Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder
(CT-SAD)

Sometimes, it feels like social anxiety is your +1 wherever you go.

Maybe you walk into a room and immediately wonder if everyone is looking at you. Maybe you replay conversations long after they are over, convinced you said the wrong thing. Or maybe you stay quiet in meetings because the thought of speaking up makes your heart race. These are the kinds of patterns that social anxiety creates. 

CT-SAD is the most effective treatment for social anxiety. Developed at Oxford University, it helps you step out of your head and into real connection with others.

What Is CT-SAD?

Many people with social anxiety already push themselves into tough situations like presentations, interviews, social events. They hope the practice will make it easier, but the fear stays. CT-SAD takes a different approach. Instead of just facing your fears, we look at the habits that quietly fuel anxiety, like rehearsing every word or monitoring how you look.

How CT-SAD Helps

In sessions, you practice shifting those habits in real time. That might mean focusing on the other person instead of on yourself, or testing what happens when you drop a safety behavior. These small experiments retrain your brain so social situations feel less threatening and more manageable.

At Apex Therapy, CT-SAD is:

  • Active: focused on practicing new skills in real time

  • Collaborative: we map out what keeps you stuck and work on it together

  • Transformative: Designed to shift your thoughts and your lived experience in social situations

What You Can Expect

With CT-SAD, many people notice they:

  • Worry less about being judged or making mistakes

  • Feel more natural in conversations and relationships

  • Stop avoiding social situations and start participating in them

  • Gain confidence in school, work, and daily life

Why Choose Apex Therapy for CT-SAD?

CT-SAD is one of the most effective treatments for social anxiety, but it is also highly structured. The way it is delivered makes a big difference. At Apex, you work with a therapist who has specialized training in CT-SAD and knows how to adapt it to real life. We bring expertise, but we also bring warmth. Clients often tell us this was the first time they felt both deeply supported and genuinely challenged to grow.

Take the First Step

The weight of self-doubt is heavy.
It is time to set it down.


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Start CT-SAD