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Course curriculum

    1. Seminar Video

    1. Post-Test

    1. Course Evaluation Survey

About this course

  • $79.00
  • CE Credits: 3.0 hours
  • Self-Paced Video-Based Course
  • Level: Introductory

About This Course

The preoccupation with one's physical/mental health is more commonly labeled health anxiety. Health anxiety, which affects 4-10% of the population, is typically treated with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which is recognized as the leading intervention this psychiatric condition. Consultation with medical providers, attention to cultural considerations that impact health disparities, and recognizing differences between psychological, physical, and genuine medical symptoms is critical for success treatment planning. This presentation will review differential diagnostic considerations, developing a case formulation, and learning about leading evidenced-based interventions that can be used to help manage and treat health anxiety presentations.

Recommended Reading: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety: How to Live Life to the Fullest...Because You're Not Dead (Yet) by Joshua Spitalnick, PhD, ABPP & Michael Stier, LCPC 

Course created: January 2025

Learning Objectives

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and differentiate the presenting disorders associated with health anxiety, including Illness Anxiety Disorder and Somatic Symptom Disorder, and differentiate them from similar psychiatric conditions.


  • Identify and list the leading evidence-based assessment tools for health anxiety.


  • Identify and describe the common symptoms associated with the various health anxiety presentations, including triggers, obsessions, and compulsions.


  • Identify evidenced-based interventions used to eliminate rituals, embrace anxiety, and prioritize values-based life activities in the treatment of health anxiety.  

Instructor(s)

Joshua Spitalnick, Ph.D., ABPP

CEO/Practice Owner, Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta

Dr. Josh Spitalnick is a Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified in Behavioral/Cognitive Psychology (ABPP). He is CEO/Founder of Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta, specializing in the treatment of OCD, anxiety disorders, health anxiety and pediatric anxiety. He trains/supervises clinicians in CBT, ERP, and other evidence-based interventions. He serves on faculty for the Behavior Therapy Training Institute for the IOCDF and he is an active fundraiser for the IOCDF with his team “OCD Avengers.” Dr. Spitalnick is co-author of the book "The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety: How to Live Life to the Fullest...Because You're Not Dead (Yet)" (2023). He has co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and treatment manuals.

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Course Approvals

  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing Board.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0189. Provider Name:  The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC Address:  1910 Route 70, E, Suite 7, Cherry Hill, NJ  08003-2123 Email address: [email protected] 


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7263. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC, #1820, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2026. 


  • *A post test must be taken and passed in order to receive CE credit. Participants may retake the posttest a maximum of 3 times to receive a passing score. A qualifying passing score is 80% or above.

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