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When talking keeps us stuck: using imagery-based techniques to enhance treatment for anxiety and OC-spectrum disorders
Presented by Professor Jessica Grisham
University of New South Wales
This event will feature a presentation in an informal setting with audience discussion.
Venue:
Forest Lodge Hotel
117 Arundel Street, Forest Lodge NSW 2037
Please note that this pub discussion begins at 7pm.
When talking keeps us stuck: using imagery-based techniques to enhance treatment for anxiety and OC-spectrum disorders.
Mental imagery—our ability to have sensory experiences in the absence of external input—can drive distress and recovery alike. Individuals with anxiety and OC spectrum disorders report intrusive images of feared possible outcomes, which are often linked to formative memories and their view of themselves.
Over the past ten years, Professor Jess Grisham and her students have examined how vivid, emotionally charged images fuel anxiety and behaviour, and how shifting the perspective or content of those images can change their meaning and improve engagement in therapy. Drawing on her team’s recent research, she will explore imagery as a pathway to autobiographical memory and describe how it may be harnessed to enhance treatment.
This talk will introduce imagery rescripting as a technique for generalised anxiety disorder, OCD, and hoarding disorder. Professor Grisham will highlight new findings, share clinical tips, and discuss emerging directions for integrating imagery into cognitive-behavioural interventions. Join us for an engaging conversation about how imagery can provide a powerful pathway to change.
This event is hosted by the NSW Branch of AACBT.
About this event:
The format will be a 60 minute, lecture-style presentation, in an informal setting, including an opportunity for open Q&A – bring your questions!
Key Learning Objectives
This session is suitable for all levels of clinician.
References - readings:
Jessica R. Grisham is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the School of Psychology at UNSW Sydney. She and her students conduct research on the phenomenology and treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and OC spectrum disorders, including hoarding disorder. Her research focuses on understanding and addressing the cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal factors that underpin these conditions to improve psychological therapies. She is an international authority on hoarding disorder and has extensive clinical experience assessing and treating OCD and hoarding clients. She is also committed to enhancing the accessibility of evidence-based mental health interventions in the community.
Are there any refunds?
Cancellations attract a 25% processing fee. Cancellations within one week of the event attract a 50% processing fee. Cancellations within 24 hours of the event will not be refunded under any circumstances. If you wish to transfer the name of your registration to someone else there is no charge.
