This article describes a group study of clients partaking in the Anxiety Treatment Protocol (ATP), a 12-week transdiagnostic group cognitive—behavioral therapy (CBT) for individuals with any anxiety disorder. The treatment rationale is briefly described, along with a discussion of the accessibility, dissemination, and therapeutic advantages of delivering transdiagnostic anxiety group treatment. The session-by-session protocol is described in detail, and a quantitative case study of one recent group—and two clients in particular—is presented.
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