Online Social Anxiety Treatment Across South Carolina

Social Anxiety Care From Home

For many people with social anxiety, the waiting room is the hardest part of getting help. Hope Behavioral Medicine sees adults anywhere in South Carolina by secure video, so the first visit can happen from home, and in-person visits at our West Ashley office are there when you want them.

Social anxiety disorder is an intense, lasting fear of being judged or watched in settings such as speaking up, a date, a job interview or a public restroom, and it gets in the way of work, school or friendships.

Signs We Ask About

The body often joins in with blushing, sweating, shaking, a pounding heart or a mind that goes blank. Some people avoid eye contact or certain places, replay events afterward looking for mistakes, or feel the fear only when performing.

What Treatment Looks Like

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) describes cognitive behavioral therapy, including exposure therapy, as a frequently used approach, and our licensed counselors also use acceptance and commitment therapy. Medication when indicated is decided jointly with you, and because some treatment takes weeks to work, it helps to raise a big presentation or interview early.

How Common Social Anxiety Disorder Is

NIMH estimates that 7.1 percent of U.S. adults had social anxiety disorder in the past year and that 12.1 percent will have it at some point in their lives.

If You Are in Crisis

If anxiety comes with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, call or text 988 at any hour, and in immediate danger call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Hope Behavioral Medicine is not an emergency service.

Request an appointment, call (843) 737-0312, or read about in-person care at our West Ashley office.

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Social Anxiety Treatment in Your South Carolina Community

Each community page below shows local figures from CDC PLACES and County Health Rankings, plus local notes, for social anxiety treatment by video in that area.

Charleston metro

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Charleston
• Social Anxiety Treatment in West Ashley
• Social Anxiety Treatment in James Island
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Johns Island
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Daniel Island
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Mount Pleasant
• Social Anxiety Treatment in North Charleston
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Hanahan
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Goose Creek
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Ladson
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Summerville
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Moncks Corner

Lowcountry

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Beaufort
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Bluffton
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Hilton Head Island
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Walterboro

Georgetown County coast

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Georgetown

Grand Strand

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Myrtle Beach

Midlands

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Columbia
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Sumter
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Orangeburg
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Newberry

Aiken and Savannah River area

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Aiken
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Barnwell

Pee Dee

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Florence
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Hartsville
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Lake City

Upstate

• Social Anxiety Treatment in Greenville
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Spartanburg
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Anderson
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Gaffney
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Rock Hill
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Greenwood
• Social Anxiety Treatment in Laurens

Not sure where to start? Browse every South Carolina community we serve or the telehealth FAQ.