Phobias

Spectrophobia: Understanding the Fear of Mirrors

By Theresa Smith, CASAC, CRC, LMFT, LPC

Coulrophobia: Understanding the Fear of Clowns

By Michelle Overman, LMFT

Fear of Snakes: Understanding Ophidiophobia, Its Causes, and Treatment

By Tracy Smith, LPC, NCC, ACS

Autophobia: Understanding the Fear of Being Alone

By Michelle Overman, LMFT

Specific Phobias: Types, Symptoms, and Treatment

By Arnold Carpenter

What Is Thalassophobia? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

By Tracy Smith, LPC, NCC, ACS

How to Deal With Enochlophobia (Fear of Crowds)

By Alexander Draghici, MS, LCPC

Gamophobia: Understanding the Fear of Commitment

By Alexis Dent

Lachanophobia: Understanding the Fear of Vegetables

By Amanda Caswell

Venustraphobia: The Fear of Beautiful Women

By Shannon V. McHugh, PsyD

Understanding Automatonophobia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

By Shannon V. McHugh, PsyD

Cleithrophobia: The Fear of Being Trapped

By Michelle Overman, LMFT

Astrophobia: An Overview of the Fear of Outer Space

By Katie Tyrrell, MS, LPCC

Is Anatidaephobia a Real Condition?

By Shannon V. McHugh, PsyD

An Overview of Aerophobia (The Fear of Flying)

By Tracy Smith, LPC, NCC, ACS

What Is Submechanophobia?

By Shannon V. McHugh, PsyD

What Is Trypophobia? Definitions, Signs, and Treatments

By Shannon V. McHugh, PsyD

An Overview of Emetophobia (Fear of Vomiting)

By Tracy Smith, LPC, NCC, ACS

What is Chronophobia?

By Tracy Smith, LPC, NCC, ACS

What is Agoraphobia?

By Tracy Smith, LPC, NCC, ACS

Tokophobia: Understanding the Fear of Pregnancy

By Karen Doll, Psy.D., L.P

Petrified of Needles? You Have Trypanophobia

By Tracy Smith, LPC, NCC, ACS

Dentophobia: Why are You Scared of Dentists?

By Michelle Overman, LMFT