Personal Stories
Learning to Live Courageously with Social Anxiety
By Emily Dillow
I have had social anxiety for as long as I can remember. I have seen countless therapists, and finally, at 28 years old, I have a therapist who is really helping me. I would like to spread the word that social anxiety disorder is treatable if you find a knowledgeable therapist who specializes in CBT READ MORE »
Detecting Social Anxiety in Childhood to Prevent Long-term Issues
Since 1998, I’ve studied how social anxiety disorder affects children and teenagers. We know social anxiety starts young; it doesn’t just suddenly appear later in life. Unfortunately, most children and adolescents do not get identified or receive the treatment they need. This is very concerning as social anxiety can impede healthy development and academic success. READ MORE »
Watch Jeff Kukes and Dr. Joseph Himle on Bloomfield Community Television
Jeff Kukes and Dr. Joseph Himle recently sat down with Dr. Linda Sircus on her Bloomfield Community Television show, Managing Problems of Daily Living, to talk about the state of social anxiety and what we can do about it as professionals, friends and family, and fellow sufferers. Watch their discussion below:
Listen to Jeff Kukes’ Interview with Not Broken Radio
Recently, Jeff Kukes joined Brett Francis of Not Broken Radio to talk about the history and mission of AKFSA and the services we provide for awareness and treatment of social anxiety. You can listen to the full program (Episode 45 – Social Anxiety/Phobia from March 27, 2017) by using the links below: Direct listen links: READ MORE »
Online Treatment for Social Anxiety Survey Now Available
We’re seeking research participants for an online social anxiety survey. In a partnership with Georgia State University, this survey is now available for participants who suffer from social anxiety, their friends and family members. The purpose of the study is to find out what kinds of information you would want included in an online treatment READ MORE »
Research Holds Promise For New Treatments
By Page L. Anderson, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Georgia State University
As a researcher, my primary interest is developing and testing treatments that will be acceptable and accessible for the people who need them. I started as a part of a team to test virtual reality as a form of exposure therapy, which involves facing one’s fears in a therapeutic way. Exposure therapy is highly effective, READ MORE »
With Expert Training, More Professionals Can Treat Selective Mutism
By Dr. Aimee Kotrba, Thriving Minds Behavioral Health
I am a psychologist who specializes in Selective Mutism, a form of anxiety that affects children. These children face anxiety that limits them from speaking in public situations and in school settings, and sometimes even to their own families. However, I didn’t hear about Selective Mutism through all of my graduate school training. During my READ MORE »
I’ve Got 99 Problems But Social Anxiety Ain’t One
By Dr. Emma Warnock-Parkes
At the Oxford Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (University of Oxford, UK) run by Professors David Clark and Anke Ehlers, our research is focused on improving treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder. So I was delighted to be asked to contribute to the website by the wonderful people at the Kukes Foundation. A few weeks READ MORE »
Understanding Social Anxiety From the 1980s Through Now
By Frank Schneier, M.D
I became interested in studying social anxiety in the late 1980s, as I was finishing my psychiatry residency. I was hoping to find an area of research that was ripe for advancement, and the first journal articles on what was then the newly-described condition of “social phobia” caught my eye. At that time, panic disorder READ MORE »
Researching Social Anxiety Brings Satisfaction
By C. Richard Spates Ph.D.
As a Professor of Psychology at Western Michigan University, I have dedicated my career to helping society learn more about anxiety, which is still so misunderstood by so many. I first became interested in anxiety disorders in graduate school at the University of Illinois, which had a renowned clinic when I was there nearly 40 READ MORE »
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