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Therapist Sidekick Resource

How Avoidance Can Keep Fear Going

Understand how avoidance can sometimes reduce opportunities for new learning

Explore how fear-linked avoidance can sometimes reduce opportunities for new learning and help maintain fear, without assuming all avoidance is maladaptive.

Resource preview — not the full resource

This page describes what’s available in Therapist Sidekick. The complete resource — including prompts, exercises, visuals, and client-ready material — is available inside the therapist workspace.

What this resource is designed to support

  • understand avoidance
  • map fear maintenance
  • explore avoidance patterns

Resource details

Clinical topics
anxietyfearavoidancebehavior patternspsychoeducation
Therapeutic approaches
CBTExposure-based therapy
Formats
psychoeducationpattern mapreflectionvisual
Professional-use note: This public page describes the scope of a Therapist Sidekick resource; it is not the resource itself, a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or crisis guidance. Clinicians remain responsible for determining whether any resource is appropriate for a particular client.