Exposure Scripts: Facing Anxiety & Building Resilience in Anxious Clients - 1 CE

When & Where:

• Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • If you cannot attend this workshop on 1/8, you can pre-register for the on-demand version here: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/exposure-script...
• Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time
• CE Hours Included: 1 Core (please see below for details)
• Location: Live Interactive Webinar ("Synchronous") on Zoom
• Investment: $28.99 before Friday, December 26th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $29.99 after
• Presented by: Ashlenn Von Wiegand, Ph.D., LPC, CPCS, CCH, NCC, ACERP, CERP-P and Hamilton Von Wiegand, LPC, CSAT, CMAT, CCH, ACERP, CERP-P (see bios below)
• Workshop Recording: A recording of this workshop is available to review for 60 days after the presentation. However, participants must attend live to receive the "Synchronous" CE Certificate.
• Instruction Level: Intermediate
• Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Other Mental Health Professionals

Learning Objective:

After completing this workshop in its entirety, you will be able to:

• Discuss how to write effective and innovative exposure scripts to help any client face their anxiety and build resilience

Workshop Description:

Workshop Agenda:

• What are exposures? How do scripts work? – 8 mins
• Principles to consider – 8 mins
• Leading clients through script development – 30 mins
• Scripting acronym – 4 mins
• Crusting template – 5 mins
• Vignette example – 5 mins

Presented by:

Ashlenn Von Wiegand, Ph.D., LPC, CPCS, CCH, NCC, ACERP, CERP-P

Dr. Ashlenn Von Wiegand is the Clinical Director and founder of Liberating Counseling Services, a practice specializing in anxiety disorders, self-harming behaviors, addictions, and behavior change. In her practice, Dr. Von Wiegand and her clinicians provide individual and group therapy for OCD spectrum disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, and addiction for children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Von Wiegand is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy (ST), and is a certified clinical hypnotherapist. Dr. Von Wiegand is also the founder of a supervision, consultation, and training venture known as Clinician Collaborative. Through Clinician Collaborative, she provides resources and tools for clinicians seeking to expand their understanding of the modalities in which she specializes. She loves presenting and equipping clinicians with tools and resources to help them thrive in their practice.

Hamilton Von Wiegand, LPC, CSAT, CMAT, CCH, ACERP, CERP-P

Hamilton Von Wiegand is a professional counselor with a broad range of experience. He has worked in every level of clinical setting (in-home and community-based services, outpatient, PHP, psychiatric inpatient, and long-term residential treatment) with ages ranging from 4 years old to 90 years old. Hamilton currently works in private practice alongside his wife, Dr. Ashlenn Von Wiegand. Hamilton has extensive training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy (ST), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP), and is a certified clinical hypnotherapist. In his practice, he specializes in treating addictions and dual diagnosis clients, anxiety and OCD disorders, personality disorders, complex cases, and issues that don't fit into clear diagnostic categories. Hamilton is deeply passionate about understanding the science, research, and philosophy underlying quality therapeutic interventions.

Workshop Schedule (Eastern Time):

• 11:30am - 12:00pm | Sign-In and Welcome
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Session
• 1:00pm | Continuing Education Certificates Available

1 Core CE Included - Details by License Type Below:

• PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
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