Big Book of Exposures

Kristen S. Springer, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Massachusetts. She earned her doctoral degree from theUniversity of Florida, and completed her postdoctoral clinical and research training at the Anxiety Disorders Center andthe Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at Hartford Hospital's Institute of Living in Hartford, CT. She continuedworking at the Anxiety Disorders Center as a staff psychologist before opening her private practice in Concord,Massachusetts where she specialises in the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults. She has authored several book chapters and scientific journal articles in the fields of anxiety, hoarding, OCD and chronic pain. David F. Tolin, PhD, ABPP, is the founder and director of the Anxiety Disorders Center/Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at Hartford Hospital's Institute of Living in Hartford, CT. He is adjunct professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, and maintains a private practice in the greater Hartford area. Tolin has authored more than 150 scientific journal articles, as well as the books Face Your Fears: A Proven Plan to Beat Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, and Obsessions and Doing CBT: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Behaviors, Thoughts, and Emotions.

"The Big Book of Exposures is a cornucopia of creative and effective exposure strategies for a range of anxiety disorders. The authors have cataloged hundreds of simple and effective exposures that they've tested in their own clinical practices. The exposures worked for them, and will work for you. If you're in search of thoughtful guidance on designing and implementing exposures, add this book to your bookshelf. You won't regret it."—Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP, codirector of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy; assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Berkeley; and author of Anxiety and Avoidance