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Todd E. Pressman Ph.D.

About

Todd E. Pressman, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, award-winning speaker, and international seminar leader. He graduated with degrees in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and Saybrook Institute and has been in private practice for 33 years. In 1982, he traveled the world to study the great wisdom and healing traditions, including with a Zen master in Kyoto, a Zoroastrian priest in Mumbai, firewalkers in Sri Lanka, and fakirs in Bali. His education also includes an internship under Stanislav Grof, M.D., at the Esalen Institute. With a background deeply rooted in tradition (he was groomed by a father whose teachers were taught by Sigmund Freud), he has integrated this wide-ranging experience into a new program of psychological development called “Deconstructing Anxiety.” His working model is based on Michelangelo’s ideal: to release the statue from the stone, the authentic self from the overlays of imposed identity, into the discovery of freedom, joy, and fulfillment. Dr. Pressman has authored three books, including Deconstructing Anxiety: The Journey from Fear to Fulfillment, Radical Joy: Awakening Your Potential For True Fulfillment and The Bicycle Repair Shop: A True Story Of Recovery From Multiple Personality Disorder (As Told By Patient and Therapist), each of which is available on Amazon. He can be reached at Pressmanseminars@gmail.com or through his website at www.toddpressman.com.

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Transforming Your Chief Defense Into a Mighty Purpose

Tired of doing the same old thing, expecting different results? The Deconstructing Anxiety model offers a new theory and practice for finding fulfillment.

Tired of doing the same old thing, expecting different results? The Deconstructing Anxiety model offers a new theory and practice for finding fulfillment.

Transforming Your Core Fears to Find Your Mighty Purpose

Loss of purpose is understood as a fundamental source of anxiety and suffering in general. In order to regain a sense of purpose, one must deconstruct the five core fears.

Loss of purpose is understood as a fundamental source of anxiety and suffering in general. In order to regain a sense of purpose, one must deconstruct the five core fears.

3 Questions That Will Reveal Your "Core Fear"

Why do we feel so lost in a maze of complexity and struggle? Finding your "core fear" with this simple but elegant exercise can cut through the confusion and offer real answers.

Why do we feel so lost in a maze of complexity and struggle? Finding your "core fear" with this simple but elegant exercise can cut through the confusion and offer real answers.

3 Doorways to Healing Anxiety

Confused and frustrated about why, despite your best therapeutic efforts, anxiety seems so intractable? Here's a model that explains why—and what to do about it!

Confused and frustrated about why, despite your best therapeutic efforts, anxiety seems so intractable? Here's a model that explains why—and what to do about it!

This Is How Fear Distorts What We Know

Part 2: When we deconstruct the ways in which fear manipulates our perception, we begin to loosen its hold upon our perception.

Part 2: When we deconstruct the ways in which fear manipulates our perception, we begin to loosen its hold upon our perception.