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CBT is an umbrella term that refers to a large category of both cognitive and behavioral therapies. Exposure Therapy is behavioral therapy and therefore falls under the larger term of Behavioral Therapy. Exposure with Response Prevention is a specific type of Exposure Therapy that was designed to treat OCD.

Meaningful progress is often reported after one extended session (three hours) or three one-hour sessions. Through exposure therapy, people learn that: Fear and stress can be tolerated without the need for avoidance and escape. Fear will naturally reduce over time with exposure.

The length of treatment can vary based on the severity of symptoms, but on average, people receiving ERP virtually will require around 2 months of treatment to achieve clinically significant results—though some people with more severe OCD can still achieve significant results with a longer timeline.

Exposure therapy can be helpful for social anxiety that is not so extreme that it renders you housebound or facing severe panic attacks in most social or performance situations. If you do find yourself with severe symptoms, exposure therapy practiced on your own may be too difficult.

PE usually takes 8-15 weekly sessions, so treatment lasts about 3 months. Sessions are 1.5 hours each. You may start to feel better after a few sessions. And the benefits of PE often last long after your final session with your provider.

A form of CBT, exposure therapy is a process for reducing fear and anxiety responses. In therapy, a person is gradually exposed to a feared situation or object, learning to become less sensitive over time. This type of therapy has been found to be particularly effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder and phobias.

How effective is it? Exposure therapy is effective for the treatment of anxiety disorders. ing to EBBP.org, about 60 to 90 percent of people have either no symptoms or mild symptoms of their original disorder after completing their exposure therapy.

Specifically, when members meet with their therapist for 60-minute sessions twice each week for the first three weeks, we see the most significant reduction in OCD symptoms. Other research studies have also found that more frequent sessions are the most effective way of reducing symptoms.