Live Webinar: Trypanophobia / Shot Phobia
1.5 CE Credits
With Michaela Friedrich, LMFT #134589 and Logann Haworth LMFT #148737
December 2, 2026, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Program Overview: Needle Phobia in Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based Assessment and ERP Interventions
Join our webinar on needle phobia (trypanophobia) specifically designed for mental health providers. Needle phobia is far more than a routine procedural discomfort, it is a clinically significant specific phobia that drives severe medical avoidance, acute panic, and vasovagal syncope. Designed specifically for mental health providers, this training bridges gold-standard behavioral science with practical in-session strategies for treating needle-related anxiety across the lifespan. Clinicians will learn to differentiate fight-or-flight panic from parasympathetic fainting responses, uncover underlying core fears, and integrate Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and SPACE parent-coaching principles to help clients build lasting distress tolerance.
This event is a professional continuing education workshop hosted by Practice San Francisco.
This event is designed specifically for psychologists, clinical therapists, and mental health professionals seeking to enhance their clinical skills and stay up-to-date with current research.
Educators, learning specialists, counselors, and other providers are also welcome!
This is an introductory level activity offering 1.5 CE credits.
Featured Speakers:
Michaela Friedrich, LMFT and Senior Supervising Clinician, Practice San Francisco
At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
Identify clinical needle phobia (i.e., trypanophobia) and distinct fear presentations (e.g., pain, harm, panic, fainting) that can interfere with medical procedures for children and adolescents.
Implement evidence-based concepts from Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help patients complete needle procedures.
Integrate components of the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions SPACE framework into collateral parent/caregiver work to support their child before, during, and after medical procedures.
Event Details
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Online Webinar (A Google Meet link will be shared prior to the event)
CE credits offered: 1.5 CE credits
Schedule of Events
11:30 am - 12:45 pm: Trypanophobia / Shot Phobia educational presentation
12:45 - 1:00 pm: Q&A and discussion
Fees
Early Bird Rate (on or before 11/21/26)
$35
Regular (from 11/21/26)
$50
Requirement for Credit: Participants must attend the entire event and complete an online evaluation form at the conclusion of the session to receive their CE certificate. Partial credit will not be awarded.
Target Audience: This workshop is appropriate for intermediate and advanced-level psychologists and mental health clinicians.
Commercial Support & Conflicts of Interest: There is no commercial support for this program, and the speaker has no financial conflicts of interest to disclose.
If you have any questions or require accommodations for a disability, please contact our program coordinator at continuinged@practicesanfrancisco.com.
We look forward to your participation!
Register today!
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