Meet Dr. Joel I. Johnson, Ph.D., founder of the Anxiety Treatment
Center
In
1989, Dr. Joel Johnson, PhD., clinical psychology, founded the Anxiety Treatment Center
in order to offer psychological treatment of anxiety disorders. These
include panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social
phobias and generalized anxiety disorder.
A
good therapist will bring to you a mix of credentials. They will have
knowledge, education, supervised training and professional certification.
In addition, they will have the ability to establish a good relationship
with you using their skills combined with empathy, compassion, and the
ability to listen and not judge.
Dr.
Joel I. Johnson, of the Anxiety
Treatment Center,
is this kind of therapist.
Dr.
Johnson has been in private practice as a Clinical Psychologist in Memphis since 1983. A
graduate of the University of Mississippi, Dr. Johnson was a professor of
Counseling at Harding University Graduate School of Religion for over ten
years and is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of
Psychology, University
of Memphis.
Modern
technology has advance to allow Dr. Johnson to offer virtual reality environment
for treating specific phobias, such as the fear of flying, public speaking,
heights and elevators. For more information on the research and
effectiveness Virtual Reality Exposure or recent news reports, visit VirtuallyBetter.com.
The
Commercial Appeal interviewed Dr. Johnson about virtual therapy and visited
with a patient who was being treated for a fear of flying. Visit this
article from the Commercial Appeal: Sunday, September 24th, 2000
