Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) is a highly effective treatment where you face your fears or phobias in the privacy of our offices or your home.  

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Dr. Vivian Piazza has specialized training in exposure therapy using virtual reality. She uses it to reduce symptoms of social anxiety (including public speaking and social interactions) and various phobias (fear of needles, fear of flying, fear of driving - including on bridges and tunnels, fear of heights, fear of public spaces, fear of closed spaces - including MRIs and elevators, and fear of animals - including spiders, dogs, and cockroaches.  

 

First, Dr. Piazza will conduct a thorough assessment identifying your specific needs and goals. Then, she will work with you to create your individualized fear and avoidance hierarchy and design a treatment plan using virtual reality to gradually and systematically help you to approach your fears.