On April 24 in Fargo, Essentia Health visited Fraser Child Care Center to help children ease anxiety about doctor visits with a teddy bear clinic. Nearly 40 children in Fargo explored medical tools ...

When someone casually tells a person with a real phobia to "just face your fears," it's like telling someone with a broken leg to simply walk it off. This well-meaning but misguided advice ...

In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), we help our patients face their fears by teaching them a technique known as exposure. In a nutshell, exposure consists of gradually coming into contact with ...

As parents, we've all been in situations where our child is terrified of something and we want to try to help our child to get over the fear so he/she can enjoy an activity. And as a specialist in ...