FREE 6-HOUR ANXIETY TREATMENT TRAINING FOR THERAPISTS
Tuesday, August 18th, 2026 @ 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM ET
Stop Explaining Anxiety To Your Clients & Start Interrupting It Where It Lives
Free 6-Hour Anxiety Treatment Webinar With Dr. Ashley Smith, PhD. 6 CE Credits & Full Recording Available For Purchase After Registration.
In this free 6-hour live training, learn to interrupt avoidance cycles that outlast explanation, identify the maintenance factors your current framework keeps missing, & apply regulation strategies that hold when activation narrows the window of tolerance.
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What You Will Cover In The Anxiety Treatment Webinar With Dr. Ashley Smith, PhD
Anxiety Treatment: A Clinical Framework for Avoidance, Cognition & Regulation
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MODULE 1
Read The Full Anatomy Of The Anxiety Response
How cognitive, emotional, behavioral & physiological processes combine to drive anxious patterns
MODULE 2
See How Avoidance & Reinforcement Keep Anxiety Running
How maladaptive coping strategies maintain anxiety long after the client understands them
MODULE 3
Distinguish Generalized, Panic & High-Functioning Anxiety
How each presentation differs & where standard assessment misses the clinical picture
MODULE 4
Identify The Maintenance Factors Behind Treatment-Resistant Cases
How core patterns keep anxiety persistent when evidence-based treatment should have worked
MODULE 5
Apply Evidence-Informed Interventions To Interrupt Avoidance
How to support adaptive coping responses when avoidance cycles outlast explanation
MODULE 6
Use CBT & Acceptance-Based Strategies To Build Regulation Capacity
How to increase psychological flexibility when nervous system activation narrows the window
LEARN ANXIETY TREATMENT FROM A CLINICIAN TRAINED IN AVOIDANCE, COGNITION & REGULATION
Dr. Ashley Smith, PhD: Psychologist & Trainer in Anxiety Treatment Across Complex Clinical Presentations
Dr. Ashley Smith did not arrive at this framework from theory alone. She has spent her career working directly with clients presenting with anxiety disorders across a range of clinical settings, sitting with the cases that did not respond to standard treatment and the presentations that did not surface clearly at intake. That clinical reality, watching avoidance cycles persist after insight and regulation strategies collapse under real activation, is what drew her to the framework she brings to this training.
What she brings to the August 18th training is grounded in that same practice: the gap between what the standard anxiety model was designed to address and what clinicians actually encounter in session. Her clinical work spans generalized anxiety, panic presentations, and high-functioning anxiety, including the cases where cognitive distortions survive CBT and maintenance factors keep anxiety running long after evidence-based treatment should have closed it. She is known for making these frameworks immediately applicable in real sessions, not as theory but as clinical tools you can reach for the next day.
Here Is What Changes After This Training
WITH THIS MASTERCLASS:
You identify the avoidance cycle maintaining anxiety before applying any intervention
You read high-functioning anxiety presentations that do not look anxious at intake
You apply regulation strategies that hold when nervous system activation peaks
You locate the maintenance factors keeping treatment-resistant cases stuck
WITHOUT THIS MASTERCLASS:
Avoidance outlasts every explanation & the cycle keeps reinforcing itself
High-functioning anxiety stays hidden at intake & the wrong presentation gets treated
Regulation tools work in session & collapse the moment real activation hits
Treatment-resistant cases stay clinically illegible & the case does not move
6 CEs, Lifetime Replay & Clinical tools: Available For Purchase After Registration (You'll Be Redirected automatically)
Frequently Asked Questions
I treat anxiety cases regularly but have not used a structured framework before. Is this training appropriate for me?
Yes. This training is built for clinicians who already carry anxiety cases on their caseload & want a clinical framework for avoidance, cognition & regulation that standard training did not fully provide.
I already use CBT for anxiety. How is this different from what I already know?
Dr. Ashley Smith covers the maintenance factors & avoidance patterns that keep anxiety running after CBT has been correctly applied, the high-functioning presentations that standard assessment misses, & the regulation strategies that hold under real nervous system activation, not just in session.
I am trained in DBT, ACT, or another modality. Will this conflict with my existing approach?
No. The clinical framework taught here adds an assessment & intervention layer to the modality you already practice without asking you to replace it.
My anxiety clients understand their avoidance & still cannot stop it. Is this training relevant to that presentation?
Yes. This training focuses specifically on the avoidance cycle that persists after insight, the maintenance factors driving it, & the in-session clinical moves that interrupt it where explanation alone cannot.
How many CE credits can I receive & how do I get them?
6 CE credits total from the Anxiety Treatment Webinar with Dr. Ashley Smith, PhD. Available for purchase after you register.
Can I get the recording if I cannot attend live?
Yes. The full 6-hour recording is included in the Premium Pass with unlimited lifetime access. You can purchase it at the next step once you register for the training.
Are the CE credits board-approved for my license?
To check approval for your license type & state, scroll to the bottom of this page & click the Board Approvals button.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure:
This training provides licensed mental health professionals with a clinical framework for understanding anxiety, including the cognitive, emotional, behavioral & physiological processes that drive & maintain anxious patterns, avoidance cycles & reinforcement patterns, common anxiety presentations including generalized anxiety, panic & high-functioning anxiety, & evidence-informed interventions drawn from cognitive-behavioral & acceptance-based approaches. Content teaches clinical application of these frameworks only & does not reproduce any proprietary assessment instrument or worksheet. This training does not offer certification & is not a substitute for clinical supervision or formal training. Participants are encouraged to apply content within their individual scope of practice & in accordance with applicable professional & ethical guidelines.
Commercial Support Disclosure
Dr. Ashley Smith, PhD, is an independent clinician & continuing education presenter specializing in anxiety treatment, avoidance, cognition & regulation. This training does not require participants to purchase any additional products, books, or materials to complete the training.
