Treatment for anxiety
Cognitive and behavioral therapy for anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety and especially obsessive compulsive problems.
Treatment of anxiety disorders
Do you have anxiety? Panic attacks? Phobias? OCD?
Let Dr. Joe Brown help you. He works with people of all ages who are having trouble with panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety and obsessive compulsive problems.
Call me Dr. Joe
Why people choose Dr. Joe
Anxiety is his focus
"Anxiety is almost all I do, and I've been doing it for a long time."
UConn program director
For 10 years he directed the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Programs at UConn Medical School.
All ages
He works with everyone from toddlers to senior citizens, and with parents of young children.
Licensed in CT & MA
Licensed to practice clinical psychology in both Connecticut and Massachusetts.
We all get anxious sometimes
Some of us get too anxious, or anxious too often. Dr. Joe helps with:
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Obsessive compulsive problems
- Social anxiety
- Less common addictive behaviors
- Parenting issues
A here-and-now approach
Therapy is focused on learning new skills to face your fears and better manage your anxiety. It does not take a long time, and it centers on the present rather than the past.
Learning to change your behavior and do those things you are afraid of will quickly make you less afraid.
Behavioral therapy
Changing your behavior improves your thoughts and feelings. With younger children, Dr. Joe teaches parents and caregivers behavior modification techniques.
Cognitive therapy
Our feelings come from what we think about what is happening to us. If you change how you think, you'll change how you feel.
Skills you keep
Anxiety can return years later. Learning the skills yourself means you'll know what to do if it ever begins to come back.
The ultimate goal: to teach you to be your own cognitive behavioral therapist, with Dr. Joe available as your consultant.
Professional services
Professional consultation & training
Consultation and training for fellow clinicians, many of whom know him simply as "Joe Brown, the OCD and Anxiety Guy."
Community education
Dr. Joe has written many papers and delivered many public addresses about anxiety, and especially about OCD.
One-on-one sessionsUsually in person, or together with parents for younger children.
OCD therapy groupAn ongoing behavior therapy group for adults with obsessive compulsive problems.
Phone & emailFor some people, after an initial evaluation, through regular phone and email contact.
Hi, I'm Dr. Joseph Brown
But I prefer to be called Joe. If you feel you have to call me Dr. something, Dr. Joe would be fine.
I'm a cognitive behavioral psychologist who specializes in helping people with anxiety problems.
- Doctorate in Clinical & Community Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Former Director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Programs, University of Connecticut Medical School
- Licensed to practice clinical psychology in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Dr. Joe is the author of And You Thought You Were Crazy: Beating OCD.
Schedule a consultation
Send Dr. Joe an email or give him a call to talk about what you're going through and how he can help.
If this is an emergency, and only if this is an emergency, you can reach Dr. Joe by calling any of his phone numbers and following the directions for emergencies.