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Find an exposure therapist.Face it gradually, with a guide.

Chat with Abby. She learns what you’ve been avoiding and how big your world has shrunk around it, then matches you with a vetted therapist trained in exposure work. The gold standard for phobias and panic, always at a pace you agree to.

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Thursday, May 12

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Your match is ready. Her name is Amy, and I think you’ll see why I picked her.

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Tonight 1:12 AM

I haven’t driven on a highway in three years. The detours started small and now my whole life is planned around avoiding one road.

That’s how avoidance works: it buys relief today and sells your map back to you smaller every month. Exposure therapy is how you buy the map back, gradually, never all at once. Want me to find someone trained in it?

Yes. But I need to hear that nobody throws me on a highway in week one.

Nobody does, that’s not how it works. Amy S., LPC. Exposure trained, builds the ladder with you and you approve every rung. Weekday openings this week. Want me to introduce you?

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How matching works

Your conversations become your match.

Everything you tell Abby, what you avoid, how the map shrank, what pace you can accept, becomes the search. You never fill out a form.

Three years off the highway

The detours run my calendar now

Relief today, smaller map tomorrow

I approve every step, or no deal

It started small and grew

Weekdays, daytime

Can I actually get the map back?

Gradually is the only way I’ll go

Amy S., LPCExposure & anxiety · Weekdays available

96% match

Why her: Amy is exposure trained, builds the ladder with you rung by rung, and nothing happens without your sign-off.

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A directory shows you five hundred strangers. Abby starts from your story. She maps what you avoid, how much ground the fear has taken, and the practical stuff like schedule and budget, then searches the network and beyond for exposure-trained therapists.

You get a shortlist of real fits, with the reason behind each one. Not five hundred profiles.

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You said

“Three years avoiding one road and my life shrank around it. Gradual or nothing.”

Mapping what you need

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Connecting to memories

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Exposure trained. You approve every rung. Weekdays open.

Abby

Meet Amy S., LPC. Exposure trained, client-paced ladders, and she has weekday openings this week.

Good to know

Exposure therapy, explained.

The most effective treatment for phobias and panic, and the most misunderstood. Here is how it actually works.

Why avoidance feeds the fearEvery avoided highway teaches your brain the highway was lethal and the avoidance saved you. Relief becomes the proof. Exposure reverses the lesson: you stay present with the trigger at a manageable dose, the alarm peaks and falls on its own, and the brain refiles the danger rating.

The ladder, not the deep endReal exposure work is graded: you and your therapist build a ladder from barely-uncomfortable to the real thing, and you climb at an agreed pace. Looking at highway photos might be rung one. Flooding, the throw-them-in version, is rarely used and never without consent.

What the evidence saysExposure-based therapy is the gold standard for phobias, panic, and social anxiety, with response rates among the highest in mental health. As ERP it’s the leading OCD treatment, and as prolonged exposure it’s a first-line PTSD therapy. Skilled pacing is everything, which is why training matters.

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Abby can match you with someone who helps.

Every specialty, every style of therapy. Tell Abby what’s going on and she knows exactly who to look for.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

How does Abby match me with an exposure therapist?

You tell Abby what you’ve been avoiding and what pace you can accept. She learns how far the avoidance has spread and your schedule and budget, then brings you a shortlist of exposure-trained therapists with the reason each one fits.

Will a therapist force me to face my fear immediately?

No. Graded exposure is the standard: you build a ladder together and you approve every rung before you climb it. Anyone who skips consent is doing it wrong, and Abby doesn’t match those.

What does exposure therapy treat?

Phobias, panic, social anxiety, agoraphobia, and health anxiety carry the strongest evidence. As ERP it’s the leading OCD treatment; as prolonged exposure it’s first-line for PTSD. If avoidance is shrinking your life, some form of exposure likely applies.

How long does it take?

Faster than most therapy: specific phobias sometimes shift in one to five sessions, and panic and social anxiety typically run 8 to 15. The ladder format makes progress visible week to week.

Can exposure be done virtually?

Yes, often brilliantly: driving fears with in-car sessions by phone, social fears with real-world assignments between video sessions. Some therapists use VR for flying and heights. Tell Abby your situation and she matches for format.

Can I use my insurance?

Tell Abby you want to use insurance and she factors it into the match, along with budget, sliding scale, or self-pay if that’s simpler. You’ll know how a therapist handles payment before you ever book.

Does my therapist see my conversations with Abby?

No. Nothing is shared unless you approve it word for word. If you want, Abby can prepare a short intro about what you’ve been avoiding, and you review it first.

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The right exposure therapist is easy to find
when someone knows your story.

Buy the map back, rung by rung. Your match is one message away.

Find An Exposure Therapist

Abby is a thought companion and is not a licensed therapist or a substitute for professional care. If you’re in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or dial 911. Therapists shown are vetted members of the Abby partner network; supervised pre-licensed associates are noted. Match examples are illustrative. Conversations shown are illustrative.