Preparing Clients for PE: First Steps
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
- The main components of PE are imaginal exposure and processing and in vivo exposure.
- PE takes 9 to 12 sessions.
- Enhance motivation and help the patient anticipate what therapy might be like.
