Severe Anxiety and Panic Attacks (#110)

This woman is suffering from anxiety and panic attacks and is beginning to feel agoraphobic as a result. She needs someone to help her separate her irrational thinking from reality.

• Listening skills
• Responding to non-verbal cues
• Maintaining objectivity
• Developing collaborative solutions for behavioural change

Mary has taken a leave of absence from work because she is constantly afraid of having another panic attack. As her disability insurance is running out, her employer has recommended that she seek support in order to be assured that she is ready to return to work. Mary has made an appointment.