Social Anxiety Center
Evidence-Based Therapy for Social Anxiety
Serving San Jose and California
National Social Anxiety Center • San Jose/Silicon Valley
Reduce Fear of Judgement and Shame | Social Anxiety Center
If you have social anxiety, you may avoid people or situations where you feel judged, embarrassed or shame. Or you may participate with discomfort and have safety behaviors that don’t work because they backfire and keep your anxiety alive.
Social anxiety therapy can help you let go of worrying about what people think of you and gain confidence to participate in life. With therapy at the Social Anxiety Center, you will experience practical, goal-focused therapy to help you make positive changes in your life.
Laura Johnson, LMFT, LPCC, is the Director of the Social Anxiety Center, a regional clinic of the National Social Anxiety Center. Her approach to social anxiety therapy is results-oriented and unique in that she uses two evidence-based therapies.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is the gold standard for social anxiety. You’ll learn cognitive reframing skills to change how you think and exposure to face your fears. Schema Therapy helps if you have deeper issues underlying your social anxiety or avoidant personality and traditional CBT or other forms of therapy have not worked for you.
Our Center Director for Social Anxiety Treatment
Laura Johnson, LMFT, LPCC, is a Board Member of the National Social Anxiety Center, where she has been a member for over a decade. She is also the Recruitment Coordinator for the Center and responsible for evaluating that new clinics meet the member standards and bringing new qualified clinics on board. Each new clinic must be dedicated to social anxiety treatment and be certified (or becoming certified) in cognitive behavior therapy. Laura is author of Social Anxiety for Dummies, a user friendly guide to help you heal from social anxiety. Laura helps expand access to evidence-based therapy for social anxiety across the country.
About the National Social Anxiety Center
The Social Anxiety Center in San Jose / Silicon Valley is a member of The National Social Anxiety Center, a regional association of 35 clinics across the country. It is is dedicated to fostering effective evidence-based therapy for those struggling with social anxiety where the fear of judgment, embarrassment, criticism and rejection limits your life. The National Social Anxiety provides a lot of diverse information about social anxiety on its website and the blog. In addition, you can find a self-scoring social anxiety questionnaire, self-help videos and personal stories on the website.
Why Get Therapy with Laura
Laura is one of the leading experts in social anxiety treatment in California, serving on the Board of the National Social Anxiety Center and the author of Social Anxiety For Dummies. She’s certified in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Advanced Certified in Schema Therapy—a rare dual specialty. CBT helps you reduce symptoms and build real-world confidence, while Schema Therapy addresses the deeper roots of shame, fear of judgment, and self-criticism that fuel social anxiety.
How to Get Help for Social Anxiety
The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Silicon Valley offers therapy and counseling for social anxiety, performance anxiety and other forms of social anxiety. We are located in Saratoga on the border of San Jose and Saratoga just 1/2 mile from Highway 85. With our convenient location near highway 85, we serve the Silicon Valley communities of San Jose, Saratoga, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Cupertino and Campbell, CA. Call us at (408) 384-8404 to get help for Social Anxiety.
Take the First Step to Get Help with Social Anxiety
Using proven methods like CBT and Schema Therapy, you can start breaking free from the grip of social anxiety and building lasting confidence in yourself and your relationships. Laura can work with you in San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego and other parts of California. Reach out for more information or to schedule an appointment.