How to Treat Panic Disorder: Integrative Psychiatry Edition

If you’ve ever treated a patient with panic disorder, you know that one panic attack doesn’t make a disorder—it’s the fear of having another one that traps them in a cycle of hyper-vigilance and escalating anxiety. So how do you actually help them break free?

In this video, I walk you through exactly how panic disorder develops and the integrative approaches that are effective for treating it, from CBT and exposure therapy to introducing medications (or supplements) without triggering more panic.

As an integrative psychiatrist and mentor to over 300+ private practice owners inside Dream Practice Academy, I’ve helped providers navigate not only clinical challenges like this, but also the business side of running a thriving private practice.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:
✔️ The Feed-Forward Loop – Why panic attacks escalate and how to stop the cycle.
✔️ CBT & Exposure Therapy – How to use the SUDs scale and graded exposure to reduce panic symptoms.
✔️ Interoceptive Exposure – Why simulating panic symptoms (breathing through a straw, spinning in a chair) actually works.
✔️ Medications & Supplements – How to introduce SSRIs, inositol, and saffron for patients who are hypersensitive to side effects.
✔️ Step-by-Step Treatment Strategies – How to help patients tolerate discomfort without overwhelming them.

Recommended Resource:
📚 If you’re working with panic disorder patients, I highly recommend Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic (Treatments That Work series). It’s a structured CBT guide that walks you through treatment step by step.

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