PE Therapy Sessions: Overview

Associate Vice-Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program
Director, Emory Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program
Paul A. Janssen Chair in Neuropsychopharmacology

Key Points

  1. The first session of PE explains the rationale for treatment.
  2. Imaginal exposure begins in session 3.
  3. In vivo exposure begins after session 2.
  4. Hotspots begin about session 5 and continue until the final session.
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