- When booking is hard
Getting help for social anxiety often means phoning a stranger. Here are scripts, online and text routes, and ways to bring someone with you.
- Finding a therapist
Look for CBT made for social anxiety. Here is what to ask a therapist, including about VR exposure, and the low-cost routes in the UK, US and Australia.
- Talking to your doctor
What to say to a GP or family doctor about social anxiety, a note you can hand over, what the doctor may ask, and what they can offer.
- What to expect in therapy
What happens in the first session, what CBT for social anxiety involves week by week, how long it takes, and how to get the most from it.
- Crisis lines
Free, confidential crisis lines you can call or text now, in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, plus a directory for other countries.