Virtual Reality Therapy

Face Your Fears: The NEW Virtual Reality

When most people hear the name Virtual Reality (VR), they might be confused as to how that applies to psychology.

In the past, VR usage was confined to gamers and thrill-seekers at amusement parks.

Today, however, VR helps construct environments with unprecedented realism to help you immerse youself so that you can train to be your best and confront whatever fear you may have.

The Science of Fear

Since Watson conditioned Little Albert to be afraid of a lab rat, we learned that the circumstances surrounding an event can lead to learning.

Let’s take a common example of fear of flying. The fear that you experience because of unexpected turbulence is reinforced by the relief you feel when you finally get off the plane.

The next time you get ready to board, fear might generalize (expand) to just getting on the plane, and finally to being at the airport and even booking the flight at home.

To unlearn this association, you have to be able to feel calm

…and comfortable around a plane, flying, and whatever other surroundings start to get you rattled.

Previously, psychologists had to take people to the airport, or try and construct elaborate hypnotic exercises to try and convince the person they were in the feared situation. Even so, that didn’t always work.

Now with VR, and the power of modern computing, we can place you in realistic environments to help reverse common phobias like, flying, driving, speaking, insects, public transportation, heights and more.

Using a lightweight responsive headset, your therapist can control the environment and communicate with you to guide you in confronting your fears.

How Your Body Responds

We can monitor how your nervous system responds using sophisticated psychophysiological instruments.

We’ll coach you through biofeedback to self-regulate you heart, breathing, and even stress response bringing you back into balance.

Over time, we can make the exercises more challenging until you’re ready to face the fear in real life.

So what are you waiting for?

Take a step into the future with VR therapy today and get a handle on you most stubborn fears.

Call or text (917) 740-9547 to set up a free consultation today.