES: This event is not eligible for Nurses Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.
Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.