Working with Anxiety, Fear, and Panic Attacks: Existential-Analytical Methods of Therapy

10.5 APA CEs • 10.5 hours of on‑demand course • For mental health professionals

This course offers therapists a clear, step-by-step framework for working with anxiety at its existential core—not just managing symptoms, but understanding what the anxiety is saying. You'll gain diagnostic clarity through the 4 Fundamental Motivations, practical tools you can use across modalities, and rare access to Dr. Laengle’s case demonstrations. By the end, you’ll feel more grounded in theory and technique—and more confident supporting clients through panic attacks, fear, and meaning-driven distress
Format
On-demand course: pre-recorded training and demo sessions
Duration
10.5 hours

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MODULE 2. Anxiety Through Existential Analysis Lens

Lesson 1. Biological, Psychological and Social Foundations of Fear 
Lesson 2. Existential Philosophy & Existential Analysis on Anxiety 
Lesson 3. Existential-Analytic Work with Anxiety 
Lesson 4. Understanding Anxiety and Fear in Other Approaches 
What You’ll Learn:
➔ Understand the biological, psychological, and social roots of anxiety—and how they interact in real-life cases
 ➔ Distinguish between fear, fright, horror, panic, and existential anxiety using phenomenological clarity
 ➔ Explore how Existential Analysis works with anxiety at its core—offering meaning, grounding, and choice when symptoms feel overwhelming
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Format: 7 pre-recorded training sessions + downloadable extended summaries & transcripts
Duration: 1 hour 16 mins

Result:
A deep, structured understanding of anxiety’s anatomy — from biology to meaning — and the ability to discern what kind of fear your client is actually facing, so you can respond with precision and confidence.
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Format: 6 pre-recorded training sessions + downloadable extended summaries & transcripts
Duration: 2 hours 5 mins






Result:
You’ll start seeing anxiety not as a problem to fix, but as a doorway to deeper presence, freedom, and trust — for both you and your clients.

MODULE 03. All Shades of Fear and How to Work With Them

Lesson 1. Healthy vs. Pathological Anxiety 
Lesson 2. Model for the Development of Anxiety in EA 
Lesson 3. Forms of Anxiety – Fear, Scare, Terror, Shock, Panic 
Lesson 4. Pathological Forms of Anxiety 
Lesson 5. Existential Anxiety and Control Issues 
Lesson 6. Q&A on Fear 
What You’ll Learn:
➔ Tell the difference between realistic and pathological anxiety — and know what each is trying to say.
➔ Understand the existential roots of fear and how loss of control, meaning, or safety shapes your client’s experience.
➔ Recognize the six forms of anxiety (from fear to panic) and how to respond to each in therapy.
➔ Reframe anxiety as a signal of life and freedom, not just a symptom to eliminate.

MODULE 04. Therapy of Fear and Anxiety: Step-by-Step Existential Methods

Lesson 1. Confrontation with Reality Method 
Lesson 2. Gate of Death Method 
Lesson 3. Fundamental and Anticipatory Anxiety 
What You’ll Learn:
➔ Apply the Confrontation with Reality method to break the “what if” loop and bring clients back to grounded perception.
➔ Use the Gate of Death process to guide clients through their deepest fears and help them reclaim freedom even amid uncertainty.
➔ Distinguish between fundamental and anticipatory anxiety — and choose the right therapeutic method for each.
➔ Combine phenomenological dialogue, body awareness, and relational grounding to restore calm and agency in anxious states.
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Format: 3 pre-recorded training sessions + downloadable extended summaries & transcripts
Duration: 1 hour 20 mins




Result:
You’ll have a structured, step-by-step process to help clients face their deepest fears — not to erase them, but to transform fear into choice, and anxiety into renewed engagement with life.
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Format: 3 pre-recorded training sessions + downloadable extended summaries & transcripts
Duration: 1 hour 8 mins



Result:
You’ll confidently guide clients through social anxiety and panic attacks — helping them move from avoidance and shame to courage, presence, and genuine connection with others.

MODULE 05. Treating Social Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Lesson 1. Social Anxiety Disorder: Causes, Types, and Therapy 
Lesson 2. Social Phobias Therapy 
Lesson 3. Therapy for Panic Attacks 
Lesson 4. Demo Session by Dr. Laengle: Anxiety, Loneliness, and the Hunger for Closeness 
Lesson 5. Post-Session and Q&A Breakdown by Dr. Laengle 
What You’ll Learn:
➔ Understand social anxiety as a fear of exposure and shame — and work with its existential roots in self-worth and authenticity.
➔ Decode panic attacks phenomenologically — what triggers them, how they unfold, and what sustains them.
➔ Apply a step-by-step EA protocol for panic disorder, from grounding and support to deep existential methods like Gate of Death and Paradoxical Intention.

MODULE 06. Methods to Help Clients with Fear & Anxiety

Lesson 1. Personal Position Method 
Lesson 2. Method of Dereflection 
Lesson 3. Paradoxical Intention Method 
Lesson 4. Q&A on Helping Methods 
What You’ll Learn:
➔ Apply the Personal Position Method to help clients find grounding and agency when facing helplessness, anxiety, or depression.
➔ Use Dereflection to interrupt rumination, redirect attention to values, and restore connection with meaningful life engagement.
➔ Practice Paradoxical Intention to break anticipatory anxiety loops and dissolve fear through humor, courage, and self-distancing.
➔ Integrate all three methods into a coherent EA framework for treating both clinical and subclinical anxiety patterns.
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Format: 4 pre-recorded training sessions + downloadable extended summaries & transcripts
Duration: 2 hours 7 mins






Result:
You’ll gain a complete set of existential-analytical tools to help clients — and yourself — move from fear and fixation to freedom, meaning, and authentic presence in life.

PLUS THESE BONUSES

1. Workbook
A practical workbook with guided exercises to help you integrate each core concept into your clinical work—turning insight into action, step by step.
2. Pre-recorded demo & Breakdown by Dr. Laengle: Maternal Anxiety
In this pre-recorded demo, a psychologist faces intense anxiety about hiring a nanny after relocating abroad. Watch how Dr. Laengle uses Existential Analysis to transform guilt and uncertainty into clarity, agency, and a concrete plan—helping the client move forward without fear or self-blame.
3. Pre-recorded demo & Theoretical Analysis: Gate of Death as Method to Work with Anxiety
In this pre-recorded demo, a psychologist faces intense anxiety about hiring a nanny after relocating abroad. Watch how Dr. Laengle uses Existential Analysis to transform guilt and uncertainty into clarity, agency, and a concrete plan—helping the client move forward without fear or self-blame.
4. Pre-recorded supervision by Dr. Laengle: Paradoxical Intention Method
In this pre-recorded supervision, Dr. Laengle helps a therapist navigate a case of acute maternal anxiety in a high-achieving client. Through existential-analytic steps, he outlines a clear plan to transform fear and guilt into grounded choice—offering structure, emotional clarity, and renewed self-contact for both client and therapist.

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Want to Go Deeper in Your Learning?

If you’d like to turn this from a self-paced journey into a truly guided experience — choose the Guided Plan with Live Sessions.

Learn directly with Dr. Alfried Laengle in a small group setting.
You’ll watch him work live, ask questions in real time, and practice the methods with peers — all with personal support from a course facilitator.

Additionally to what included to On-Demand Plan, you’ll get:
  • Two LIVE sessions with Dr. Laengle:
- LIVE Online demo session + case studies on December 3, 2025 10 AM Pacific Time
- Case Study LIVE Session on January 13, 2026 10 AM Pacific time
  • Small peer group for guided discussions and practice
  • Dedicated facilitator to support your learning process

Perfect if you want accountability, structure, and the rare opportunity to interact directly with Dr. Laengle himself.