Carolyn Daitch, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Farmington Hills, Michigan. A clinical psychologist, she is a certified and approved consultant and elected Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis as well a Fellow of the Michigan Psychological Association. A frequent invited speaker around the world, she is internationally recognized for her practical and easy to implement interventions.She has written four books, including the award winning Affect Regulation Toolbox: Practical and Effective Hypnotic Interventions for the Over-reactive Client, which has received international acclaim and was awarded best hypnosis book by the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in 2008. Her "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis as Treatment Methods for Generalized Anxiety Disorder," also won best article in 2019 by the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.

"[A]n extraordinary book, one that will surely become a classic in the fields of hypnosis and psychotherapy."

• Confronting the Challenges of Over-reactivity The Psychophysiology of Emotional Reactivity Preliminary Considerations for Using the Toolbox Tier 1: Identify the Start of an Over-reaction and Respond Appropriately Tier 2: Focus Attention, Calm, and Deepen Tier 3: Healing Strategies Tier 4: Behavioral and Practice Session Rehearsa Application of Tools with Common Anxiety Disorders Application of Tools with Severe Anxiety Disorders Application of Tools Within Marital/Committed Relationship Therapy Application of Tools Within Parent/Child, Sibling, Work, and Friendship Relationships Roadblocks and Challenges Epilogue Chapter 13 Promoting Adaptive Action: General Treatment Principles