The Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive

DECONSTRUCTING ANXIETY INTENSIVE

Cost: $699 (or 3 payments of $249)

AGENDA & SCHEDULE

All times given are Eastern Time

​Our most popular paid program offered just two times in 2023. Register now to secure your spot! 

• Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, March 26, 2023
• Thursday, July 20 – Sunday, July 23, 2023

Thursday

⇒ 7:30-9:30 p.m.–Introductions and Setting Intentions​

Friday

⇒ 11:00-11:45 a.m.–Theoretical foundations of the “Deconstructing Anxiety” model
⇒ 11:45-12:15 a.m.–Exercise–“Digging for Gold”: Finding Your Core Fear
⇒ 12:15-12:25 p.m.–Break
⇒ 12:25-12:45 p.m.–Exercise–“Who are you Really?”: Finding Your Chief Defense
⇒ 12:45-1:45 p.m.–Q and A and practice of exercises
⇒ 1:45 p.m.-2:30p.m.–Lunch
⇒ 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m..–Review of the Core Fear and Chief Defense
⇒ 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.–How to Heal Anxiety: “Doing the opposite” of the Chief Defense
⇒ 3:45 pm.-4:45 p.m.–Exercise–“The Alchemist”: Asking “What Happens Next?”
⇒ 4:45 p.m.-4:55 p.m.–Break
⇒ 4:55 p.m.-6:20 p.m.–Q and A and Further Practice of All Exercises
⇒ 6:20 p.m.-6:30 p.m.–Homework​

Saturday

⇒ 11:00-11:15 am.–Review of Homework
⇒ 11:15-12:15 a.m.–Exercise—“The Witness”: Enhanced Mindfulness Practice
⇒ 12:15-12:30 p.m.–Building a new association to one’s core fear
⇒ 12:30-12:40p.m.–Bk
⇒ 12:40 p.m.–1:30 p.m.–Q and A and Further Practice of “The Witness”
⇒ 1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.–Lunch
⇒ 2:00-2:30 p.m.–Integrating the results into everyday life
⇒ 2:30-3:30 p.m.–Exercise—“The Warrior’s Stance”
⇒ 3:30-3:45 p.m.–Break
⇒ 3:45-4:45 p.m.–Integrating “The Alchemist”, “The Witness” and “The Warrior’s Stance”
⇒ 4:45-6:155 p.m.–Q and A and Further Practice of All Exercises
⇒ 6:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.–Homework​

Sunday

⇒ 11:00-11:30 a.m.–Review of Homework
⇒ 11:30-12:30 p.m.–Exercise—“Resolving the Resistance to Resistance”
⇒ 12:30 p.m.-12:40 p.m..–Break
⇒ 12:40 p.m.-1:30 p.m–Integrating all of the exercises
⇒ 1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.–Lunch
⇒ 2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.–Integrating the results into everyday life
⇒ 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.–Exercise—“Vision Questing”: Finding one’s “Mighty Purpose”
⇒ 3:45 p.m.-3:55 p.m.–Break
⇒ 3:55 p.m.-4:45 p.m.–Integrating all of the exercises with the Vision Quest
⇒ 4:45-5:30 p.m.–Q and A
⇒ 5:30-6:15 p.m.–Keeping the practice fresh
⇒ 6:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.–Suggestions for continuing the practice after the seminar

A groundbreaking, cutting-edge seminar for rapidly uncovering the root causes of anxiety in even the most difficult circumstances. You will learn never-before-presented techniques for releasing the resistances that keep anxiety alive, getting at their source and transforming them into a sense of high purpose and meaning, yielding powerful change and lasting results.

CE Credits Information

THIS SEMINAR GIVES 30 CE CREDITS TO QUALIFYING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.​

Click the registration buttons below to register for CE’s. (This is a separate registration process for CE’s through our 3rd party CE provider.)

The CE Credits are only for those who apply for them. For information on CE credits, click one of the buttons below.

IMPORTANT NOTE: CE credits for this seminar are paid for and processed separately from registration for the seminar itself.  The fee for the seminar is $699 and it must be paid separately from the fee for CE credits ($75) if you are applying for them.

Please do not contact the CE company with questions about the seminar. All seminar-related questions should be sent to admin@toddpressman.com. 

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Anxiety is the source of all suffering

• Every problem deconstructs down to a single core fear

• The core fear is maintained and aggravated by the chief defense

• Healing anxiety is a matter of “doing the opposite” of the chief defense

• There is a core defense underneath all chief defenses—the strategy of control

• The final defense to work through is the “resistance to resistance”

• When all five core fears are resolved, the “Vision Quest” opens a path to fulfillment

At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the core fear/chief defense model of how we build our personalities

• Explain why anxiety is at the source of all suffering

• Understand the principle of “Doing the opposite” of the chief defense

• Master and effectively use the techniques of “The Alchemist”, “The Witness” and “The Warrior’s Stance”

• Uncover and resolve the “resistance to resistance” at the root of all defenses

• Undergo a “Vision Quest” for moving through anxiety with a “mighty purpose”

It is Dr. Pressman’s hope that everyone wanting to take the Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive is able to do so. Therefore, payment plans are welcome – 3 monthly payments of $249 each. Partial scholarships are also available for those with demonstrated need. Fill out the form below to inquire about a partial scholarship or email admin@toddpressman.com for more information.

The Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive gives 30 CE credits for qualified professionals.  Please see the CE Credits section below.

The Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive is appropriate for social workers, MFT’s, counselors, mental health professionals, psychologists, and more. The Intensive is appropriate for all levels – from beginner to advanced. 

The Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive is also appropriate for anyone interested in resolving anxiety, depression, and/or stress and seeking greater fulfillment in life.

Please note: the Deconstructing Anxiety Intensive is a prerequisite for the Certification Program.