Overcome Phobias, Fears and Other Conditions with Virtual Reality Counselling

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Overcome Phobias, Fears and Other Conditions with
Virtual Reality Counselling
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Dealing with certain types of phobias can present
major challenges for the person suffering from
various conditions, such as
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• Agoraphobia
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Claustrophobia
• Panic Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Anxiety
• Fear of Conditions (i.e. flying, heights, and so
  on)

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In the past, counselling centers were limited in
what types of therapy they could provide. Aside
from in-office visits, the use of real life
situations were often used to help the person
overcome their condition and/or face their fears.
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However, the expense for exposure to actual
real-life conditions could be rather costly, like
if you had a fear of flying and had to purchase
airline tickets.
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Thankfully, there have been numerous advances in
regards to virtual reality (VR) technologies over
the past twenty years.
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As the technology has improved, so too, has been
the ability of counselling clinics to start to
incorporate VR counselling as an alternative to
real life scenarios for overcoming fears and
phobias.
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Here at Bayridge Counselling Centre, we offer the
Psious Virtue Reality tool to help aid our
clients in the treatment of their conditions.
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With VR, any type of 3D environment can be
created, with life-like resemblance to actual
real world situations. As a result, there are
numerous benefits to using VR to treat a variety
of conditions using technology in place of actual
environments.
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1. You and your counselor are in complete
control. You are able to face your fear or phobia
without leaving the office and can exit the
simulation at any time.
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2. You can repeat experiences multiple times. If
there are particular environments where you are
having difficulties, you are able to work at them
at your own pace.
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3. The costs for VR counselling is significantly
less than actual real world experiences.
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4. There are no risks of public embarrassment.
Since sessions are conducted in office, you never
have to be concerned about how you are going to
react to various stimuli.
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5. Your counselor is there to guide you and
support you through the VR simulation. While your
counselor will not be in the actual simulation,
there are still with you every step of the way.
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6. Risks of possible personal physical and
emotional harm are eliminated. If the simulated
environment simply becomes too overwhelming you
can stop it at any time.
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7. VR counselling ensures complete
patient-therapist confidentiality.
8. VR helps clients and counselors measure
progress objectively.
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In addition to the conditions listed above, VR
therapy is starting to be adapted for other types
of situations and counselling services, such as
learning how to deal with high stress situations
or conquering their fear of public speaking.
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Overall, VR helps people overcome their concerns
in a non-threatening and controlled environment
under the guidance of their counselor.
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Overall, VR helps people overcome their concerns
in a non-threatening and controlled environment
under the guidance of their counselor.
Many of our clients have started using VR
therapies as part of the counselling sessions.
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If you would like to learn more about how VR
counselling available here at Bayridge
Counselling Centre, contact us at 905-319-1488 to
schedule an initial consultation today!
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