The Emetophobia Institute
The premier online resource for therapists at all experience levels and individuals struggling with emetophobia
Anxiety disorders are common conditions estimated to affect 28% of the population. Within anxiety disorders, more than 387 million people in the world suffer from emetophobia. One hundred ninety-five million more than those who suffer from the fear of flying. 118 million more than those who fear spiders. Emetophobia affects approximately 2% of men and 7% of women at some point in their lifetimes.
Emetophobia is notably the most common and yet significantly underdiscussed anxiety disorder, leading to considerable distress and impairment in daily life.
Our courses
Understand and Cure Your Emetophobia
This 2-hour workshop will help emetophobes and/or their loved ones understand the whats, whys, and hows of their phobia as well as how to treat it. No CEU.
April 26th, 2024, 12pm-2pm ET
FOUNDATIONAL CBT/ERP PROTOCOL FOR EMETOPHOBIA
This 4-hour introductory workshop is designed for any type of therapist (LPC, MFT, LCSW, PsyD, PhD, MD) who have little to no training or experience using exposure therapy techniques with their clients.
3.5 CEU
The purpose of our workshops is to provide comprehensive training on specialized treatment and disorders. Therefore, we expect participants to plan to attend for the full workshop duration. CEU hours are only supplied to participants who attend the whole workshop.
Coming soon
The Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board Psychology and the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. The Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy maintains responsibility for the program(s).
Registration Deadline:
Online registration will close when the workshop reaches maximum capacity, so early registration is strongly encouraged. If the workshop is not completely filled, online registration will close 24 hours prior to the start of the workshop. Registration after this deadline may be possible, but must be directly coordinated with our staff. If you are interested in registering after the online deadline has closed, please inquire at workshops@centerabt.com.
Cancellation Policy:
The cancellation deadline is 2 weeks prior to the start date of the workshop.
Registered attendees that request to cancel before the cancellation deadline will be refunded the full cost of their registration, less a processing fee determined by Stripe.
Registered attendees that request to cancel after the cancellation deadline will be refunded 50% of their registration, less the processing fee determined by Stripe.
Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations made less than 2 days prior to the start of the workshop.
You can receive full monetary credit towards another CABT workshop(s) at any point of cancellation.
If you would like to cancel, please email workshops@centerabt.com.
Please note, registration is not complete and attendance is not guaranteed until payment is received in full.
For questions or more information, feel free to contact us at (610) 455-5757 or workshops@centerabt.com.
ADVANCED TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR EMETOPHOBIA
This 4-hour advanced workshop is designed for therapists who have already been utilizing the powerful technique of exposure therapy and are looking to extend that skill to emetophobic clients. It is essential that therapists signing up for this course already have a working knowledge of emotional processing theory, inhibitory learning theory, and hands-on experience using exposure-based therapies.
3.5 CEU
The purpose of our workshops is to provide comprehensive training on specialized treatment and disorders. Therefore, we expect participants to plan to attend for the full workshop duration. CEU hours are only supplied to participants who attend the whole workshop.
May 10th, 2024, 12pm-4pm ET
Registration Deadline:
Online registration will close when the workshop reaches maximum capacity, so early registration is strongly encouraged. If the workshop is not completely filled, online registration will close 24 hours prior to the start of the workshop. Registration after this deadline may be possible, but must be directly coordinated with our staff. If you are interested in registering after the online deadline has closed, please inquire at workshops@centerabt.com.
Cancellation Policy:
The cancellation deadline is 2 weeks prior to the start date of the workshop.
Registered attendees that request to cancel before the cancellation deadline will be refunded the full cost of their registration, less a processing fee determined by Stripe.
Registered attendees that request to cancel after the cancellation deadline will be refunded 50% of their registration, less the processing fee determined by Stripe.
Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations made less than 2 days prior to the start of the workshop.
You can receive full monetary credit towards another CABT workshop(s) at any point of cancellation.
If you would like to cancel, please email workshops@centerabt.com.
Please note, registration is not complete and attendance is not guaranteed until payment is received in full.
For questions or more information, feel free to contact us at (610) 455-5757 or workshops@centerabt.com.
The Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology and the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. The Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy maintains responsibility for the program(s).
Purchase the book
Part memoir, part clinical history, Dara Lovitz provides a brutally honest account of her life as an emetophobe. Written with her therapist, Dr. David Yusko, her story unravels the mystery of emetophobia. The history of exposure therapy for treating emetophobes is covered.