Links to Social Anxiety Groups
In fulfilling our mission statement, we want to encourage active, structured, cognitive-behavioral groups get started and continue. We want to encourage groups that help people overcome social anxiety.
Active, Currently Operating CBT Groups for Social Anxiety
All of these groups use the active, structured therapy series "Overcoming Social Anxiety: Step by Step". They are all closed groups, meaning they have a beginning and an ending date. Later strategies build on earlier strategies, making them more effective.
The Social Anxiety Institute in Phoenix: We run three 14-week groups every year. This is an all-day Saturday group, with behavioral and social activities daily. Once or twice a year we run an international group, three weeks in length, for people who have completed the audio series "Overcoming Social Anxiety: Step by Step". Currently, Dr. Richards runs all of these groups.
Richard A. Preuit, M.A., LMFT - Practice in Arcadia, California (Los Angeles area). Specializes in the treatment of social anxiety. Runs active, structured CBT groups for social anxiety. Contact Rich at Social Anxiety-Phobia Help
Connecticut (Greater New Haven area) - CT group based on Dr. Richards' Program. Meeting time: Saturday 9:30-12:30 in New Haven. About 20 weeks long. Next session: Spring 2013. Please email Marla at sagroup27@yahoo.com now if interested. This is a very supportive group in a comfortable setting, with no pressure. The group has been running successfully for over 6 years with 2 sessions per year.
South Jersey - See website information: Find Your Voice New Jersey Several groups operating. Please email us: support@findyourvoicenj.org
Upstate NY: Groups now operating in the Syracuse area. Contact Gina via email at ginad42 AT gmail.com or via phone/text at 484-250-2077. Gina has attended the international group at SAI as well as Rich Preuit's group in Los Angeles.
Plymouth and Chesham, UK: Social Anxiety Therapy Centre
We run a 15 week structured course, based on Dr. Richards' Audio Series. The course is led by Peter N Ralph, BSc (Honours) Psychology who specialises in Social Anxiety Disorder. He has been running these courses for over ten years. Email: pr@peterralph.com Tel: 0800 206 1663
Sacramento, California: Contact Josh at joshpainter2013@gmail.com for additional information.
OTHER USEFUL LINKS TO SOCIAL ANXIETY:
The Social Anxiety Mailing List (moderated)
Social Phobia - The Largest Anxiety Disorder
What are the Differences Between Social Anxiety and Panic Disorder?
Social Anxiety Therapy Statements by M.C.
Social Anxiety Questions and Answers
Selective Mutism Information and Help
Current Articles and Essays about Social Phobia/Social Anxiety
Featured Video
Dr. Richards' Twitter Messages
Site Map
The Social Anxiety Association
The Social Anxiety Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1997 to meet the growing needs of people with social anxiety. The SAA became inactive for several years due to lack of resources. We are in the process of re-doing our website, listing all active, structured CBT groups for social anxiety, and renewing all our licenses. Major changes will be happening by the end of 2013. We publish new web content -- concerning social anxiety -- almost daily on the site now.
The Social Anxiety Institute is the largest website on the internet about social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Therapy programs have run at the Institute full-time since 1994. Major new help for overcoming social anxiety is under development and will be introduced in 2013.
For treatment: Overcoming social anxiety: Step by Step A structured guide to overcoming social anxiety (a "How to" guide to get over social anxiety).
The Anxiety Network explains and describes five major anxiety disorders.
Guidelines for listing social anxiety groups on this site. We cannot officially endorse groups, so check them out thoroughly. We ask that they be groups that are operating, have a definite leader, and are thoroughly structured. Social anxiety therapy groups are very different than the groups that operate for other mental health conditions.