A client seeks therapy to get over their intense fear of dog…
A client seeks therapy to get over their intense fear of dogs. In the first session, the therapist shows them pictures of dogs. The second week, the therapist shows them videos of dogs. For the third week, the client’s task is to approach neighbors who are walking their dogs and saying something nice about the dog. In the fourth week, the therapist has a specially trained dog in the session while they meet. In the fifth week, the client pats the dog. The PMHNP is using the technique of: