The Deconstructing Anxiety 6 Week Intensive

Discover Freedom from Fear in Just 6 Weeks

WHEN

Apr 30th – Jun 4th, 2026 on Thursdays

TUITION

Cost: $399 | 15 CE Credits available for purchase upon request, Email admin@toddpressman.com for details

Are you ready to transform your relationship with fear, anxiety, and stress?

Join psychologist Dr. Todd Pressman, creator of the Deconstructing Anxiety method, for a powerful six week version of his acclaimed Intensive program.

This live online series offers a condensed yet complete version of the full Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive—covering all the essential teachings, practices, and exercises in a streamlined format designed to fit your schedule.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT DECONSTRUCTING ANXIETY

“Outstanding…ingenious! This is worth the world’s attention.”

Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.

“One of the most exciting things I’ve come across in a long time.”

G.S., Program Director

“A revolutionary way of viewing and working with anxiety.”

F.H., LCSW

6 Week Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive

With the revolutionary understanding that anxiety (fear) is at the root of all suffering, you will gain insight into the five core fears–“universal themes of loss”–we all share, including:

abandonment (loss of love),
loss of identity,
loss of meaning,
loss of purpose and
fear of death.

We develop our primary defenses, usually early in childhood or at times of trauma, as our best attempt to protect ourselves from these fears, but always at too great a cost. This leaves us constantly holding vigil, on the lookout for the resurfacing of the fear. We build our entire personality upon this fear-defense dynamic. When it spins out of control, an anxiety disorder develops.

The theory and techniques offered in this workshop, such as “The Alchemist”, “The Witness” and “The Warrior’s Stance”, will teach you how to uncover the core fear and chief defense quickly and reliably. These will be understood as the architects of personality and the creators of our perceptual world. Armed with this knowledge, new strategies for “doing the opposite” of the chief defense and its secondary defenses have proven extremely successful in even the most anxious clients. Incorporating psychodynamics, mindfulness, Gestalt, CBT and transpersonal psychology, participants will undergo the actual techniques being presented, making for a rich and highly experiential presentation.

At the deepest level, we will pinpoint the precise moment where resistance is created and how to release it. This leads to the ultimate goal of letting go “the resistance to resistance”, a key to transforming our entire view of Self and redefining the limits of the human experience. The way is then paved for the final section on “Vision Questing”, wherein the five core fears are fully resolved, and one may live their lives with a solid sense of identity, meaning, purpose, love and even a true freedom from the fear of death.

Come prepared for an exciting adventure into the deepest regions of the unconscious, where the hidden fears at the source of our difficulties live, to bring them out into consciousness, available for rapid and lasting transformation.

What You’ll Gain

Through guided lessons, experiential practices, and live interaction with Dr. Pressman, you’ll learn to:

Identify the core fear at the root of your suffering
Recognize and release the defense patterns that keep you stuck
Experience greater peace, purpose, and fulfillment
Cultivate tools for lifelong freedom from anxiety

This program is ideal for both professionals seeking to incorporate the Deconstructing Anxiety method into their practice and individuals pursuing personal transformation.

Why Choose the 6 Week Intensive?

Complete curriculum, shorter format – all the essentials of the full program in fewer hours.
Affordable pricing with CE credit eligibility at an additional cost
Flexible schedule – attend live once a week over 6 weeks
Transformative results – deep insight and practical tools you can use immediately

Key Details

Schedule: Meets weekly on Thursdays from April 30th-June 4th, 6:30–9:00 PM ET (online via Zoom)
CE Credits: 15 CE credits upon separate purchase – Email admin@toddpressman.com for information about CE credits
Tuition: $399
Recordings: Available after each session (live attendance encouraged for best results)

Participants are encouraged to attend the majority of sessions live to gain the full experience and benefit from group interaction and personal feedback.

Reserve Your Spot

Spaces are limited to preserve the intimate, experiential nature of the work. Join us this year and begin your journey toward lasting freedom from fear.

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Intensive Consent Form

Thank you for signing up for the seminar. We look forward to working with you. Please review the following information, and sign at the end to acknowledge your agreement with what you have read.

Confidentiality: Confidentiality is of paramount importance. The agreement among all seminar
participants to strictly maintain confidentiality is part of what makes the deep work of the seminar possible. It creates the safety necessary for people to open up and develop the bonds of trust between members that is an essential part of the experience. By signing at the bottom, you agree to keep everything you learn about others in this seminar completely confidential, as they
will agree to do for you.

Coaching: This is not a seminar in psychotherapy but rather a coaching experience. That means that Dr. Pressman is not functioning as a psychotherapist and cannot provide the same services as one would expect from a psychotherapist. Specifically, this seminar focuses on the Deconstructing Anxiety method and, as such, follows a set of principles and practices that are different from those offered in psychotherapy. Dr. Pressman functions as a coach, a facilitator, of this method, as opposed to a therapist utilizing the methods of standardized psychotherapeutic schools of thought.

Availability: Dr. Pressman is not available for communications before, after or in between group
sessions.

Insurance: Since this is not a therapy experience, no insurance reimbursement is available.

Responsible for self: If you are having a mental health crisis, you agree to find appropriate help,
and understand that Dr. Pressman cannot be available for contact in such situations. During the
seminar, it is understood that you are responsible for your own self-care, and that neither Dr. Pressman nor anyone on his staff can function as a source of help or support for circumstances beyond the focus of the seminar (the principles and practices of the Deconstructing Anxiety method).

No-harm contract: You agree unequivocally that you will not harm yourself during the time of our work together. You further agree that should you have thoughts about self-harm, you will discuss them in session. Finally, you understand, as stated above, that I am functioning as a life coach in these sessions and not as a psychotherapist, so I am therefore unable to provide the support and other services that a psychotherapist would in the event that you had thoughts of self-harm.

If for any reason Dr. Pressman feels the seminar is no longer the appropriate place for you to meet your goals, he reserves the right to conclude your participation in the program at any time. Of course, this would be done in discussion with you, and Dr. Pressman can suggest alternative options he believes would be more beneficial for you if you’d like. You would be entitled to a full refund of your tuition for the seminar under these circumstances.

Screening Form for Participation

Thank you for filling out this screening form. It is required for anyone who wishes to participate in a program offered by Pressman Seminars. All information on this form will be kept strictly confidential. It is important that you answer all questions thoroughly and honestly. We reserve
the right to deny admission to anyone we deem may not be appropriate for participation in a particular program. The purpose of this form is to help ensure that the program you wish to enroll in is the right place for you, and that Pressman Seminars is able to meet your needs effectively.

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In a sentence or two, what is your reason for wanting to participate in this program?

Are you currently, or have you been, in therapy, and if so, for what issue(s)?

Are you now doing, or have you done, any other kind of self-help or personal growth work (besides therapy), and if so, what?

Are you a therapist? (Note: Being a therapist is not a pre-requisite for participation. All programs at Pressman Seminars have been developed for adults 18 years of age and older, whether a therapist or not).

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Are you currently in crisis? If yes, the program you are applying for may not be appropriate for you at this time. Please give an explanation of why you believe you are able to manage the emotional material that may come up in this program:

Are you currently suicidal? If yes, participation is likely not appropriate for you at this time and we recommend you seek professional help from a different source. We can make recommendations for this if you wish. If you feel you are able to manage the emotional material that may come up in this program and would still like to be considered for participation, please explain here:

Have you ever been suicidal in the past, and if so, would you say the issues that were involved have been completely resolved?

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Do you have a history of bipolar disorder? If yes, please give an explanation of why you believe you are able to manage the emotional material that may come up in this program:

Do you have a history of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder? If yes, please give an explanation of why you believe you are able to manage the emotional material that may come up in this program:

Do you have a history of any other psychiatric disorder that may impact your ability to manage the emotional content that may come up during this program? If yes, please explain and give an explanation of why you believe you are able to manage the emotional material that may come up in this program:

Is there anything else you’d like us to know about your emotional preparedness for this program?