Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET)

The Centre for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is excited to introduce their exclusive Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) program.

Virtual Reality (VR) is a set of 3D environments with which a person interacts in real time, to gain a sense of immersion that is similar to that of a real situation. The simulated environments create a process that triggers the target emotion of fear in the client. The CFCBT was the first western Canadian private clinic to use virtual reality for the treatment of anxiety disorders. 

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Virtual Reality allows individuals to approach situations and objects they would normally avoid. It helps clients to learn a set of skills from the virtual environment that can transfer to the real world. 

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Who is a suitable candidate for VRET? 

We have 3D environments that address the following phobias:

• Needles

• Flying

• Heights

• Claustrophobia 

• Public Speaking

• Driving

• OCD

• Animals

• and more.