Clinicians working with individuals who experience anxiety about their bodies often face unique challenges in treatment. These challenges arise not only from the physical nature of the client’s experience but also from internalized faulty beliefs about the body and mind, shaped by sociocultural factors and distorted thinking patterns. Without addressing these underlying influences, treatment can be ineffective or even counterproductive. In this presentation, clinicians will learn to identify, conceptualize, and treat body-based obsessions using a transdiagnostic approach. Attendees will gain practical, evidence-based strategies to uncover feared consequences, challenge maladaptive beliefs, and improve treatment outcomes for clients struggling with body-focused anxiety
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
- Identify common forms of body-based obsessions.
- Describe socio-cultural factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of body-based obsessions.
- Summarize key treatment strategies for treating body-based obsessions.