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Get the certification training that’s helped thousands of clinicians achieve better outcomes with anxious clients!

Let’s face it — anxiety is everywhere.

And in a world that feels out of control, clients are struggling to believe they can calm their minds, face their fears, and reclaim their lives.

That makes your job harder than ever.

But getting better treatment outcomes just got easier.

Join award-winning anxiety experts Kimberly Morrow, LCSW and Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C for this comprehensive certification training where you’ll get clear, proven strategies for GAD, panic, social anxiety, phobias, and OCD.

Integrate today’s most effective approaches so you can help clients build resilience and lasting change in the most anxious times we’ve ever seen. You’ll walk away able to:

  • Help clients face triggers and change their relationship with fear
  • Go beyond basic relaxation techniques to get clients meaningful relief
  • Apply exposure therapy in results-driven ways
  • Halt safety behaviors and compulsions that keep clients stuck

Thousands of clinicians have already transformed their practice with this certification — now it’s your turn.

Anxiety Certification Course:
Integrate CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention for Treatment of GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety & Phobias
September 10-11, 2026 – 8a-4p Central Time

Advanced Registration Discount Available for a Limited Time!
Register by 8/31/26
Live in Downers Grove, IL
The DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center Chicago
Limited in person seats available – book now!
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours
CCATP certification included* ($99.99 value!)
Interactive Q&A to enhance your learning
Complete course materials to keep for reference
30-day on-demand replay access

$499.99 $399.99
Virtual Webcast
Broadcast Live from Downers Grove, IL
 
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours
CCATP certification included* ($99.99 value!)
Interactive Q&A to enhance your learning
Complete course materials to keep for reference
30-day on-demand replay access

$459.99 $299.99

Two experts. Two days. One clear, proven approach to anxiety care.

Led by Kimberly Morrow, LCSW, and Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C — award-winning experts in the treatment of anxiety and OCD.

What Mental Health Professionals Are Saying About Your Presenters
Meet Your Speakers
 
 
Kim Morrow
Kimberly Morrow, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Erie, Pennsylvania. Graduating from Memphis State University with a Master’s in Psychology and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Master’s in Social Work, Kimberly is a compassionate therapist, an anxiety expert, and a national speaker. She has been specializing in treating people with anxiety and OCD for over 25 years and teaching other professionals how to treat anxiety for over 15 years. Kimberly has given hundreds of presentations and workshops, including speaking at international conferences, providing a CBT certificate program, speaking to schools, and training thousands of master level clinicians throughout the United States. Kimberly is a graduate of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation's Behavior Therapy Institute. She is a member of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation and of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, chairing several committees. She is the 2012 recipient of the Clinician Outreach Award and the 2015 Member of Distinction Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. She is co-owner of AnxietyTraining.com, which provides online training and case consultation for therapists to have easy access to quality, evidenced-based training for anxiety and OCD. Kimberly is the author of Face It and Feel It: 10 Simple But Not Easy Ways to Live Well With Anxiety (Independent Distributors/Heaven-Sent Creative Concepts, 2011) and the co-author of CBT for Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Training for the Treatment of Fear, Panic, Worry, and OCD (PESI, 2018).

Click here for information about Kimberly J Morrow

 
Kim Morrow
Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C, is a licensed clinical social worker and board-approved supervisor. Trained as a cognitive behavioral therapist using exposure and response prevention for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression, she has been in private practice for 25 years, working with children, adolescents, and adults. Elizabeth is a member of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (IOCDF), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). She is a Clinical Fellow of the ADAA, and also received the 2012 Clinician Outreach Award and the 2017 Clinician of Distinction Award. Elizabeth is co-owner of AnxietyTraining.com with a mission to train clinicians nation-wide in evidence-based treatments. A graduate of Columbia University in New York City, and the University of Maryland at Baltimore’s School of social work, she completed her clinical training at the National Institutes of Health and the Catholic University of America. She is the co-author of three books, The Anxiety Cure (2nd Ed., Wiley, 2003), The Anxiety Cure for Kids (2nd Ed., Wiley, 2014), and CBT for Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Training Manual for the Treatment of Fear, Panic, Worry, and OCD (PESI, 2018). Elizabeth works in Rockville, Maryland.

Click here for information about Elizabeth DuPont Spencer

Anxiety Certification Course:
Integrate CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention for Treatment of GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety & Phobias
September 10-11, 2026 – 8a-4p Central Time

Advanced Registration Discount Available for a Limited Time!
Register by 8/31/26
Live in Downers Grove, IL
The DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center Chicago
Limited in person seats available – book now!
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours
CCATP certification included* ($99.99 value!)
Interactive Q&A to enhance your learning
Complete course materials to keep for reference
30-day on-demand replay access

$499.99 $399.99
Virtual Webcast
Broadcast Live from Downers Grove, IL
 
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours
CCATP certification included* ($99.99 value!)
Interactive Q&A to enhance your learning
Complete course materials to keep for reference
30-day on-demand replay access

$459.99 $299.99

Clinical Pearls You’ll Take Back to Practice

✓ Master early CBT sessions so clients stay engaged and follow through.
✓ Deliver exposure therapy that fits each client’s fear tolerance.
✓ Use interoceptive tools to build panic resilience and confidence.
✓ Reframe anxious thoughts and break the reassurance cycle.
✓ Turn families into allies who support exposure-based progress.
✓ Adapt CBT and ERP for kids, OCD subtypes, and tough phobias.
✓ Create wellness plans that sustain change and prevent relapse.

Practical. Effective. Immediately applicable. Walk away with easy-to-use techniques that deliver results.

What You'll Learn

Event Schedule (Both Days)
8am-4pm both days / lunch 11:50am-1:00pm (on your own)

Getting Started: How to Optimize the Early CBT Sessions

  • Principles of CBT – Establish roles and goals
  • How to socialize your client to the CBT Session structure
  • Getting your client to complete homework
  • What not to do (reassurance, rabbit hole)
  • Tools for goal setting
  • Begin with the end in mind: Termination considerations

Anxiety and the Brain: What Every Client Needs to Know

  • Why this is a pivotal point of treatment
  • Simple ways to teach clients about anxiety and the brain
  • The role of avoidance and safety behaviors
  • Medication-what is helpful and what is not

Cognitive Therapy: Change the Way Clients Think about Thinking

  • Empower clients to choose how to interpret their thoughts
  • Utilize values clarification to motivate change
  • Challenge distortions and core beliefs that get in the way of change
  • The role of mindfulness in anxiety treatment

Panic Disorder: Interoceptive Exposure Techniques That Work

  • Why deep breaths aren’t enough
  • Practice breathing to increase CO2
  • Identify the fear in panic
  • How to induce symptoms of panic to build tolerance of discomfort
  • Strategies for choosing a panic behavior to replicate

Kids with Anxiety: Playing with Fear

  • Special considerations when working with children
  • School refusal, contamination, bad thoughts, PANS/PANDAS
  • Add play to your treatment plan
  • Strategies for age appropriate interventions
  • Teach kids to talk back to their fears
  • How to handle parent resistance/therapy interference

Assessment and Treatment Planning: Set the Stage for Successful Treatment

  • Diagnosis – why it’s important
  • Key questions to ask at intake
  • Assessment forms – where to find them
  • Teach your clients to use a notebook
  • Using a SUDS scale

The Art of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Help clients ride the wave of anxiety
  • Create a fear hierarchy using SUD scales
  • How to set up an exposure
  • Strategies to handle resistance to exposure
  • What NOT to do and why

Family Involvement: Teach Loved Ones to be a Part of the Solution

  • Help families learn healthier ways to talk back to anxiety
  • Teach how to respond without reassuring
  • Challenge loved ones to face their own fears

Phobias and OCD: Exposure and Response Prevention in Action

  • Identify OCD’s tricks
  • Strategies for the most common phobias (heights, spiders, small spaces and more!)
  • How to get comfortable with extreme exposures
  • Vomit phobia, fear of harm, contamination, obsessive thoughts, sexual obsession
  • Identify your own obstacles to successful ERP
  • Get out of the office!
  • When and how to use imaginary scripts
  • Demonstrations and practice

Social Anxiety: Paradoxical Treatment Interventions that Get Results

  • Going after embarrassment
  • Tools to practice mindfulness during conversations
  • Build clients’ “I can handle it” muscle
  • Help clients improve insight about their fears
  • How to remove safety behaviors in social situations

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Worry: Helping Our Clients Live in the Present

  • Challenge the belief that “I won’t be able to handle it”
  • Understand worry as a compulsion
  • Skills to help clients handle distressing thoughts/feelings
  • Mindfulness to get out of the future and into the present
  • Write worry scripts, assign time for worry, chase after worry

Termination and Relapse Prevention

  • Develop a client wellness plan that sticks
  • Help clients identify red flags for future struggles
  • Teach clients to do ongoing exposures
  • Establish a plan for when to return to therapy
  • Risks and limitations of the research

Objectives
 
  1. Identify the structured components of a CBT session for clients with anxiety.
  2. Identify diagnostic criteria and evidence-based assessment tools for DSM-5® anxiety disorders, including OCD, GAD, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and emerging conditions such as PANS/PANDAS.
  3. Analyze the impact of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) on client symptom severity.
  4. Summarize evidence-based strategies to enlist family support to improve the client’s ability to handle anxiety.
  5. Utilize cognitive restructuring techniques to help clients challenge and modify automatic negative thoughts associated with anxiety.
  6. Identify the rationale for using high-intensity exposure interventions
  7. Appraise client response when using interoceptive exposure methods for panic disorder.
  8. Define the rationale for paradoxical exposure techniques in social anxiety treatment.
  9. Develop individualized strategies for clients with GAD to reduce excessive worry.
  10. Choose play-based exposure interventions tailored to the developmental needs of children with anxiety disorders.
  11. Use standardized outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of ERP techniques for reducing OCD symptoms.
  12. Develop a termination and relapse prevention plan that incorporates evidence-based strategies and a wellness plan to maintain treatment gains.


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2111 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL

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Anxiety Certification Course:
Integrate CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention for Treatment of GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety & Phobias
September 10-11, 2026 – 8a-4p Central Time

Advanced Registration Discount Available for a Limited Time!
Register by 8/31/26
Live in Downers Grove, IL
The DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center Chicago
Limited in person seats available – book now!
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours
CCATP certification included* ($99.99 value!)
Interactive Q&A to enhance your learning
Complete course materials to keep for reference
30-day on-demand replay access

$499.99 $399.99
Virtual Webcast
Broadcast Live from Downers Grove, IL
 
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours
CCATP certification included* ($99.99 value!)
Interactive Q&A to enhance your learning
Complete course materials to keep for reference
30-day on-demand replay access

$459.99 $299.99
 
Are you ready to step into the life awaiting you as a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)?
 

Go Further... Show your employer, clients, potential clients, and fellow professionals your commitment to honing your skills and staying up to date on best practices in anxiety treatment.

Reputation and Credibility
Distinguish yourself from your peers and increase your opportunities for career advancement, earning potential, and client growth. Certification is a personal accomplishment and unbiased barometer of your skills.

Client Trust
Provide assurance to consumers and clients when you display your certification. When you maintain your certification, they can be confident you are providing them with the best tools and strategies for improving clinical outcomes.

Step 1: Complete the Training
Step 2: Complete the CE tests and instantly print your certificates of completion.
Step 3: Submit the Certification Questionnaire included in this training, and your application is complete.

That's it! No hidden fees. No catch. Just certification renewal made EASY.

*Note: Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/CCATP for professional requirements. OTs and SLPs are not eligible for CCATP certification but do qualify for Certified Anxiety-Informed Professional (CAIP) certification. If you are an OT or SLP and want to apply for CAIP certification at no additional cost, please contact PESI customer service after completing the post-event evaluation. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/CAIP for professional requirements

Frequently Asked Questions
 

Is this really a live training? Can I ask questions?

YES! The training is LIVE, and you'll be able to ask the presenters questions throughout the event.

What is the schedule for the training day?

September 10-11 from 8am-4pm CT

There will be a 70-minute lunch (on your own) from 11:50am-1pm, as well as two 15-minute breaks – one in the morning and one in the afternoon at the speakers’ discretion.

How long do I have access to the recording?

Every registrant gets complete unlimited replay access to the recording of the event for 90 days in your portal.

How many CE hours can I earn?

This event is eligible for up to 12.5 live CE hours, depending on your individual board. We've worked hard to make sure as many licensed mental health professionals as possible are covered by this amazing training program.

Who is this training designed for?

 
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Counselors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Physicians
  • Case Managers
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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For live CE credit, you must attend the event in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week.
You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.

NOTE: No additional discounts or coupons may be applied to this event.
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