A social anxiety coach helps individuals manage social anxiety by understanding their triggers, setting goals, developing coping strategies and social skills, creating action plans for exposure, challenging negative thinking, overcoming avoidance, building confidence, focusing on solutions, and providing support and accountability.
An anxiety specialist is a mental health professional with dedicated training and experience in diagnosing and treating anxiety disorders using specialised, evidence-based therapies like CBT and ACT. Their focus is on alleviating anxiety symptoms, understanding underlying patterns, and developing long-term coping strategies. Psychiatrist anxiety specialists can also prescribe medication. A general therapist provides therapy for a wider range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, but lacks the specific, in-depth expertise of an anxiety specialist. A coach concentrates on helping clients achieve specific goals and improve performance, without the therapeutic training to address anxiety disorders. Choosing the right support depends on the individual’s needs, with an anxiety specialist being the most appropriate choice for significant or persistent anxiety.