Addressing Perfectionism in CBT for Anxiety Disorders

Date:  Thursday, September 14, 2023

Time:  11:00am - 1:00pm EST

Cost:  $150.00 per person

Location:  Zoom 

Workshop Description: Excessive perfectionism in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom has shown a steady increase in prevalence over the past five years and is related to negative health outcomes. Specifically, excessive striving for perfection is associated with feelings of failure, guilt, indecisiveness, procrastination, shame, low self-esteem, and deficits in emotion regulation. In treatment settings maladaptive perfectionism can be observed in patients seeking treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Given the deleterious effects of perfectionism, researchers have continued to explore the role this transdiagnostic and multifaceted trait plays in the phenomenology of psychopathology. In this webinar, Dr. Jeremy Tyler will discuss the assessment of maladaptive perfectionism and how it may contribute to the presentation of common anxiety and related disorders. Additionally, Dr. Tyler will provide suggestions for addressing excessive perfectionism within the context of providing CBT for anxiety and related disorders.

About the Presenter

Jeremy Tyler, Psy.D., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of Web & Day-Program Services at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA). Dr. Tyler received his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. Dr. Tyler joined the CTSA in 2016 after the completing his clinical internship at the Dallas VA, where he completed clinical rotations in the PTSD/trauma clinic, PTSD/substance abuse clinic, outpatient mental health clinic, and spinal cord injury center. Dr. Tyler’s research interests include understanding the role of transdiagnostic mechanisms involved in the treatment of anxiety-related disorders, including OCD and PTSD, with a particular interest in the role of anxiety sensitivity, perfectionism and emotion regulation. Clinically, Dr. Tyler is certified in providing and supervising Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD and Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention (EX/RP) for OCD. Additionally, he provides cognitive-behavioral treatments for social anxiety, panic disorder, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety. Additionally, Dr. Tyler is highly interested in the dissemination and implementation of these treatments and is highly involved in clinical teaching, supervision, and consultation of these treatments.

Target Audience

This presentation is intended for mental health professionals, researchers, and graduate students. The instructional level of this presentation is beginner.

Continuing Education

THE PHILADELPHIA BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION (PBTA) IS APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS.  PBTA MAINTAINS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM AND ITS CONTENT.  THIS PRESENTATION PROVIDES TWO (2) HOURS OF CE CREDITS FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS.

PBTA IS ALSO AN AUTHORIZED PROVIDER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TWO (2) HOURS OF CE CREDITS. 

In order to receive continuing education credits, participants must:

  • attend each hour of the workshop (no late arrivals or early departures)
  • complete a course evaluation

If both of these requirements are met, you will receive a continuing education certificate after the conclusion of the workshop.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Name one clinical instrument for assessing perfectionism in a clinical setting.
  2. Identify examples of perfectionism in anxiety-related disorders.
  3. Describe 2 CBT techniques for targeting perfectionism.

Webinar workshop requirements:

  • You must have utilities, internet service, phone service, and an appropriately private location at your home or office in order to ensure HIPAA compliance.
    • The private location should be free of noise and distractions. (If you are the parent of young children, appropriate child care arrangements must be in place.)
  • You must agree to attend each hour of the video conference and agree to use video of yourself during the video conference in order to track attendance.
  • You must agree not to copy or distribute workshop materials provided to you in the course of the workshop.
  • Since authentic patient audio/video is utilized during the training, you must agree to abide by all applicable rules of confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, including but not limited to no audio or video-recording of the workshop in any form.

You will be asked to affirm the previous conditions and your agreement to them prior to the commencement of the workshop.

Instructions for Registration

Registrations are due one week in advance and must be completed in full. 

To register, complete the online registration.

If you need to withdraw your application for any reason, please email Dr. Sandy Capaldi. Note that workshop fees are non-refundable after the application due date (one week before the start of the workshop). 


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