Misophonia Therapy
Our expert clinicians provide the latest evidence-based treatments for Misophonia.
What is Misophonia?
Misophonia is a condition characterized by intense emotional and physical responses to specific sounds or noises. Triggers vary from person to person and can often be oral or nasal sounds made by others during eating, chewing, breathing or speaking (e.g., lip smacking, crunching, sniffling). Triggers can also include associated visual cues such as seeing someone chew or speaking while eating.
A wide range of other sounds can also serve as triggers such as tapping, clicking, squeaking, whistling or humming, skin rubbing, and machine sounds (e.g., the hum of an air conditioner, refrigerator or idling car, horns and traffic sounds). These sounds frequently illicit strong feelings of anger, anxiety, disgust, and panic in individuals with misophonia. Individuals experiencing misophonia frequently have comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Evidence-based Treatments for Misophonia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective, evidence-based treatment for misophonia, which frequently includes exposure and response prevention.
At The Reeds Center, we carefully assess clients’ symptoms of misophonia in the contexts they occur in. This helps both the clinician and client understand how these symptoms are maintained and exacerbated as well as how they can be effectively treated. Through graduated exposure, clients learn to confront aversive sounds and experience them in a predictable way that allows clients to effectively prepare for and encounter naturally occurring triggers.
Reeds clinicians utilize cognitive and motivational approaches to help clients prepare for exposure work as well as mindfulness, acceptance and commitment work to help clients improve self-regulation and more effectively engage in active practice in the service of living as fully and freely as possible.
We Offer Online and In-Person Sessions to Treat Misophonia
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FAQs
Medications are generally considered less effective than CBT treatment at treating Misophobia. Sometimes, certain drugs (such as SSRIs) can be helpful as a supplement to CBT treatment when anxiety, mood, or emotion dysregulation is part of the symptom presentation.
Medications are generally considered less effective than CBT treatment at treating Misophobia. Sometimes, certain drugs (such as SSRIs) can be helpful as a supplement to CBT treatment when anxiety, mood, or emotion dysregulation is part of the symptom presentation.
Yes. The cognitive behavioral treatment of misophonia in children and adolescents is similar to that in adults although CBT is typically adapted to suit age specific needs to develop coping mechanisms to manage their emotional responses to trigger sounds. Family members and sometimes educators are frequently included in the treatment of children and adolescents.
Yes. The cognitive behavioral treatment of misophonia in children and adolescents is similar to that in adults although CBT is typically adapted to suit age specific needs to develop coping mechanisms to manage their emotional responses to trigger sounds. Family members and sometimes educators are frequently included in the treatment of children and adolescents.
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