Face Your Fears Challenge

I was having a discussion with one of our counselors and Jessica in admin, and relating our intention to post a little bit more on how we work with phobias and anxiety disorders. The question was asked, what other phobias are there that I have worked with? I mentioned several including fear of mirrors, fear of heights, agoraphobia, etc., and I mentioned fear of clowns, at which point, the counselor responded in a very strong way. As it turns out, that counselor has had a very real phobia regarding clowns and masks that goes back many many years. So, we decided to combine the article on the treatment of phobias with our own “Face Your Fears Challenge” and include clowns. My response was, “Ok, but we’re gonna need a much bigger terrarium.” Jessica responded with, “How many crickets do they eat???” So, in the coming weeks, we will go through how we as an agency, help people work through very real fears. We make every attempt to do it in a way that feels safe for the client and is respectful. Although we try to be somewhat light-hearted and tongue in cheek in some of our online posts, in the video what you will be seeing is someone who is very genuinely trying to overcome something that has a significant impact on their sense of safety and well being.Darrell