Do you fear being embarrassed or looking stupid in front of others?

Does your fear of embarrassment cause you to avoid doing things or speaking to people?

Do you avoid activities in which you are the center of attention?

If you have been overly bothered by 2 or 3 of these in the past week, then you may have social anxiety.

Stanford University is offering an amazing opportunity to receive at no-cost 16 sessions of individual cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with primary social anxiety as part of a treatment outcome study.

Because the goal of this study is to better understand the mechanisms of therapeutic change and its long-term impact in individuals who suffer from social anxiety, we will conduct multiple assessments to measure cognitive, emotional and neural functioning (fMRI scan) before, after and for one year following treatment completion.

We are seeking English fluency, right handed individuals age 21-55 who currently have problems with social anxiety. If you would like more information or you have a referral, please view our website (http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~caan/) and call (650-723-5977) or email us (caan@psych.stanford.edu).